Welcome to the new website of GAD– the Greenwich Association of Disabled People. Please be patient while we add information to the new site, and in the meantime please don't hesitate to contact us if there's anything you can't find.
Alan Kerr
General Manager
Biodanza comes to Royal Greenwich
"Re-ignite your passion for life with this uplifting dance-based system for personal awareness - all abilities welcome."
Held at Greenwich West Community Arts Centre, Main Hall, 141 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JB (near the railway station).
Sessions run between 3.15 for 3.30 to 5.00pm held on the following Saturdays:-
19th May, 16th June, 21st July and 18th August 2012. There is a charge of £5 per session.
Phone Carol Pound on 07896 343786 for more details.
The BIG Computer Club
Starting from Monday 16th April, Paul Clayton from Soulchip Communications will be hosting the BIG Computer Club, a weekly set of sessions from 1-4pm at Eco Computer Systems in historic naval Deptford. The sessions are for the Visually Impaired, their carers and anyone wanting to know about low vision computing.
Need more details about the sessions? Call Paul Clayton on 07958 251448 or email paul.clayton@soulchip.co.uk
See GAD's Events and the Diary Page for more details of the Big Computer Club.
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A Brunel University research project is being carried out titled, ‘Physically Disabled Women’s Perceptions Of The Challenges They Face Living In A Community’.
Women who have a physical disability and use wheelchairs are invited to participate in this study.
The venue of the interview will be at ‘The Forum @ Greenwich’. The interview will take about 45 minutes.
•The aim of the study is to explore the lived experience of physically disabled women, who are wheelchair users, living in the community with regard to the different aspects of their lives in an urban community.
• The Brunel University Research Ethics Committee has reviewed and approved this study.
•Participants who are physically disabled women, aged 35 - 65 years, with congenital or acquired disabilities and use wheelchairs (some/all of the time).
•You will be interviewed and audio-recorded by me, the researcher. If you would be willing to participate in the research project, please contact me by email to arrange an interview or to ask me any further questions about the study. My email address is hp08slk@brunel.ac.uk. My name is Sarah.
If you choose to participate in the research project, I will ask you to read and sign a Consent Form, before the interview starts. You are welcome to bring a friend or relative with you and they could wait in an adjacent room or in the Centre café during the interview.
•No identifying information will be included in any subsequent reports or published papers. Pseudonyms will be given to participants.
This study will provide feedback to service providers in the locality and may enable more insight into the needs of women with disabilities in the community.
Your help with this study will be appreciated and it can enable a greater understanding of physically disabled women’s needs by the wider community.
Sarah - March 2012
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P2P Marketplace
The P2P Marketplace is a leading online service providing a quality Social Care & Wellness shopping service to local people in Greenwich looking to find, organise and book support services that will help simplify their lives.
Their customers are able to quickly search our extensive list of providers and find, select and book individual workers or volunteers who meet their personal preference and are available at the times they wish to have their services delivered.
They ensure that all professionals and services advertising through this site are legitimate providers, hold relevant insurance cover and have undergone vigorous quality assurance checks. However, all bookings are private arrangements between the customer and chosen provider and both customers and providers are advised to make sure they are personally comfortable with each other’s credentials before service commences.
Go to www.p2pmp.co.uk for further information
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GREENWICH OVER 55’S
DEAF LUNCH CLUB
11:00AM-3:30PM
STARTING FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2011
Every Friday at the Hoy Café, Greenwich
Remark! Community welcomes all local residents of Greenwich to our new Deaf lunch club. Join us and catch up with friends old and new, over a homemade lunch and some warming drinks.
We will have available a free advocacy service to offer guidance on any issues you have, and to help with writing letters and making phone calls.
Entry is £3 to include lunch, tea and coffee.
A transport service will also be arranged for members who are unable to take public transport.
Contact Cheryl Culver–07595 036641 (sms) or Jess Doyle- 07952 845287 (voice) Cheryl.culver@remark.uk.com or jess.doyle@remark.uk.com
Directions:
THE HOY CAFÉ
193 CREEK ROAD, LONDON, SE8 3BU
Bus 199 & 188 stop outside the cafe. (Bus stop is called “Greenwich Creek Side”)
10 minutes walk from the DLR
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