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Beyond Boundaries Live donates money to charities
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Quote this code when booking your tickets to Beyond Boundaries Live and £5 goes to Back-Up!
Beyond Boundaries Live the exhibition showcasing products, services and interactive activities to the disability sector have joined forces with a number of charities providing them with a unique fundraising opportunity.
For every visitor that attends Beyond Boundaries Live and has heard about the event through an associated charity, £5.00 will be donated by Zinc Events, the organisers towards the specific charity.
Show Manager Christie O’Connor commented “Beyond Boundaries Live is about promoting independence and living life to the full. The event focuses on what you can do, not what you can’t do. We are delighted to be able to support charities with the same ethos as us and very much hope they benefit from the monies received!’’
Some of the charities involved include Queen Elizabeth Foundation, Limbless Association, Blesma, Disabled Living Foundation, Disability Foundation, Back Up Trust, Spinal Injury Association, ASBAH, The Jenifer’s Trust, Whizz-Kidz and lots more.
Beyond Boundaries Live is aimed at people with various disabilities and of different ages, as well as their families, carers, professionals and the elderly who are experiencing limited mobility. The event will focus on everything from holidays, employment, sports, the arts, fashion, vehicles, kid’s activities through to inspirational talks from celebrities.
There will also be an array of features such as the Sports Demo area which will include dance and drama workshops, as well as interactive activities displayed by charities. The Limbless Association will provide football demonstrations, Whizz- Kidz will provide visitors with wheelchair skills training and life skills training will be demonstrated by the Back Up Trust.
Visitors will have the opportunity to test drive a number of vehicles that are adapted to suit their individual needs. These include the latest developments from Automotive group, Allied Vehicles, Gowring mobility, Ford Dangenham motors and lots more. There is also a Healthcare Seminar held by the College of Occupational Therapists, Diabetes UK and many more. This will include informative talks about the latest commodities and services available.
To register and get free tickets for the show and for more information please visit www.beyondboundarieslive.co.uk or call 0208 971 8286.
Notes to Editors
For further press information contact Natasha Jalota at Faraday House, 39 Thornton Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4NQ. Tel: 0208 971 8286, Fax: 0208 971 8284. Email: tjalota@zincevents.co.uk
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There are 8.6 million disabled people in Britain, which is one in seven of the population.
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Around 770,000 (7%) of children in the UK are disabled.
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Disabled children and young people currently face multiple barriers which make it more difficult for them to achieve their potential, to achieve the outcomes their peers expect and to succeed in education.
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Only 17% of disabled people are born with their disability - most become disabled later in life
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33% of people between the ages of 50 and 65 have a disability
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14% of the population are disabled and this figure will go up as people live longer
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Beyond Boundaries Live is organised by Zinc Events
BBL will be held at the Kent Showground, Detling, Maidstone. Kent, ME14 3JF www.beyondboundarieslive.co.uk
How to get there by car:
Situated on the A249 dual carriageway within 2 miles off the M20 (J7) and 5 miles of the M2 (J5)
How to get there by train:
The nearest train station is Maidstone East. There will be a bus to the Showground from outside the train station.
How to get there by air:
Gatwick airport is 41 miles and a 25 minute drive away.
Liberating opportunities!
A new national scheme to get more disabled people into sailing was launched today. Working with The Bruce Wake Trust and RYA Sailability, the Access Class Association (UK) has 2 dinghies available and aims to get many more people involved across the country.
Sailing is an amazingly liberating experience for anyone. Imagine how liberating it can be for those that are dependent on others as a result of disability. The ACA (UK) have developed two dinghies with a variety of state-of-the-art equipment and seating to make sailing accessible, and a realistic opportunity for those with even the most severe disabilities. Although Access cannot guarantee that they won’t capsize, it is extremely unlikely. The dinghies will be appearing at Access TT events around the country, and will be made available for disabled sailing groups to help new sailors to sail independently. Also, the combined knowledge of the many disabled sailors and volunteers that have been involved will be available via a new web site and discussion forum www.excaliburchallenge.co.uk/access/.
The events will be held at: Notts County Sailing Club; Whitefriars, Cotswold Water Park; Pitsford Water, Brixworth, Northampton; Carsington S.C., Derbyshire; Swarkestone, Derbyshire; Woolverston Project Ipswich, Alton Water; Burghfield Sailing Club, Reading; Tideway Sailability, Surrey Docks, London; Rutland Sailability, Rutland Water; New Forest, Spinnaker SC, Ringwood; Frensham Pond Sailability, Surrey.
Access dinghies provide an opportunity for anyone to get involved in sailing at whatever level; for leisure, or international regattas. Through the domestic TT events, GB coaches discover sailors that have the potential to be Paralympic sailors. More and more clubs up and down the country are accessible and provide hoists to lift those unable to walk into the boat. There really is no excuse to not have a go!
For further details of where please visit these websites: www.excaliburchallenge.co.uk/access
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Government Proposals will lead to withdrawal of urology products and disruption to services
Back-Up along with other ‘member’ organisations is anti the proposed government changes that could make many catheters currently on the market unviable to produce.
The Issue
The Department of Health proposes to review the prices the NHS pays for items listed in Part IX of the Drug Tariff – catheter, incontinence items – and the way in which payments for services are calculated.
The size of the proposed price cuts – as great as 35% - will make many products economically unviable to produce. There are also serious errors in the classification of products. High quality, specialist appliances have been classified alongside less technologically advanced items, priced at a low level. The Department’s emphasis on cost – not value for money - ignores the contribution to users’ quality of life made by technically advanced products, and the value to the NHS of avoiding repeated medical consultations or health complications.
If the proposals were implemented, companies would be forced to end the supply of many specialist lines - likely to be the most innovative and technologically advanced appliances - which were no longer viable; causing serious disruption to users who have grown to rely on a more advanced product. No final decision has been made by the Department so it is not yet possible to identify individual products which would be affected.
The Department also suggests changing the way in which Dispensing Appliance Contractors are paid. Many would be forced to cut service provision – including specialised help lines, nurse advisory service, customisation of body worn appliances, etc - to thousands of patients for whom the Department proposes no additional payments be made. Some users would be forced to change contractors in order to continue to receive home delivery or customisation of items and be left without the services of a highly specialised product or specialist nurse help.
Back-Up is making sure the government are aware of how it would affect the quality of life for many of our supporters.
We will keep you updated as to progress in this area. If you would like further information contact Louise at louise@backuptrust.org.uk
