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Welcome!
CONTENTS...
Skiggle partners with
the Wheelchair Football Association ..........................4
New DriveAbility Scotland centre ....................................8
Spacesaver beds .............. 10
Tailoring transitions to adult life............................. 12
Social prescribing: the
facts ................................... 26
Hannah lands her dream job with Puregym.................... 30
Meet Grandad Wheels ..... 32
Gympanzees receive royal recognition ........................ 34
Joey’s love of music inspired the design of a space within a space........ 36
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his year is flying by, and the summer holidays are all but a distant memory. However, the weather is still good, I hear
about fewer cases of Covid and visitors to our Kidz to Adultz Exhibitions are increasing again. All is looking good!
Anyway, enough about the last few months. What have we got for you in the September issue of the Kidz to Adultz Magazine?
Have you heard the term ‘social prescribing’ and wonder just what it is?
Nicci Dickens, Director of Profit for Purpose, provides an overview of a relatively unknown resource, which aims to improve health and
wellbeing. The football season has started again and Skiggle, the disability charity, highlights their work with the Wheelchair Football Association. The University of Stirling are leading on a research study into children with a chronic pain condition and would really value your input.
Transitioning children to adult services should be a straight- forward process, however, it can be frustrating, challenging and emotional. Rachael Dodgson, the Chief Executive of Dimensions, offers practical advice and information at this pivotal time in a person’s life. We were delighted to hear from Hannah, who has landed her dream job and promises us a ‘work-out’ at the Kidz to Adultz North Exhibition in Manchester, at the beginning of November – I think we all may need to increase our fitness regime!
The ‘Jeans for Genes’ campaign highlights how their fundraising activities provide financial support for organisation supporting people with genetic condition. And there is much more.........
Carmel Hourigan
Editor & Manager Kidz to Adultz Exhibitions
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TAILORING TRANSITIONS TO ADULT LIFE SOCIAL PRESCRIBING DRIVE ABILITY SCOTLAND – NEW CENTRE GRANDAD WHEELS – A FUN APPROACH TO DISABILITY AWARENESS KIDZ TO ADULTZ SCOTLAND EXHIBITION
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