Community Care Magazine for Elderly and Disabled: GAZETTE No.63Inclusive Fitness Initiative The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is a programme that supports the fitness industry to become more inclusive, catering for the needs of disabled and non-disabled people alike. Through a range of projects and products the initiative has supported facilities across England to create an inclusive service, increasing participation by disabled people.www.inclusivefitness.org Keep Safe Electricity can maim and kill therefore when using or working with it we should always treat it with respect. For example never let anyone repair or rejoin an electrical cable for you and do not run any cables under the carpet where you will not see them becoming worn. (The cable if it raises the surface of the rug or carpet may cause you to fall). Many people leave their phone charger plugs in the wall and switched on, always unplug them when not in use to avoid an accident. Never have more than one adaptor in a socket and if a plug or an adaptor feels hot when you touch it, take care and do not use again. Similarly, if your plug, adaptor or socket is showing brown scorch marks. Never put a hot water bottle in a bed where an electric blanket is in use and this applies to either an under or over blanket. Antibiotics You can buy antibiotics "over the counter" in the High Street but consider the following facts;
Everyday in the UK we throw away 7 million whole slices of bread, 2.8 million tomatoes, 700,000 whole eggs, 300,000 unopened packets of crisps, 700,000 whole bars of chocolates and unwrapped sweets. One Hundred Years Ago...
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200gm (8ozs) caster sugar 2 eggs – beaten 200gm (8ozs) sieved self raising flour 50ml milk 100gm (4ozs) washed sultanas 200gm (8ozs) chopped mixed nuts 100gm (4ozs) chopped mixed peel 100gm (4ozs) glace cherries washed and halved 227gm (9ozs) pineapple slices cut into small pieces 100gm (4ozs) desiccated coconut Beat together the margarine, sugar, eggs, flour and milk.Fold in the remainder of the ingredients mixing thoroughly.Grease an 8inch baking tin and line with greaseproof paper.Pour in the ingredients and level evenly in the baking tin.Bake in the over, Gas Mark 2 (150ºc) for 2¼ – 2½ hours or until skewer comes out clean. Newspaper of Old What do you give someone who has everything they need and you just can't think of what to give them? A Birthday Newspaper from the day they were born is a very interesting and unusual solution to this problem. NewspapersRemembered sells original newspapers in presentation gift packaging with a certificate of authenticity. For further details go to their website at http://www.newspapersremembered.co.uk or telephone 0844669 9922. Support for young disabled people setting up a business You've looked at all the options and you've decided that getting a job is not for you. It could be that you don't like the idea of having someone else telling you what to do or that you have a great idea for a business and really want to get it off the ground. But can you do it? What obstacles will you have to overcome to get your business up and running? Well first off, you may be interested to know that a higher percentage of disabled people are self-employed than non-disabled people (18% of the disabled work force compared to 14% of the non-disabled workforce!) So you aren't alone in wanting to go it alone and become an entrepreneur. Starting your own business is a big step and you'll need to spend a lot of time researching and planning before you go ahead. Connexions Direct can help you get there by pointing you in the right direction. There are several organisations that might be able to help you but a good place to start is the government's Access to Work scheme. They can offer you grant aid for things like paying for a communicator if you are deaf or specialist equipment or alterations to your work premises. Under the Access to Work scheme, disabled people in self-employment get all 'approved costs' paid for. They also give practical help and advice to potential disabled entrepreneurs. Access to Work is based in your local Job Centre so contact them there. The Disabled Entrepreneurs Network (DEN) is specifically aimed at giving support and encouragement to disabled people with a desire to start their own business. Along with general advice and support they provide self-employed disabled people (as well as those seeking to become self-employed) with:
Young Enterprise is a national education charity with a mission: to inspire and equip young people to learn and succeed through enterprise. Young Enterprise runs six programmes, each for a different age-group - from 5 to 25+. These are run on a "learning by doing" principle. Visit their site at http://www.young-enterprise.org.uk The Prince's Trust is for 18-30 year olds who want to start a business. It is a new generation of entrepreneurs helping to shape the UK enterprise economy of the future, through their Business Start-up programme. Visit their website at http://www.princes-trust.org.uk If you still need a little persuading to get your ideas up and running go to: http://www.starttalkingideas.org Interesting Facts The average UK household is estimated to use around 330 glass bottles and jars annually – a total of over 7 billion per year. FAST Think FAST and save lives by dialling 999. A heart attack, a stroke can happen at any time and the sooner medical help is given the better are the person’s chances of recovery. To find out if anyone is having a stroke or heart attack use the FAST Test:
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,200 locations. They help in excess of 5.5 million people each year. You can visit them in their offices (look in your local telephone directory) or visit their website at: http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk On the website you can download various Fact Sheets covering such topics as Debt, Benefits, Housing, legal and several more. There is also a "Frequently Asked Questions" page concerning a range of topics, which might have just one of the answers you are looking for. TWAM TWAM is Tools with a Mission, a charity started 23 years ago to send tools to countries where people do not have the means to make a living. Having tools give people the opportunity to improve their lives. Nationwide there are volunteer collectors who will take a wide range of your obsolete tools such as sewing machines, carpentry tools, electric tools, spanners, tool belts, etc, the list is long and can be seen on the charity website: http://www.twam.co.uk To contact the charity either go to their website or telephone 01473 210220. To Salt or Not to Salt? Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure. High blood pressure is sometimes known as the "silent killer" because most people experience no symptoms and do not realise they have it. Adults need no more than 6g of salt a day and 75% of the salt we need daily is already in the food we buy or make ourselves. When you shop, check labels to see how much salt is in the product. This can be when buying bread, breakfast cereals, tinned vegetables, readymade meals, sauces, etc. If the product has a label which says there is more than 1.5g of salt per 100g, this is high. If the product says there is 0.3g of salt per 100g, this is low and what you should be aiming for. The benefits of eating less salt are:
It is the simple things in life that sometimes can make a difference to a person's independence. Small things such as the wide range of disability aids that can now be purchased. There are aids such as a Canpull which is designed for opening ring pull cans. A Grippimat to help open jars. Graters with suction feet and the Combi Reacher which allows a person to pick up things around the house. For people with poor hearing there are such items as an under pillow vibration alarm clock and for people with failing memories there are Reminiscence Activity Packs. There are many companies which sell these products but if you visit http://www.handyhealthcare.co.uk you can see a large range of the different aids that are now for sale. If you have enjoyed reading this copy of our Gazette and you would like to receive a free, bi-monthly copy, please give us a call on 01603 764567 or leave us a message via this website.
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