Disability Charity awarded £402,883 from Big Lottery Fund

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:08

Local Disabled Peoples User led Organisation, North Tyneside Disability Forum have been awarded £402,883 over 5 years form Big Lottery Fund.


Celebration times


Sue Adams Chief Officer of NTDF advises 'This award will make a huge difference not just to our organisation and its beneficiaries, but to the local area that has suffered some real cut backs and economic difficulties.' 

Over the past 18 months demand for support has exceeded our capacity to provide that support and this award will really help address this difficulty.'

The award which supports running costs and some capital is also to employ a Full Time Community Development Worker and Part time Administrator to facilitate the aims and objectives of their new Our Community Project which seeks to increase active participation and enhance community cohesion by ensuring disabled people and their families in North Tyneside are best supported by resources and opportunities to enable their engaging in local decision making, consultations and are able to take advantage of activities and events which look to increase active citizenship, build stronger communities by enhanced community cohesion.

The NTDF Charity, with some 25 years experience works with and for disabled and Deaf People in North Tyneside. Based at Shiremoor Centre Earsdon Road, we provide Monday to Saturday support to people 7 years upwards via events and activities around health and social care, education and training, health and wellbeing, sports, arts and music, younger peoples work, older peoples work, disability issues, Deaf and hard of hearing issues, complementary health, personal development and vocational training, consultation and research.

NTDF also have an Outreach Project in Park View Whitley Bay which serves as a Community Charity Shop and satellite point for advice provision and training. This enables disabled and chronically sick people to engage with the local community whilst learning retail skills and gaining work experience.

For more information about NTDF 0191  2008570 ph/fax 0191 2008572 text

More info and photo Sue Adams 07971465083


 

NTDF Partners with Tyneside Connect

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 08:39

Some exciting news for us at NTDF as we partner with Tyneside Connect.

Below is the article taken from Tyneside Connect's website, the original can be seen here: Tyneside Connect




We are proud to announce Tyneside Connect has selected the North Tyneside Disability Forum as a charity partner.

North Tyneside Disability Forum is a registered charity (1072475),independent of Local and Health Authorities.
 
North Tyneside Disability Forum (NTDF) has a track record of 22 years working with and for disabled people, their representatives and families. North Tyneside Disability Forum provides a range of activities, events, services and resources to North Tyneside residents.

NTDF aims to ensure disabled people are able to participate on equal terms in society as able decision makers with choice and control over their own lives in order that they have full citizenship and access.

The NTDF team of staff, volunteers, trustees and members encourage people of all ages to come together informally across youth and play work, older people work, Deaf and Hearing members Self and Group support work, clubs, events task groups, and fun projects in order to

-Consult, share ideas and become effective decision makers
-Find their individual and collective voices
-Make their voices heard appropriately.

In order that disabled people have the skills and confidence, opportunities and urge to improve and enhance life choices and quality of life and support to themselves, their peers, all generations and those people who are part of their lives.
 
NTDF help people to

-Have fun and build skills
-Gain confidence and competence
-Realise their potential
-Recognise their aspirations
-Be in a good place to best advise service provision and future planning and policy making

You can support NTDF by making a Donation  


 

Samsung Business Showcase - local prize winner

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:17

Mark and Sue with New Samsung laptop

When Mark Proctor Manager of Business Centre at PC World North Shields invited Sue Adams of North Tyneside Disability Forum to the Samsung Business Showcase hosted at North Shields, he did not expect her to leave as the recipient of a brand new series 3 Samsung Lap top prize.

Sue who is Chief Officer of the Disability Forum at Shiremoor was there as invited guest as The Forum are the sponsored charity of Tyneside Connect, a free business network bringing together a range of business people to share expertise and skills, founded by Mark and to which he remains a co-ordinator.

Sue was accompanied by Susan Proctor the Forums Youth Development worker who was keen to view accessible screens and monitors for use by disabled and Deaf young people.

The event at PC World North Shields was a showcasing opportunity to view and test and see demonstrations of new Samsung technology. Sue advises that 'The Forum are dependent upon compatible software which enables disability access' and the relationship Sue's team have with the PC world team ensures good quality appropriate hard and software and a decent price.

David Newman The Forums Technical Engineer has relied upon support and expertise from pc world to enable construction of servers, remote access to IT support and appropriate mechanisms to make sure blind, Deaf and physically disabled people can equally benefit for the liberating aspects of Information technology.

The lap top is a very welcome addition to the NTDF resources as it is enabling Sue to work at the various locations served by the Forum.

For more information about North Tyneside Disability Forum call Sue on 0191 2008570 or about pc world Business services and support call Mark on 2952382

 

Water Heaters at NTDF outreach

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Monday, 22 April 2013 10:36

Water Engineers pictured at shop

A big thank you to electricians David and Richard from Northumbria Water who have been helping to fit the over the sink water heaters donated by P&G employees at our outreach project in Whitley Bay.  Candy and Alan from our Young Peoples Personal Opportunities Project were on hand to help David and Richard and take lots of photographs.

 

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