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The Editor |
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Managing Director,
Mrs Susan Pattrick |
| My Featured Charity |
Emmaus Communities offer homeless people a home, work and the chance to rebuild their lives in a supportive environment. Their Companions do not claim benefits and must work in their shops to raise money to fund the community.
They rely on donations of good quality furniture and household goods collected by their Companions from the public or brought to their warehouse by the public and are then sold in their High Street shop - 103/104 High Street Colchester or their Warehouse at 4A Arthur Street, Colchester. Please go along and browse.
You can make a donation to this worthy cause by calling 01206 768887, or to support Emmaus Colchester or if you have any other enquiries please telephone 01206 541616.
Their website has much more information so please follow the link to find out more.... |
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Greetings!
For those of us who network regularly, we know how important relationship building is to the networking process. You may therefore be interested to know that I have recently become a member of the Business Woman's Network, and by way of supporting that further, Mandie Holgate (the founder) is my inspirational person of the month.
In this edition you'll also find a couple of articles related to the benefits of employing people with disabilities along with the normal mix of topical discussions related to disability.
I'm also delighted to promote the Colchester branch of Emmaus as my charity of the month. |
| Employing people with disabilities |
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 Many myths still prevail about workers with disabilities. Get the facts and the tools you need to evolve your workforce!
"Think beyond the label" is a recently launched initiative to encourage business owners to understand the business case behind employing people with disabilities. Read more... |
| Five myths about employing people with disabilities |
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Carrying on the theme from above...
Whilst I realise that the content of these two articles is geared towards America, the same arguments hold true for the UK too! Read more... |
| The disabled traveller - a recent survey |
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 Britain's leading travel companies are failing to serve the needs of disabled travellers, new research has found.
The study, carried out by Co-operative Travel with the assistance of Tourism for All, a British-based charity that specialises in travel for the disabled, found that 85 per cent of respondents did not believe travel agents understand the needs of disabled travellers, and 78 per cent did not feel they were catered for by high street agents. The survey also found that 35 per cent would not consider booking with a mainstream travel agent.
The Tourism for All website has masses of information for the disabled traveller... |
| Inspirational People - Mandie Holgate |
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"I am passionate about every aspect of my life and I enjoy helping others do the same".
 Not the words you would associate with someone once diagnosed with such severe clinical depression that it nearly killed her.
Whilst recovering, Mandie realised a new career direction was calling. She recognised that there was a distinct lack of supportive, educational networking opportunities for business women and as a result... Mandie set up the Business Woman's Network.
From sole traders to national organisations she now actively supports businesses to get the answers and the connections they need in order to succeed.
Find out more about The Business Woman's Network and Mandie's coaching services by visiting her website. |
| Young drivers or riders road risk workshop |
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Wednesday 24 March - Colchester
This is a one day workshop specifically for young drivers/riders aged 17 - 25 years. The workshop consists of a morning theory session followed by an afternoon of practical driving assessment with advanced driving instructors.
It is designed to address the vital health and safety issues of young drivers/riders driving or riding on company business. For more information phone Lorraine Morgan (District Road Safety Officer) on 01206 838600. |
| Dancing on Wheels - who's going to win? |
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 Have you been watching Dancing on Wheels? It's on BBC Three, Thursday's at 9:00pm. The initial six is down to just three with the winner to represent the UK in the European final.
Although in its infancy here, ballroom dancing with wheelchairs has been around for years around the world and we're only just catching up. It's well worth a look! (Photo courtesy of the BBC). |
| Powered Mobility Scooters and Powered Wheelchairs |
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| Sadiq Khan (Minister of State, Department for Transport) has announced the publication of the consultation on proposed changes to the laws governing the use of powered mobility vehicles and powered wheelchairs (referred to as "invalid carriages" in legislation). Copies of the consultation and impact assessment have been placed in the Libraries of the House. Read more... |
| Graeae Theatre Company |
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Regular columnist Barry Gilheany highlights the work of Graeae, Britain's leading disabled-led theatre company and its innovative use of storytelling as an inclusive style of drama in its one-woman show, Signs of a Star Shaped Diva, currently on tour.
In this article, he illustrates how the promotion of disabled people in professional performance by Graeae and its unique programme of theatre training and writing commissions for disabled writers, serve as the ideal paradigm for confidence building for disabled artists generally and the advancement of their professional careers specifically. Read the full story... |
| And Finally - Go Grab a Coffee ... |
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The future is wheelchair generated electricity!
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