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Holiday Guide for Disabled People
From Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living:
Since Disability Rights UK (formerly Radar) started producing a holiday guide over 30 years ago, there have been substantial improvements in the regulations and legislation affecting the provision of accessible accommodation and the other services needed by disabled guests. There are many people within the tourist industry who have a [...]
Call for Articles for The Secularist
From Harry Perry:
It’s time to hit that keyboard (or notepad) again with your thoughts on all things secular and interesting. Last month’s edition had plenty of lively contributions and so I’m sure they’ll be some follow up on that one. If you have a personal tale to tell about the Woodcraft Folk, for example, that [...]
Crimestoppers Launch Film to Prevent Metal Theft
East Midlands Crimestoppers have launched a film to help prevent metal theft, by encouraging the reporting by members of the public of any suspicious behaviour to the Police, or if they prefer anonymously on 0800 555 111 or anonymously online.
View the film on You Tube using the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM9wmTqFgF0&list=UUYIjvs4OpG-GhJF9GwakvpA&index=1&feature=plcp
Equality & Diversity Forum eNewsletter
EDF’s free electronic newsletter is emailed fortnightly to a growing number of subscribers and is also a page on the EDF website. The eNewsletter contains information about new equality and human rights developments, policy and publications, as well as details of forthcoming events and job vacancies.
http://www.edf.org.uk/blog/?cat=3
New Search Engine Launch for Older Internet Users
New Search Engine Launches This Month Designed For Older Internet Users
A brand new search engine with a unique take on targeted search results has launched specifically for the older internet user. Designed with 50+ surfers in mind, AskMabel.co.uk is tailored to the search preferences of a mature audience.
Developed by the team behind online portal Mabels.org.uk, [...]
Action on Stroke Month
May 2012 sees the launch of the UK’s first Action on Stroke Month, our annual push to pack in as much awareness raising and fundraising as we can, and to encourage stroke survivors and families who may not know of us to get in touch.
Over 200 stroke clubs, groups and hospitals have so far signed [...]
Community News Updates
From Julian Harrison: A series of hyperlinks to stories of interest to those in the third sector.
Government
Department for Education: £500,000 scholarship scheme launched for SEN support staff
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sport challenged to increase disability sports participation
Department of Health: School for Public Health Research launched: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/04/schoolpubhealth/
Home Office: Home Secretary Stonewall Speech: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/media-centre/speeches/stonewall-workplace-conference
Ofsted: Hearing [...]
Stop Think Win
It’s the last week of our game Stop.Think.Win. in partnership with TFL, designed to improve the way young people think about road safety in a fun, engaging and rewarding way that could save their lives!
Teens have the chance to win a bunch of prizes including Cineworld cinema tickets, premium access to music discovery site We7.com, MTV [...]
Latest Inside n Out Magazine Online
From Mark Clark:
Education Training & Employment themed magazine for offenders, ex-offenders and criminal justice staff.
Articles from Timpson’s, Changing Paths, HMP Leeds, New Beginnings WM, Sofa Project and the Action Trust.
Listened to our readers feedback and the magazine now has puzzles and is more colourful than before.
See the 12th issue of Inside ‘n’ Out Magazine. We [...]
Vote in Coubertins Olympic Vision Award
Flames: Lighting the Way, developed by the British Heart Foundation National Centre and Loughborough College, and the #Media2012 project supported by Citizens Eye, have both been nominated for the prestigious ‘Coubertin’s Olympic Vision Award’.
This award, voted upon by the public, acknowledges the project that most lives up to the ideals of the founder of the [...]
