P654 CJEFAX 2 654 Sun 16 Fed 21:41/22 £j5p"£*u? SKILL IN SCOTLAND LAUNCHED Skill, the national bureau foz students with disabilities, has launched its new Scottish office. Skill promoter educaation, training and emplo9ment opportunities for people with any type of disability. In Scotland it aims to set up a student network, making available information for students and educationalists. Contact Donna Murra=, Skill's Development Officer Scotland, 12-13 Johnston Tjtrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW; tel: 0171-274 0565. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Youth TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Sun 16 Feb 21:41/04 /,,.// CAN VIRGIN LEND YOU A HAND? Virgin CrossCountry has dj6eloped a service for customers who need extra help during their rail journey. They operate long distance train sjuviees linking many parts of Britain and have set up the CrossCountry JournjyCare reservation seivici. A.zone needing a reassuring and helping hand can call 0345-443366 and liner are open from 8am to 10pm every day. A Minicom sjtvicj is also available b calling 0344-443367. $ CSV index 650 TV 680 Main menu 100 Read H ar 640 ws 101 W ash 400 Youth TV/ adio News Heads Main MenuP654 CJEFAX 2 654 Sun 16 Feb 21:44/17 GUIDE TO CARERS AND THE LAW Carers can buy a new guide to the law, particularly community care legislation and the Carets Act. Signposts through the Maze - a guide to carers and the law is published bz Carers National Association and was launched last week bz Tony Blair. The book guides carers and advisers on the main problem areas in current law. Signposts through the Maze costs #4.95 (inc P&P) from Carers National Association, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1A 4JS. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathjt 400 Youth TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP654 CJEFAX 2 654 Sun 16 Feb 21:54/21 ] HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLAMS VOTING? A campaign to highlight the problems that disabled pjop\i face when voting iu being run bz Disability Daily. The coalition of 16 disability groups is lookUng for people's experiences from the last Genital Election in 1992. Did you have problems gaining access to the polling station, getting a proxy vote or accessing literature? Contact Sue Pratt, RADAR, 12 City Forum, 2k0 City Road, London EC1V 8AF; tel: 0171-250 3422 ext 234; minicom: 0172-2k0 4119. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathjt 400 Youth TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP654 CJJFAX 2 654 Sun 16 Fed 21:5 EVIDENCEONHIGHEREDUCATION The National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education has been urged to include the needs of disabled people. Lat w , S ill gave o al eve nc about under-representation of disabled people among students in higher education to the Hearing Inquiry. Skill says disability-related costs to be covered and disabled people should have the same choice of mode of study as othjts, not just distance learning. Legal protection from discrimination should also exist in all education. CSV index 6k0 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Youth TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Sun 16 Feb 21:44/51 WHEELCHAIR SPORTS COACHING The first w(eilchair sports coaching camp takes place this spring at Stoke Mandeville's Guttmann Sports Cjntte. Coaching sessions covet basketball, track athletics, swimming and bowls with have-a-go sessions for fencing, table tennis, tennis and weightlifting. The camp is on 31 March to 4 April and is for people aged 16-2* years. Contact Jean Stone, British Wheelchair Sports Foundation, Guttmann Road, Stoke Mandjville, Buckinghamshiri HP21 9PP; tel: 012:6-84848. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathjt 400 Youth TV/Radio News Heads Main Menu