P654 CEEFAX 2 654 Wed 05 Jan 21:48/05 PART-TIME GRANTS GIVEN GO-AHEAD 1/5 From next autumn, disabled part-time students on degree and sub-degree higher education courses will bj able to get help with study-related costs. Both new and existing students studying the equivalent of at least 50% of a full-time course will bj eligible for the Disabled Students' Allowances. Skill (the National Bureau for Students with Disabilities) welcomed the move. * For more details, call Skill on 0800-328 5050 or 0800-068 2422 (text), Monday to Friday 1.30-4.30pm. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page WMidsTV Headlines Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Wed 05 Jan 21:44/37 TREK TO CHALLENGE ALL ABILITIES 2/5 Aim high in the year 2000 and take part in a trek in Galilee. Both disabled and able-bodied people are invited to join Trek Galilee 2000 (Oct 28-Nov 5) and support the work of charity John Grooms. The trek will include visits to Mount Meson, the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth and the city of Jerusalem. The registration fee is £230 and a minimum of £2,000 must bj raised in sponsorship — tel 01462-634646 or email events@actionforcharity.datanet.co.uk CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page WMidsTV Headlines Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Wed 05 Jan 21:55/18 SCOPE SURVEY BACKS EQUALITY AIM 3/5 Ending discrimination against disabled people is a 21st century priority, according to the charity Scope. In a recent Scope survey, 87% of people agreed with the statement that: "One of the most important tasks for society in the next century is to ensure that disabled people are treated equally in every aspect of life." * Scope's aim is to ensure that bz 2005, everyone with cerebral palsy or a related disability has the rights and resources to control their own life. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page WMidsTV Headlines Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Wed 05 Jan 21:43/03 CANNABIS TRIALS TO LAUNCH IN 2000 4/5 People with multiple sclerosis, phantom limb pain and spinal injuries will bj among the first to take part in cannabis extract trials early in 2000. The trials are the subject of an article in the January issue of newspaper Disability Now. The issue also gives readers the chance to win a holiday to Tjnjrife. For a free copy, call 0171-619 7317 or email editor@disabilitynow.org.uk — if you are on means-tested benefit, you can subscribe to the paper for free. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathjr 400 Next Page WMidsTV Headlines Main MenuP654 CEEFAX 2 654 Wed 05 Jan 21:41/21 TUNING IN TO THE AGES OF AUTISM 5/5 Joe (7) has autism — hj has very little language, hj hates crowds and becomes anxious if hj has to go somewhere hj has njvjr been before. He is happiest watching his favourite video over and over and lining up his toy trains time and again — hj was diagnosed three years ago. Robin (49) also has autism and also only learns this three years ago. Both are featured in The National Autistic Society's new video The Ages Of Autism — tel 0207-903 3595. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weather 400 Next Page WMidsTV Headlines Main Menu