Improving travel apps for disabled people If you are 18 or over and have one or more of the impairments listed below, or any other condition that affects your ability to use public transport or active travel (e.g., walking, cycling, wheeling) we would like to invite you to complete an anonymous questionnaire: · […]
Healthwatch Southampton teamed up with SO:Link last week to attend the Unpaid Carer event at MAST Studios to celebrate Carers Week. We heard from several speakers including carers who shared their experiences of their caring role. We spoke to many people to raise awareness of the work Healthwatch do as well as signposting carers to […]
Southampton City Council Scrutiny Panel are conducting an Access Inquiry from Oct 2021 to Apr 2022 SPECTRUM will be ensuring the views of Disabled People in Southampton are properly represented throughout the inquiry We will be running each focus group via Zoom because of Covid-19, but we will ensure that your opinion is still covered […]
Disabled Living has been involved in training healthcare professionals since the 1950’s. We have many years experience training healthcare professionals, carers, families, companies, Local Authorities, NHS Trusts, Schools and more. To discover the range of Disabled Living training courses, please navigate through the signpost. You can also contact us via email or telephone using the […]
SOUTHAMPTON eye experts are trialling a discreet ‘buzzing belt’ that can help people with sight loss find their way around. The technology, known as the Low-vision Enhancement Optoelectronic (LEO) Belt, has already been used to help people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) successfully navigate a maze. RP, which is the most common inherited eye condition, affects […]
This Thursday 21st November 2019 is national Carers Rights Day. A day used to celebrate the rights of people across the UK who provide invaluable unpaid care and support to a family member or friend in need. Many people providing care do not consider themselves to be a carer; often providing support to a loved […]
Win for riding with Winter Wheelers! Riding a bike can make you happier, healthier and wealthier – plus it’s better for the environment and helps reduce pollution and congestion. With Winter Wheelers, it could also win you one of three brand-new bikes, fantastic winter cycling gear or some of £1,350’s worth of local bike shop […]
A SOUTHAMPTON care home supporting people with learning disability or autism has been told it “requires improvement” in its latest inspection report. The Integra Care Management care home on Winchester Road was told it required improvement in its most recent CQC report, publish earlier this month. The home, which provides accommodation and personal care to people with a learning […]
If a young person lost their sight, you might think it would be straightforward enough to get special needs funding. But Kezia, from Leyton in east London, has been struggling to get support for a specialist place. Now aged 23, she began to have trouble with her sight when she was taking her GCSEs. At […]
