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Wheel’s Wonderings contributor is written Ian Pugh a disabled teenager living In Shrewsbury.
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SDN broke the news, literally, about the Shropshire Pilot in April this year, and set out its hopes for the way this might benefit those who wanted to take control of their care (here) and be at the centre of the decision making process about the care they receive. The scheme is all about social [...]
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Good news for those holdingPersonal Budgets who have been telling SDN that they have struggled to make sense of the paperwork provided by Shropshire Council. Senior staff and Councillors with responsibility for Adult Social Care took on board the comments made at the September meeting reviewing the Live Life Your Way consultation. They invited Ruby [...]
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Shropshire Disability Network’s growing skill base and expertise around all matters to do with disability was put to the test this week when they were asked to advise AFC Telford on their disabled access. Ruby Hartshorn has kindly written a piece about the experience for us Read the full report here
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This really interesting Blog was posted by “Denise Stephens & Dom Campbell of Enabled by Design”. This is certainly the question on the lips of a country going through the biggest overhaul of its welfare system since it began. The overall aim is to simplify out-of-work and in-work benefits being claimed, including housing benefit, Income Support, Jobseeker’s [...]
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“Sunshine, laughter, great company and Micky raised over £200 for SDN!” What a nice day for a “Walk and Roll” As I woke up the sun was flooding through our bedroom window. “Ah, its Sunday” I said, seems like Ruby has managed to get the weather right for the Walk and Roll event, well done [...]
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Trevor shares info from event on Independent Living Trevor Dickenson from SDN attended an event in Birmingham on behalf of SDN. He shares his findings from the day with you. It makes very interesting reading and will be useful to anyone considering moving to a Personal Budget After a very fraught train journey out of [...]
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Jon Sheldon enthuses about the top quality sport on our doorstep.
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Sid and Helen Grimes blog for SDN on the need for alternative daycare provision in Shropshire
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The Grange Day Centre in Shrewsbury provides support and services to disabled people and is seen as a home from home by many users and their carers, who are offered some relief from their 24 hour care responsibilities when their wards are at the Grange.
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Alan Turner is not only Chair of Shrewsbury MS Society, he has – for the last four years – also been involved with something called the IAG and entertains us again with some little gems from his meetings…


