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GDA December newsletter
Our December newsletter reviews 2016: the activities undertaken by the GDA and its members, reflects on International Day of Persons with Disabilities and looks forward to our January meeting when we are privileged to have our Guest speaker Professor Anna [...]
Charitable Giving Review Panel Request
If you are registered as a charity it is likely you will have received the letter/email below. We encourage all our members to complete the survey and if you are happy to let us know your thoughts that would help [...]
Visiting Professor of Law for the GDA Meeting January 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GDA meeting – 12th January 2017 Open to all Harry Bound Room, Les Cotils 7-9pm We are very excited to be working in partnership with Enable Jersey to bring Professor Anna Lawson to the Channel islands, she will be [...]
Review 2016 – Access For All
These are the key points for Access for All 2016: We undertook 31 of reviews in Guernsey With the GDA, Wigwam we visited Alderney for 2 days and conducted 14 review with local group Accessible Alderney and met with over 50 [...]
Association of Guernsey Charities – Charity Grants Closing Date 31st January 2017
Members of the Association of Guernsey Charities can now apply to receive a grant from the 2016 Christmas Lottery. Grants can be given for a project, service, or facility within the Bailiwick, or for the benefit of islanders. Please visit [...]
Review of 2016 – Wheelchair Service Review
The Wheelchair Assessment and Provision policy has completed HSC consultation process. Responses to be reviewed with hopeful approval by February 2017. A series of information leaflets have been set for printing. Repair and maintenance Service Level Agreement has been drafted [...]
Review of 2016 – Equality Working Group
The Equality Working Group (EWG) was formed in August out of regular informal meetings initiated by Karen Blanchford to focus on how the third sector could assist in eliminating discrimination through improvements in equality legislation and the establishment of an [...]
Review of 2016 – Social Policy – Shelaine Green and Arrun Wilkie
Social Policy in 2016 Jan-Mar: As the end of the States four-year term approached, deputies passed a raft of social policies, including the Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP), Supported Living and Ageing Well Strategy (SLAWS) and Social Welfare [...]
Review of 2016 – Disability Champion and Team
Sarah Hansmann Rouxel Looking at where policy is directly affecting disabled islanders and areas that can be fixed before the disability legislation is in place. I am looking to see how we can implement a cultural change from within the [...]
Sports Commission Sporting Achievement Awards 2016
If you would like to nominate someone for the Para-Awards - please visit the link below, as soon as you can. http://guernseysports.com/2016/11/03/nominations-open-for-the-sporting-achievement-awards-2016/ Para-sport Awards Categories: The Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson Trophy for the Sports Achiever of the Year with a Physical [...]
How to make nominations for the Guernsey Sports Awards
We are actively encouraging our network to nominate friends and members for the Guernsey Sports Awards - para disability sports category. Awards and events like this are key to raising awareness and acceptance locally so please share, nominate and get involved. Here's [...]
Review of 2016 – GET – Guernsey Employment Trust
Our main priority is to satisfy the funding agreements we have with HSC and CESS and that means achieving our KPIs. The main KPIs for HSC are to be able to provide an employment service to more disabled people and [...]