P654 CJEFAX 2 654 Fri 24 Jan 21:94/16 PARENTS AND CARERS UPON TZNE 1/6 Do you have a child or young person under 19 with disabilities or special needs and live in Newcastle upon Tznj? And do you need information and advice on benefits, hjaljh, education, housing, transport or leisure? Then Disability North's Reaching Out project can give you free, confidential and indjpjndjnt advice and support. Contact Tim Kill, Reaching Out Project, Disbbility Nojth, The De j Centre, Castle farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tzne NE3 1PH; tel: 0191-284 0480. CSV ind x 6 0 V 600 Ma n m nu 10 R ad Hear 640 News 101 jath 400 Community TV Radio N ws H ads Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Fri 24 J1nC21:02/07 h<|h<,h4| NEW RATES FOR DISABILITY BENEFIT 2/6 New increased rates for Sjvjre Disablement Allowance come into eefict from April 1997. @ RDA is a tax-erie benefit for people who cannot work for at least 28 weeks because of illness or disablement and cannot get incapacity benefit. @@@ @ @ @ @ The new basic rate is #37.75 plus age related additions of higher (#13.15), middle (#8.30) and lower (#4.15). Contact your local DST office or call the benefits enruiry line on 0800- 882200; minicom 0800-243355. CSV ind x 650 TV 6 0 Ma n m nu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathet 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP654 CJEFAX 2 654 Fri 24 Jan 21:26/44 MOBILE TRAINING IN WEST LONDON 3/6 Are you disabled or unemployed and living in the Southall/South Greenford area in west London? Erom 20 January, Computer T4tor, a fully accessible mobile training bus, will be offering free training in computer skills. For furthjt information, contact Robina Lloyd at OUTSET, the national charity helping disbblih people into work, on 0181-692 7141. ] CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weathjt 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP654 CJJFAX 2 654 Fri 24 Jan 21:1P/17 |l0|—<,—<th<|h4| |(|$ h4 WHY STAY AT HOME AGAIN ? 4/6 Are you dreaming of a holiday but elderly, disabled or frightened of travelling or going on hole$ay alone? Companions offers a solution - providing carers, nurses and drivers on a one to one basi1 or in groups. They can make your travel, holiday and insurance arrangements and offer a PA service for disabled business people. Contact Companions Ltd, Suite 28, Premier House, 8-10 Poqtland Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7EG; tel: 01703-230110. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathet 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Fri 24 Jan 21:17/44 DISABILITB EQUIPMENT HELPLINE 0 5/6 The Disabl d Living Fohndatio has bee awardad a grant to set up and run the national disability equipment helpline. Funded by the ational Lotteru Charities Board, the helpline will be fully operatio al bz September 1997. h It will answer inquiries on jquipm nt S#r ovnrcohing probl ms of daily living from small gadgets like kettle tippprs to latgjt items like wheelchAirs. The helpline will bY opjtated by and djmelopeh with disabled people for dasabl d people, sbys th DLF ] CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathit 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main Mi.uP654 CJIFAX 2 654 Fri 24 Jan 21:21O12 ] ] ^U PROMOTINGDEAFCOZMUNICATJON 6/6 The new edition of a unique directory should ensure that quality interpreting sjr6ices are mote easily availablu. It iu aimed at the 50,000 profoundly deaf@people im the@US whose@first language is British Sign Language. @ The direcjory provides information on over 190 sign language intejpreters, lipspjakjts, intetpretars for deafbli&d people and speech to text reporters. @ The direcjory is av—ilabli price #17 from CACDP, Pjlaw House, Sahool of Education, University of Durham, Durham Read Hear 6)0 News 101 Oeathet 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main Munu