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  Arriva can now offer Journey Assistance Cards to make it easier for customers with disabilities, particularly those that are hidden or not easy to recognise, to use their bus services. How to obtain Assistance Cards Arriva’s Assistance Cards come with a range of messages that tell their drivers what help you’d like during your … Read more

  The foundation for People with learning Disabilities has produced a new booklet which offers information and routes to support of a practical nature. It suggests ways in which children and young people can be supported to have fun, gives details of what is available to make the home more comfortable and adapted to the … Read more

  In partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, BILD has created two new factsheets: Factsheet one: What is dementia? This factsheet covers who can get dementia, diagnosis, treatments and actions we can take now to help prevent us getting dementia. Factsheet two: Supporting a person with dementia This factsheet covers living with dementia, communication, staying active and … Read more

Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charity’s work. Trustees’ Week is an annual event to highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.   Click here to … Read more

    The Department of Health has commissioned partner organisation Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to investigate whether direct payments to people living in residential care can increase their choice and control. There are 14 local authority trailblazer sites taking part in the programme.  SCIE’s role will involve giving support to the sites, organising … Read more

The third National Personal Budget survey was undertaken by the partnership between Think Local, Act Personal, In Control and Lancaster University. It was the largest to date with over 4,000 participants and looked at the experiences of personal budget holders and their carers, children and young people. It also included a survey on personal health … Read more

On Thursday 6 November, Self-advocates from across Knowsley will hold their 2nd Annual Conference. Once more, the key theme for the conference will be Disability Hate Crime. The day will focus on how things have improved since last year in relation to how people can report incidents as well as what more needs to be done to help … Read more

  Rollout of DLA reassessment for PIP   Plans to move claimants of Disability Living Allowance to the new Personal Independent Payment PIP are moving forward.   The DWP has announced that the re-assessing of existing DLA claimants will begin in Knowsley from 17th November 2014.   Existing claimants of DLA will be reassessed if: … Read more