Get involved with a new on-line magazine for the disabled community. The magazine aims to promote the possibilities and opportunities available to anyone, whatever their disability.
Later this year a team of people hope to launch a new on-line magazine for disabled people and carers in Essex. They are looking for people to help with this very exciting project.
This on-line magazine is the brainchild of Shaun Moffat who lives in Colchester and campaigns for RNIB. Since he recently became sight impaired, Shaun has turned his entrepreneurial attention to better communication for the disabled community. For the past two years he has been planning this much-needed on-line community magazine which will be run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities.
Shaun says the website will bring together all we need online through one website. It will include news, shopping, travel, sport and leisure. The site, which is being built as fully accessible, brings together information about activities, events, services and support available throughout Essex.
'Communication is essential in life, so we'll provide the opportunity to talk to each other' said Shaun. 'Using Forums, Facebook, Twitter and Blogs, we can share our stories, compare notes and have a bigger impact on things that need to change. We'll be able to promote good services, exciting activities and interesting events.'
Would you like to be involved? Shaun is bringing together a team of people who can help in building this exciting project. Anyone who has experiences of life, work and leisure with a disability has a story to tell. He is looking for writers who are articulate and computer literate. Shaun also needs help with the design building and content of the website.
To find out more about how you can help, please contact Shaun Moffat on 01206 571199 or
email Shaun:
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