The Spring 2007 edition of the Kent & Medway Networks (KMN) Newsletter for Patient and Public Involvement in Health Forum Members in Kent and Surrey has been released. This publication gives an update on some of the work of the PPI Forums supported by KMN, and is available to download from this web site from the "Focus and Downloads > External Documents" section.
Cllr Allan Livingstone (Perth & Kinross Council) and Cllr Alison McInnes (Aberdeenshire Council) who head up the regional transport partnerships for the Tayside & Central (Tactran) and the North East of Scotland (Nestrans) have both backed plans to improve Dundee's trunk road network.
Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams has said he is disappointed that the government has decided not to include a question on sexual orientation in the next census, in 2011.
1. The starting point is an agreed definition of disability - this is what the Disability Discrimination Act uses "A person has a disability for the purposes of the DDA if s/he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities."
Blue badge holders will be able to purchase books of parking tickets and receive up to 50% off from car parks in parts of south Somerset. The cards can be used in any council car park which is Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant.
A man with no legs was asked to prove he was disabled before being allowed on to a bus in Manchester. Double amputee Brian Callaghan, 60, was asked for his disabled pass entitling him to free travel, while boarding the number 17 First bus to Middleton.
