Bentele honoured at Laureus awards
Blind Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier Verena Bentele is honoured at the Laureus Sport Awards.
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OBE for Learning Disability Campaigner
Learning disability campaigner Beverley Dawkins was honoured by the Queen this week, receiving an OBE for her outstanding and ongoing Services to People with Special Needs. Beverley, who is Mencap’s national officer for profound and multiple learning disabilities, has worked with people with special needs and their families for more than 30 years. She was [...]
Council Wins National Telecare Award
A Scottish council has scooped the first ever TSA National Crystal Award, which was announced during the National Telecare and Telehealth Conference in December. Renfrewshire Council – Care 24 was judged the best of 20 entries for an award developed to recognise excellence within the telecare and telehealth industry. Judged on criteria of benefits for [...]
New Grants for Disabled Athletes
Talented young disabled athletes across London and South East England have until 13 February to apply for a share of £400,000 of financial and training grants being offered by the GLL Sport Foundation. Successful applicants will benefit from either funding of up to £1,500 each to be spent on training, travel and equipment during the [...]
Oska Bright Film Festival Calls for Entries
The 5th international festival of short films made by people with learning difficulties is inviting submissions for the 2011 festival. The Oska Bright film festival is looking for films under 10 minutes long. They can be in any genre, from live action or animation to documentary or dance-film. Films can be made by groups or [...]
Award for Care Home Manager
A group of care homes, specialising in dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, is celebrating a win at the Surrey Care Awards. Monica Prosser, who is the Care Home Manager at Carebase’s Acorn Court Care Home in Redhill, was awarded Manager of The Year at the ceremony. Monica’s Manager of the Year [...]
Rough Guide Scoops International Prize
The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain, created by a partnership between Motability and Rough Guides, has won the Publications category in the Ability Media International (AMI) Awards run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. Brimming with exciting ideas for days out, The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain returned for the third successive year in 2010. The Guide, [...]
National Swimming Award for Cystic Fibrosis Three Year Old
A three-year-old girl from Greater Manchester, who has cystic fibrosis, has received national recognition for her swimming abilities. Eva Higgins has been named Amateur Swimming Association Disabled Swimmer of the Year for being able to swim more than 100m, despite her condition. She has to take 40 pills and needs two hours treatment a day [...]
Carebase Celebrates Surrey Awards Win
A group of care homes specialising in dementia care in the South East and East Anglia is celebrating their win at the Surrey Care Awards, which took place at a prestigious ceremony on 19 November 2010. Monica Prosser, the Care Home Manager at Carebase’s Acorn Court Care Home in Redhill, was awarded Manager of The [...]
Disabled Street Kids Story Wins Prize
An article that movingly detailed the struggles of young disabled people in Sierra Leone, and the support provided by Leonard Cheshire Disability’s Young Voices project, has won the amateur journalist category in this year’s Guardian International Development Journalism Competition. Libby Powell’s heartfelt article, Beyond beliefs, told the stories of disabled street children in Sierra Leone, [...]