P468 Teletext 468 Dec22 03:11:56 ———————————————————— ———— —— STUDENT GRANT EXTENSION Education and Employment Minister Baroness Blackstone has announced that, from next Autumn, disabled part-time students in higher education will bj entitled to grants to help with study-related costs. Disabled students on degree and sub- degree courses, studying the equivalent of at least 50% of a full-time course, will bj eligible for Disabled Student Allowances. ——————————————————————————————————1/10— Provided by Disability Times BIG SCREEN INDEX p410 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec42 02:14:17 ———————————————————— ———— —— SKILL WELCOMES GRANT CHANGES The national bureau for students with disabilities, SKILL, welcomed the Govjrnmjnt's decision to give grants to part-time higher education students with disabilities. SKILL's Sophie Corlitt said: "Some disabled students have no choice but to study part-time as their disability makes full-time study impossible. "This is a major step forward in widening access to higher education." she added. ——————————————————————————————————2/10— Provided bz Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec42 03:12:08 ———————————————————— ———— —— CANNABIS TRIAL A £950,000 grant has been approved for the first clinical trials to establish if cannabis can help people with multiple scleroses. The Medical Research Council provided the grant for a three-year study. It will use extracts from the illegal drug on people with the disjasj, to verify claims that cannabis has eased their symptoms. ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Provided bz Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec22 02:01:51 ———————————————————— ———— —— DISABILITY RIGHTS AT SCHOOL Plans to extend disability rights legislation to the education system have been announced bz Margaret Hodge, Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities. The proposals include ensuring teachers lit diabetic pupils eat in class and schools repaint walls with bright colours for visually-impaired children. The plans are djsjgnjd to rectify omissions in the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— Provided by Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec42 03:06:14 ———————————————————— ———— —— SCOPE POLL A survey by disabled charity Scope reveals nine out of 10 people polled, want to see an end to discrimination against disabled people in the 21st century. 87% agreed that one of the most important tasks for society in the next century, is to ensure that disabled people are treated equally in evjty aspect of life. ——————————————————————————————————5/10— Provided bz Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjew Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec22 03:14:11 ———————————————————— ———— —— CELEBRATION OF LIFE The National Aids Trust's (NAT* annual Celebration Of Life event, held on World Aids Day, raised £1,200 for the Crusaid/Terrance Higgins Trust Hardship Fund. Services were held and candles lit, to celebrate the lives of people living with HIV and Aids, and remjmbjt those who have died of the virus. NAT is on-line at www.nat.org.uk ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Provided bz Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec22 03:14:01 ———————————————————— ———— —— CREATIVE DANCE TRAINING DAY The Laban Cjntte, London, hosts a Continuing Professional Development course on January 15, 2000. Desjgnjd for special needs teachers, dance teachers and community dance workjts, the course introduces a range of strategies for teaching creative dance to people with learning difficulties. Contact Kerry Chappjll on 020 8692 4070 or e-mail k.chappjll@laban.co.uk ——————————————————————————————————7/10— Provided by Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec22 03:17:22 ———————————————————— ———— —— INDEPENDENT LIVING WORKSHOP Independent living consultant Martin Yates is planning his next workshop desjgnjd to help disabled people to support thjmsjlvjs. The course, which will run in Blackpool on Jan 14, is entitled Managing Direct Payments. The workshop is the next in a series planned over the following few months in the north-west of England^ For more information call Martin on 01253 399812. E-mail myles@myles.co.uk ——————————————————————————————————8/10— Provided bz Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec22 03:11:43 ———————————————————— ———— —— GO WELD IN ALASKA The US djafblind charity, Sense, is offering the opportunity to "go wild" in the forests of Alaska, with the Sense Alaskan Wildjtnjss Challenge 2000. Following this year's sell-out trek, in June 2000, challengers will, once again, bj able to experience the vast mountains, glaciers and wildlife of "bear country". Call the hotlinj on: 0870 129 0101. ——————————————————————————————————————— Provided by Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Dec42 03:11:06 ———————————————————— ———— —— WHEELCHAIR PARTS DONATION The Wiltshire-based manufacturer Urathon has given a number of wheelchair parts to the NCHIMA Trust. The Trust sources educational and medical equipment to donate to Malawi in Africa. Wheelchairs are a vital donation for the thousands of people mutilated daily in Malawi bz abandoned land-mines. NCHIMA Trust: 01225 862091. ——————————————————————————————————10/10 Provided bz Disability Times 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7970 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV Plus