Supermarket shopping - tell us your views
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Our gem of the month is about supermarket shopping.
Rica has been approached by a major supermarket to look at the shopping experiences of disabled and older people. We would like your views:
What are the major issues for you with supermarket - buildings?
- services?
And what are your solutions? Please email Chris below. Thank you. |
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Thank you to all of you either joining or renewing your RicaWatch membership - nearly 100 people. We are delighted to announce that the winners of the RicaWatch Christmas prize draw are...
- First prize: Mike from Fleetwood, Lancashire
- Second prize: Kris from Newton Abbot, Devon
- Third prize: Linda from Braintree, Essex
You can still join RicaWatch online. If you prefer the phone, ring Ed on 020 7427 2463 on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 2pm and 5pm.
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The Care and Support Alliance, whose 80+ members represent older people, disabled people, and their carers, is petitioning the Government to bring forward proposals to fix the social care system so that it helps all those who need it. Find out more below.
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| Continence care standards survey 2017 |
The Urology Users Group Coalition (UUGC) is a group of charities which represents the six million people with continence needs in the UK. UUGC has launched a survey asking people who use
NHS continence and urology services about the quality of their support, such as:
- GPs' understanding of individuals' needs
- access to specialist services, if required
- access to products to meet personal needs
The UUGC hopes to use the results as the basis for a manifesto setting out how standards of care can be improved. Take the survey below.
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The Secret Life of Us campaign brings to life the realities of the challenges disabled children, young people and their families face in everyday life. The campaign, run by the Disabled Children's Partnership, aims to improve awareness and understanding of these challenges and asks people to join them to help make this change. Sign up below.
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The Bus Services Act 2017 aims to make it easier for local authorities, the Secretary of State and bus operators to work together to improve bus services for passengers.
The Act could be used to help disabled people by providing better accessibility and more audio and visual on-board information. Find out more from Disability Rights UK below.
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The Wheelchair Dance Sport Association UK has changed its name to Para Dance UK. The organisation is expanding its range of courses and is now open to all disabled people, but their status as the national governing body for Para Dance Sport and inclusive dance professionals in the UK stays the same. Fancy a twirl? Find out more below.
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