Archive for August, 2010

Scottish Disability Sport hosting Sports Arena at Mobility Roadshow

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Lothian Disability Sport, in partnership with Scottish Disability Sport will be hosting an interactive Sports Arena featuring wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, badminton, football, archery, boccia, new-age kurling, and carpet bowls.  This offers attendees the rare opportunity to try a wide variety of sports in the one location and because most activities will be facilitated by local clubs, it gives people the chance to find out more, as well as meeting some of the current players.

This is an opportunity for you to come along and try sports you have never tried before; see if you like it which might lead to you taking up the sport or if not you can always say that you have tried it.

Click on the link below to view the flyer for the event or click on the image below.

Mobility SDS

Mobility SDS Flyer

Blue Badge Scammer Caught

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

A former care home manager was fined £7500 for using a Blue Badge that he was not entitled to.

Is this the right decision?

CLICK HERE to read the full story.

Do you think the fine is too much or is it not enough?

Post your comments below

Wheelchair Rambling in Dumfries and Galloway

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Are you interested in wheelchair rambling in Dumfries and Galloway?

If the answer to this question is yes, then why not come along to a meeting on Monday 13th September between 2 and 4 in the North West Resource Centre, Lincluden to see how to get involved.

Click on the image below for full details of the meeting.

Disabled Ramblers Group Poster


“21st century welfare” a DWP consultation

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, set out his plans to completely change the benefits system in the paper 21st Century Welfare. This was published on 30 July 2010.

Not only is the plan for a complete root and branch reform of the range of benefits and credits available, but also the way in which these will reduce as people both start and progress in work.

One of the stated potential outcomes of this reform is that it would “allow extra support for things like housing, children and disability”. However, as always the devil will no doubt be in the detail.

The Department for Work and Pensions is holding a consultation on this paper until 1st October 2010, and there are a couple of ways you can respond.

You can view the paper and respond online here.

You respond by mail to:

Benefit Reform Division
Department for Work and Pensions
1st Floor
Caxton House
6-12 Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA

Or by email: benefit.reform@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

You can also request a hard copy of the paper from the DWP via the above contact details.

A full PDF of the paper is available here.

Summer 2010 Newsline now available.

Friday, August 6th, 2010

The latest edition of Newsline is available here or by clicking the image below.

Newsline summer 2010 coverIn this edition:

SIS member Cathy Crilly (C6) tells us about her holiday in Tenerife.

Dougy Johnstone talks assistive technology with Scottish charity, Momentum.

We have details of the upcoming Options Week.

Alan Cook describes his 500mile handcycle with Kenny Herriot.

We have a review of Barcelona’s Sonar festival by SIS member Andrew Eastcroft (T4).

We also have reviews of this year’s ESCIF conference and the SIS Awards Lunch, plus a lot more.

You can even find out why we have such an unseasonable front cover!

If you want to recieve the magazine by post or you wish to receive extra copies, please contact the office: 0141 427 7686 or email info@sisonline.org

Please feel free to post your comments or suggestions for Newsline below.

Options week: 16th-20th August 2010

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Options, the QENSIU based sport and recreation charity run by the therapy staff has released the timetable for their upcoming “Options Week”.

Now in its 3rd year, Options Week was originally created to help inpatients move their rehabilitation from the ward and the gym back into the community and real life. While that goal still remains, the doors have now been opened to all spinal injuries, new and old, inpatient or outpatient and friends and family members are also welcome to attend.

Throughout the week and across a range of venues there will be the chance to try out loads of sports and activities including: Wheelchair Rugby, Basketball, Football and Athletics, Kayaking, Canoeing, Sailing and Handcycling. There will also be a “community challenge”, a movie night, and a day out at Xscape, Braehead where you can watch or try sit skiing!

For more information on venues, contact details, sports and activities you can download a pdf copy of the Options Week booklet here.

You can also download a pdf copy of the Options Week timetable here or have a look in the Summer edition of Newsline (due out soon).

For further information contact Claire Lincoln at QENSIU on 0141 201 2558 or email clairelincoln@nhs.net