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For over 30 years, Calvert Trust has been enabling people with disabilities, together with their families and friends, to achieve their potential through outdoor adventure activities in the countryside.
Today its three centres welcome over 11,000 visitors each year, helping them challenge disability through outdoor adventure and providing more opportunities to find out that "it's what you CAN do that counts!"
Thank you letter from Calvert Trust, Click Here
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The Durham Area Disability Leisure Group (DADLG) was founded in 1996 and has developed from a volunteer-run group to a successful charity, running a wide range of leisure, sporting and social opportunities for children and young people with disabilities and their families in County Durham.
These activities allow children with learning, sensory, physical and multiple disabilities to mix, enjoying sports and recreational activities together. Importantly the group provides disabled children with the opportunity to experience greater independence, gain confidence and self-esteem, whilst also creating a supportive environment for parents to meet and socialise.
Thank you letter from Durham Area Disability Group (DADLG), Click Here
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Mapledown School is a secondary age, special school for students with a range of learning difficulties. There are currently 61 students at the school, 24 of whom have severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties as well as a physical disability and a range of medical needs. The school is located in the London Borough of Barnet and serves the whole of this area, with students coming from a diverse range of backgrounds and ethnic origins. Specialist transport is provided by the borough for all the students.
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Dear Chris
As always good to hear from you. We look forwad to seeing you both, however, I will not be there but our headteacher Steve Carroll will show you around. I can tell you that with your help things have 'moved'. We now have a hoist surrounding the hall enabling wheelchair bound students to use gym equipment. No doubt Steve will show the hoist to you.
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Kieran
A severely autistic boy (aged 10) who has such profound sensory difficulties that he is pretty much housebound (very unable to cope with the outside world)
His one passion is trampolining and this not only makes him really happy but also gives him some great exercise and has a very calming effect afterwards.
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Dear Chris,
Ordered Kieran's trampoline today..I've gone for a really good quality one and will last him a long, long time and be extra bouncy, which I know he'll love..can't wait for it to arrive and see him on it.. will send you some photos. Thanks so much for making this possible
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Christine is the owner/ manager of Craigmore House. This is a residential and day centre for 15-20 young people with special needs. They have recently started entering national sporting competions. They have entered a number of swimming gala s as well as the, UK Special Championships. In these swimming competitons they have won many medals.
Christine works very hard with the young people and has done amazing work with them encouraging them in their sporting activities. As well as transporting them to these events.
Thank you letter from Craigmore House, Click Here
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TODYs
Teesdale Opportunities for Disabled Youngsters, thank you letter, Click here
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TODYs
Teesdale Opportunities for Disabled Youngsters, thank you letter, Click here
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