Tag Archives: special needs
On paper I’m registered partially sighted and disabled, but I’d rather not be defined by that
Alys Wall explains the affects of her visual disability
- by Alys Wall, Western Mail
- Sep 5 2011
The Big Lottery Fund last week launched its £12m Bright New Futures programme to work with young disabled people and families in Wales. Partially-sighted 17-year-old Alys Wall, who helped launch that programme, writes frankly about her life and her hopes and fears for the future
WHEN you first meet me or pass me in the street, you wouldn’t think there’s anything different about me to the next girl that you meet.
I appear to be the same as everyone else – there’s nothing to hint that I have a disability which has changed both mine and my family’s life to the extreme.
The East Coast truckers convey must not end! What a wonderful day today!
Picture gallery: East Coast Truckers convoy could be its last
By ANNABELLE DICKSON
Sunday, August 28, 2011
6:55 PM
Norwich woke up to the sound of honking horns this morning (Sunday) as children from across the county and beyond sat proudly in truck cabins travelling in style to Great Yarmouth and Pleasurewood Hills.
In streets and lay-bys along the route from the city to the seaside town, thousands lined up waving flags and cheering as the East Coast Truckers convoy of 83 trucks set off on a day out for 73 disadvantaged children including those with disabilities, the terminally-ill and children with learning difficulties.
The East Coast Truckers’ Charity “Children’s Convoy”
26th CHILDREN’S CONVOY WILL ROLL ON THE 28th AUGUST 2011.
The East Coast Truckers’ Charity “Children’s Convoy” will run on Sunday 28th August this year. The convoy is unique as we take children out for a day in trucks, so far as we know it is the only one in the world that has been going for 25 Years. However, this year it has been extremely hard to get cover from the authorities, we have now found a solution and it is thanks to all the support we have received we can run this year. We will as usual be putting safety first with our special person in the trucks. We will have a maximum speed limit of 30 MPH, which must be adhered to at all times.
This Convoy could well be the last.
The route will be the same as in previous years and it will unfortunately cause some disruption to other road users as we pass through with our cargo of special needs children. If you are inconvenienced in any way please be patient and if you can give the children on the convoy a big wave, they will just love your support.
