P686 Teletext 686 Jul30 02:49:41 —————————————————— UPDATE A STAGE FURTHER FOR BILL The Govjrnmjnt narrowly won the vote in the Lords in support of the report stage of the Disability Discrimination Bill. Shadow Disability Minister Tom Clarke said: "If we had won, the National Disability Council would have had real teeth and the Bill would have been turned into a real and effective law." ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Deafview 685 It's Your Life! 480 brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and Disability Times Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jul30 02:34:18 —————————————————— UPDATE NCVO WELCOMES NEW GUIDELINES The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has welcomed the Charity Commission's guidelines on Political Activities and Campaigning by Charities The ban on using MPs' voting records in campaigns is over, and restrictions on using pre-printed postcards eased. Charities remain more restricted than other bodies, such as unions, in their freedom to campaign. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Deafview 685 It's Your Life! 480 brought to you by Teletext Ltd and Disability Times Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jul30 02:31:26 —————————————————— UPDATE ROYAL RECEPTION AT LEEDS CASTLE Princess Alexandra visited Leeds Castle near Maidstonj, on Sunday to meet disabled mjmbjrs of the Rochester-based Balfour Centre. The Princess, who is patron of the Leeds Castle Foundation, attended a special reception held in the recently opened Terrace Room. She was there to recognisj the mjmbjrs' administrative work for the 'loveliest castle in the world'. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Disability Tjmjs, 27 Delancey Street, Regent's Park, London, NW1 7RX. Tel: 0171 380 0099 Fax: 0171 387 7575 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jul30 02:44:54 —————————————————— UPDATE CITY COUNCIL HANDS OVER KEYS Manchester Social Services is the first to offer a contract service to disabled people. It will allow them to develop their own policies and procedures to recruit appropriate staff for a new unit. The Frank Taylor Centre will provide a a wide range of services for disabled people in Manchester. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Deafview 685 It's Your Life! 480 brought to you by Teletext Ltd and Disability Times Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jul30 02:42:11 —————————————————— UPDATE DISABILITY ON SCREEN PROJECT Between now and the end of September, disbblid directors, writers and producers are being encouraged to submit story outlines on the theme of of Disability and Perception. Disabled writers and directors will have the opportunity to depict their world and put their experiences on film For details send an A4 RAE to Steve Brogues, Disability and Perception, BFI Production, 29 Rathbonj Stu, WJP 1AJ. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Deafview 685 It's Your Life! 480 brought to you by Teletext Ltd and Disability Times Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV Plus