Tag Archives: disability
Sporting and cultural weekend of activities set to mark one year until London 2012
Will they have remembered carers and the disabled
19 July 2011
A raft of sporting and cultural activities are set to take place across the county this weekend (July 22, 23 and 24) as Norfolk County Council funding helps communities to mark one year until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games begin.
The London 2012 Open Weekend will see events taking place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – with each using up to £500 worth of funding from Norfolk County Council to put on sporting and cultural events for local people to enjoy.
REDBRIDGE: Disabled and pensioners to meet bus bosses over complaints
This needs to be looked at all over the country, not just in Redbridge!
12:41pm Wednesday 13th July 2011
BUS bosses and Transport for London (TfL) will be quizzed by disabled people and pensioners over bus accessibility.
Redbridge Transport Action Group (RTAG) will meet with managers from Arriva, Go Ahead and TfL later this month to discuss their grievances and see how things can be improved.
It claims that equal access is being impeded because drivers stop too far from the kerb for disabled people to get on, wheelchair ramps fail to extend properly and buses pull away before disabled and older people are seated, meaning they fall over.
Another care home abuse inquiry: Staff suspended
When will this abuse in care homes ever end
12 July 2011 Last updated at 20:12
The BBC has learnt that four members of staff have been suspended at Rose VillaAllegations of abuse are being investigated at a home for people with learning disabilities in Bristol.
The BBC has learnt that four members of staff have been suspended at Rose Villa, a nine-bed rehabilitation centre in the Brislington area.
