Hi I have been given a wheelchair from the NHS made to measure and proper sitting which is just right for me . iIs there any where you can go to to learn Wheelchair skills? The wheelchair it is A ...
Discussion in Aids, adaptations, and equipment - 17 May 2023
I had a meeting with my sons school on monday and they gave me a rather large kick up the bottom, re my sons lack of independence skills, over the years bit by bit I have been doing everything for ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 19 Dec 2012
Hi there, I hope you don't mind me posting on here. I am a first year Occupational Therapy student and we have been given the opportunity to help generate ideas for a rehabilitation garden at a spinal ...
Discussion in Research and opportunities - 3 Mar 2015
Hi All, I am trying to set up a political party with disability being at the very core of policies (at least a fifth of all UK citizens are disabled - myself included, yet we don't have a loud ...
Discussion in Research and opportunities - 12 Apr 2018
My son Harry was diagnosed with CP at 12 months and has made slow progression towards his milestones. He is now 15 months and has just started kind of walking 3 steps between me and my wife though you ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 3 May 2011
https://youtu.be/xcwG1pgtF-4 I found this online, some basic wheelchair skills, I know not everyone has access or qualifies for OT or physiotherapists appointments. So this may be of help to some ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 2 Jul 2018
Poem called undeveloped skills. I work each day on fining my own undeveloped skills and knowledge to help me gain more confidence and understanding of the process of how to quicken up my learning and ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 4 Mar 2023
Hello I live in Epsom Surrey. I’ve been looking online for basic numeracy classes for myself. The only ones that I have found costs hundreds of pounds and aren’t really what I’m looking for either. ...
Discussion in Education - 3 May 2019
My daughter is 13 and she has moderate learning difficulties. She had microcephaly all her development has been delayed. She goes to mainstream secondary school. Academically she is performimg very ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 21 Jul 2014
Does anyone know of any cycling skills tracks that are accessible for three wheelers we used to have a rehatri trike that could tip quite easily but now have a recumbent that seems a bit more stable. ...
Discussion in Exercise and accessible facilities - 12 Jul 2019