First Buses have designed help cards that make it easier for passengers with disabilities to board, travel and get off the bus.
Click here for the cards which can be printed and then cut out as needed. To be shown when boarding the bus.
The Ilkley group for dementia awareness and support needs more committee members to help spread the load and energise the work it does in the Ilkley area.
There is a monthly support meeting, and at present members need extra hands to develop initiatives to promote dementia awareness. The Ilkley group has a few dementia awareness trainers who offer monthly sessions but the committee would like to do more publicity at events, etc. The time commitment can be as short or as long as individuals wish.
As a Committee member could you help develop dementia awareness, encourage others in the town to get involved, promote dementia training with local businesses. Maybe you have some ideas of your own you would like to see developed.
The Group is constituted, has some funds, and a bank...
A Dementia Friendly screening of White Christmas will take place at The Light, Broadway, Hall Ings, Bradford on Thursday 12th December at 12.00 noon.
Two talented song-and-dance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forces with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) and trek to Vermont for a white Christmas.
For details and to book please visit The Light website.
Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Framework – Top tips and case studies
Seven Steps to becoming a Dementia Friendly Pharmacy
Virtual Dementia Friendly Hospital Setting
Please click to see a virtual hospital website which shows how design can make a setting dementia-friendly, this includes different aspects of a hospital such as cafes, shops and kitchens and so could be applied to other settings. (Please enable flash player on the website to view the different settings).
Blue Badges
Please see link on details of the blue badge eligibility criteria now extended for people with hidden disabilities. Last year the Alzheimer’s Society consulted people affected by dementia to understand their experiences and used this feedback as part of the societies response to a government consultation on the Blue Badge Scheme.
Alzheimer's Society Blue Badge information Link.
For details on how to apply for a blue badge for a person with dementia.
Are you a carer or relative of someone with Dementia?
Do you need support?
We are starting a support group, both 1 to 1 and group sessions.
Please get in touch with us via email in the first place.