Articles Tagged ‘Making a difference’
Amelia is 4 years old and lives in the centre of Exeter. She really loves arts and 
crafts, playing with her friends, horse riding and making people laugh.
In 2007 Amelia was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II. This neuromuscular condition affects people in different ways. Amelia was able to walk on her own until she was 18 months old, when her condition deteriorated and she now needs a wheelchair to move around independently.
In June 2009 Amelia was given her ‘Koala’ Permobil powered wheelchair, through the support of The Priority Trust. As soon as she received the chair, she worked out the controls and just got on with using …
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In March 2009 The Priority Trust made a grant of £30,596 to provide mobility equipment to seven children as requested by Newlife Foundation. As of the 15 September 2009 is that all equipment has been delivered. Priority and Newlife are working together to develop feedback on the impact the equipment is having on the children’s lives and this has been received from six of the seven families involved. More updates will follow as information is received, but here are the stories so far:
Imaan is 5 year old girl living in the west of England who has a diagnosis of global developmental delay, microcephaly and epilepsy. She has profound learning disabilities and is unable to communicate verbally. She has disturbed sleep …
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…is something that the Priority Trust has tasked itself with.
I believe that one of the most positive ways that this blog can help, and address problems discussed in the articles by fellow bloggers, is to ensure that those who make the decisions at a political level, are fully aware of the problems faced by people with disabilities.
