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Free prescriptions for severely disabled islanders?
Attendance Allowance (soon to be renamed "Severe Disability Benefit") is a payment of around £90 a week to help meet the extra costs of disability - medical costs, equipment, extra heating etc. Invalid Carer Allowance ("Carers Allowance") is £73 a [...]
Step forward for Learning Disability respite care
Yesterday, after a very short debate that was slipped in right at the end of the day, the States approved the full list of new service bids in the 2011 States Strategic Plan. Amongst the nine services approved was the [...]
Higher levels of depression in Guernsey
People in Guernsey are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression than individuals in Jersey and the UK, according to a recent Guernsey Emotional Wellbeing Survey. Results showed that 21% of respondents experienced anxiety and/or depression to clinical levels. [...]
GDA on stage at IoD Debate
The annual Institute of Directors debate sees 500 of Guernsey's 'business leaders' gather to dissect the issues of the island. It's a prestigious event that attracts a lot of industry and media interest. This year the topic was how businesses [...]
Guernsey gets an online Access Guide
The States has commissioned an organisation called DisabledGo to audit the accessibility of 500 venues in Guernsey - hotels, restaurants, shops, public buildings - and publish the results online for everyone to use. DisabledGo hosted meetings on Wednesday 5th October [...]
GDA member Richard Cochrane interviewed by BBC
In September Richard Cochrane gave BBC Guernsey reporter Fay Tabel a powerful, yet balanced insight into the difficulties disabled islanders face when getting around Town and into shops. Even though it was radio, you could tell just by Richard's voice how [...]
Guernsey Mind launches Employment Project
Mental health problems are more prevalent than many people think. One in six workers have a common mental health symptom at any one time so it is likely that many people know someone who is finding it difficult to cope. [...]
A memorial to Dave Purdy
Dave Purdy was a lifelong campaigner for equality for disabled islanders. After his death last year at the age of 61, the Guernsey Disability Alliance proposed placing an engraved stone in his memory in the wall of the ramp at [...]
Guernsey Disability Alliance – a model to follow?
Last month the University of Bristol published the results of a survey into the voluntary sector in Guernsey, commissioned by the Guernsey Community Foundation. In a full page analysis of the research, Nick Mann from the Guernsey Press picked up [...]
Invalidity benefit is safe this year
The Billet for debate in the States of Guernsey at the end of September includes Social Security's proposals for increases in Benefits for 2012. As many GDA members will remember, last year Social Security proposed increasing Invalidity Benefit (IVB) by [...]
Guernsey commissions Disability Needs Survey
The Policy Council of the States of Guernsey is commissioning a study into the needs of disabled islanders. An 'invitation to tender' will be advertised this week to attract research companies who are interested in bidding for the [...]
Gina brings B&Q scooter back to life
Gina Johnson has done it again. Having persuaded Waitrose to make a mobility scooter available to customers at each of their Guernsey stores, she has now inspired B&Q to reinstate theirs. Notices at the B&Q store at Admiral [...]