P686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:47:59 ————————————————————————— NATIONAL REGISTER OVERDUE Simon Hughes MP, the Librtal Democrat health spokjspjtson, has welcomed the Government's action on provision of intensive care beds for children. He said:"For years the public have used the telephone to book seats on trains. "A national register should be made available to doctors and ambulance crews to telephone for the nearest and suitable vacant bed," hj added. ——————————————————————————————————1/10— What's On index 630 Disability Times, 84 Clavjtton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:41:52 ————————————————————————— CHANGES TO INDUSTRIAL INJURY SCHEME A report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) on chronic bronchitis and emphysema in underground coal workers recommends some changes. It says the rule on radiographic proof of coal dust retention should go but the rule saying miners must have worked 20 years underground should stay Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema is available from HMSO at £4.50. ——————————————————————————————————2/10— What's On index 630 Disability Times, 84 Clavjtton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:58:59 ————————————————————————— DO THE RIGHT THING Enabling people to assert their rights, make choices and become involved in the decisions that affect their lives is the key message of a new learning pack. Sense's Do The Right Thing aims to bring together all those interested in furthering advocacy for deaf, blind and multiply disabled people. The pack will provide a focal point for generating new ideas and providing training and support.Call 0171 272 7774 ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Lost Touch 675 Service Pals 676 Disability Times is an independent national newspaper. Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:51:40 ————————————————————————— RIGHT - NOT A PRIVILEGE North and mid-Cheshire REC has conducted a survey to explore the attitudes and behavior of companies towards disabled people. The survey found not all disabled people register themselves and the majority of companies were not familiar with disabled people before offering jobs to their current disabled staff. For full report contact 0800 282020 ——————————————————————————————————4/10— It's Your Life 480 What's On 630 Disability Times, 84 Claverton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:48:31 ————————————————————————— LOCAL BT COUNTRYSIDE FOR ALL AWARD Tilhill Economic Forestry has won the BT Countryside For All Award for Scotland. Its Booker Countryside Rotagate is a gate which allows wheelchair access to Newseal Community Woodland near Invjturie but prevents entry bz animals and motorbikes. It's available to councils throughout the UK. Telephone for more info: 0114 268 7800 ——————————————————————————————————5/10— It's Your Life 480 What's On 630 Disability Times, 84 Clavjrton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:59:04 ————————————————————————— DOCTORS ARE FAILING YOUNG PEOPLE Youngsters with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are not receiving adequate support from doctors, according to a report published bz the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. More than 100 young people with the disjasj aged 13-21 were questioned. Many patients said they found it hard to speak to doctors, and this led to an inaccurate view of essential treatment. For information call 0181 464 7211 ——————————————————————————————————6/10— It's Your Life 480 What's On 630 Disability Times, 84 Clavjtton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:00:20 ————————————————————————— NATIONAL INFORMATION FORUM A new guide from the National Information Forum, How To Provide Information Will - A Good Practice Guide, takes a fresh look at how to give courteous disability information. The guide offers advice and guidance on access, privacy, respect, confidentiality and how to publicisj the service. Ordjt form for free copies please contact 0171 404 3846 ——————————————————————————————————7/10— This is Your Life 480 Disability Times, 84 Clavjrton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:14:57 ————————————————————————— ASHFORDBY WELCOMES SOCCER GAMES Ashfordby Amateurs are to host two games for the forthcoming European Football Championship for players with learning difficulties. The two games at the Leicester ground will be on Sunday June 16 with Sweden playing Holland and Denmark playing Poland. Kick offs are at 3pm and 7pm. For further info 0116 275 5551 ——————————————————————————————————8/10— It's Your Life 480 What's On 630 Disability Times, 84 Clavetton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:13:36 ————————————————————————— NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BIKERS From humble beginnings in April 1991 the National Association for Bikers with a Disability has grown to its present mjmbjrship of ovjt 700 with more than 65 affiliated groups. The main aim of the NABD is to give help with adaptions to bikes and trikes. All NABD conversion work is done professionally by engineers from around Britain. For help or info 01734 314978 ——————————————————————————————————9/10— At a theatre near you 632 Disability Times, 84 Clavjrton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV PlusP686 Teletext 686 Jun 1 03:06:19 ————————————————————————— PARALYMPIC TEAM UNDERWAY The British Paralympic Sailing Team is busy training for the competition in Lake Lanier, Georgia, USA, this August. The British team of Sandy Cassell, Tony Downjs and Kevin Curtis have been working hard during the early part of the year in their new Sonar from their base at the UK Sailing Academy in Cower Info from Mark Howell, Royal Yachting Association on 01703 627415. ——————————————————————————————————10/10 What's On index 630 Disability Times, 84 Clavjrton St, London SW1V 3AX. 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafview Fifty Plus TV Plus