Information from Nick Ozouf at JET: As you may be aware, just before Christmas, The Disability Strategy Group received funding to support Islanders who have a disability (including long-term health conditions) who would not have otherwise been able to afford to stay connected over the Christmas period and JET was asked to coordinate this project … Continue reading Staying (digitally) Connected
Update – Summer 2019
It has been a long summer with much going on in the Disability arena behind the scenes and this update is probably a little overdue. Over the last few months we have seen a considerable amount of belated progress with the Disability Strategy and, indeed, political responsibility for the same being moved to the Social … Continue reading Update – Summer 2019
Meeting round up – 28 January 2019
The JDP had a successful meeting on 28 January 2019 with approx. 20 attendees. The States of Jersey was represented by Rob Sainsbury, John Howard, Sean McGonigle, Helen Sargeant Dar (the new Director of Community Services, who takes up her appointment full time next week) and Anna Hamon. There were also three politicians in room: … Continue reading Meeting round up – 28 January 2019
Plans for 2019
Having achieved its initial three major objectives over the last couple of years the Partnership intends now to focus its attention on capitalising on these “gains” to continue to lift the profile of disability and the consequences of the same and to push it further up the political agenda. This of course includes the associated … Continue reading Plans for 2019
ITV Channel survey results
A week of news reports dedicated to disability across the Channel Islands...