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Disabled access to shops, cafes and everyday services
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) gives disabled people important rights of access to everyday services.
Everyday services
Everyday services include services provided by local councils, doctors' surgeries, hotels, banks, pubs, thea ...
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How to Treat Dry Skin Around Eyes?
Dry skin has a low level of sebum and can be prone to sensitivity. Dry skin, also called xerosis, is a common problem. Dry skin types have to be extremely careful to protect their skin. Yoghurt-honey combination helps dry skin. Make an egg face pack ...
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9 Mobility Scooter Questions Answered
Do you own a mobility/handicap scooter or planning to get one but have some questions in mind about it? Here are nine questions that people often asked regarding mobility scooters along with their answers.
Can people under 18 years old ride a mo ...
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Mobility Scooter Accessories
Mobility Scooters can be customised to fit the user's exact needs. Depending on the model of scooter and the user's requirements, additional products can help you get even more out of your mobility scooter. The range of mobility scooter accessories i ...
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Autism - Signs and Symptoms of Autism
Autism is a severe developmental disorder that begins at birth or within the first two-and-a-half years of life. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time engaged in puzzling and disturbing behaviours, which are ...
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The INFP Personality: How To Get From The Front Door To The Car
As Introverts, INFPs tend to be quiet and reserved, have few close friends, and expend energy in social situations (as opposed to Extraverts, who tend to gain energy in social situations).
As Intuitives they tend to focus on the 'big picture' ra ...
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Cheaper Gas For The Winter - A Pensioners' Guide
Energy used in homes is responsible for more than a quarter of the UK's carbon emissions, and about 80 per cent of the energy we use is for heating.
This is why turning down your thermostat, having good insulation and more efficient boilers can ...
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Disabled drivers common questions
I got a fixed penalty notice for parking, but I had a disabled badge, what can I do?
If you want to query the ticket you need to write to the address on the ticket stating your reasons why you think the ticket should be cancelled. If it concerns ...
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The Blue Badge Scheme - Common Questions - Part Two
Applying for a badge
Do I meet the eligibility criteria?
Eligibility is considered in terms of being 'eligible without further assessment' or 'eligible subject to further assessment'
Therefore you can get a badge without further assess ...
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Nurse's Easy Guide To Sinusitis, Sinus Symptoms And Causes To Help You Stop Suffering Now!
Sinusitis is the inflammation of the sinuses that occurs with either a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection. The sinuses are air-filled spaces in the skull, located behind the forehead, nasal bones, cheeks, and eyes, that are lined with mucus membra ...
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MAVIS: The Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information Service
The MAVIS Assessment Centre will cease conducting driving assessments from 7th March 2007 and will cease providing its information service from 31st March 2007.
A similar information and assessment service is available from the Forum of Mobilit ...
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Aspergers Syndrome and Personal Hygiene
A common behaviour characteristic in children with Aspergers Syndrome appears to be a dislike of grooming and personal hygiene habits.
Aspergers children of all ages seem to have difficulty establishing sound hygiene routines in the areas of bat ...
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RAC Breakdown Cover for Blue Badge Holders
This service from the RAC was pointed out to us by a user of the site as a good service for blue badge holders. We've taken text direct from the RACs website, hence why it reads quite so like a sales pitch.
Peace of mind for Blue Badge holders f ...
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Overlander 4x4
The Overlander 4 is the full blown go-anywhere TerrainHopper and a dream come true for those who wish to go to previously inaccessible places; thanks to the unique patented independent suspension system, you are not thrown all over the place!
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How to Choose Aspergers Schools
Choosing the right school for any child can be stressful; finding one for your child with Aspergers can be almost too frightening. Every child deserves a good education and the law provides that children with disabilities such as Aspergers be educate ...
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The Motability Scheme
Buying and adapting a car can be expensive. The Motability Scheme - run by the independent not-for-profit organisation Motability - gives disabled people the opportunity to own or lease a car at an affordable price.
How the scheme works
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Great Holidays for disabled people
I am a wheelchair user and I had been worried for a very long time at the prospect of travelling abroad. I was put in touch by someone from my local support group with a new company setup around 1 year ago called disabilitytravel.co.uk
Who I was ...
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Whispers4u website
This site is a very good idea that could help a lot of disabled people to meet like minded disabled people, as a lot of non disabled people don't seem to have the patience or real understanding that we need.
The only thing that would put me off ...
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When You Meet a Blind Person…
Every individual has a unique personality and therefore reacts in a unique way to blindness or visual impairment.
Visually impaired people, whether they are totally blind or have some degree of useful vision may, at times, require the assistance ...
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Car Accessories for the Disabled
Decorating one's car with accessories has become a common practice these days. People treat cars like a movable home and aspire to make it as comfortable, beautiful and full of all modern day luxuries as possible.
Right from plush interiors, cur ...
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