Category: health

Chalfont Line Holidays Quality escorted holidays for the slow walker or wheelchair user Services Beyond Expectations – Our experience has shown us that our clients need and demand a much higher standard of service and knowledge of their circumstances than those offered by standard bulk tour operators. To meet these standards all our escorted holidays …

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Getting the Elderly to Enjoy Food As we age our enjoyment of food can change. Unfortunately many elderly people find this a problem. Illness and modern changes to the things we eat all affect how our appetites change. This can have more of an effect on elderly people. A massive part of how we enjoy …

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8 Wheelchair Accessible Travel Tips For Your Disabled Trip To Berlin, Germany Berlin wheelchair travellers can easily make their way from accessible tourist sight to accessible tourist sight if they know what they’re doing. Sage Travelling provides list of 8 Berlin Wheelchair Accessible Travel Tips that tell you how to do it. With these handicapped …

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Plan Before You Stand! When you make your reservation, communicate your needs to the airlines. Make plans ahead of time for items such as: oxygen supply for origin, transfer hubs and destination, a porter to help with luggage, and/or a wheelchair to help you move through the airport with ease and with less stress. All …

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Practical Tips To Help With Your Child’s Learning Disability The first thing to understand and embed in your system while dealing with your kids’ learning disability is that you have to focus on their strengths and not on their weaknesses. They might not be able to spell as well as others, or may not know …

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Spinal Research is the UK’s leading charity funding medical research around the world to develop reliable treatments for paralysis caused by a broken back or neck. The spinal cord is the body’s  information superhighway’ The spinal cord enables communication between the brain and the rest of the body. It contains bundles of neurons that carry …

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Coeliac UK Coeliac UK is the leading charity working for people with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis (DH). Members of Coeliac UK receive an annual Food and Drink Directory, which lists over 10,000 foods people with coeliac disease can eat. Gluten is a protein found in wheat (including spelt), rye and barley. Some people are …

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Portaramp – Wheel Chair Ramps The Portaramp™ brand is recognised as the UK market leader for access ramp solutions manufacturing wheel chair ramps, loading ramps, vehicle ramps, and, disabled ramps. We specialise in the design and manufacture of lightweight portable wheelchair ramp designed to give safe wheel chair ramp access to both buildings and vehicles …

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Normandy Disabled Access And Wheelchair Accessibility Reviews The strong feelings associated with the D-Day invasion of northern France make a visit to Normandy a must-do pilgrimage for many people. This is particularly true for history buffs, military veterans, and elderly and disabled tourists. A visit to Normandy will actually comprise visiting several small towns, museums, …

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Lord of the Lightning by David Butler, 304 pages The poet Homer says the Greek gods made androids, replica humans able to speak and move and think. Consider that… The ancient Greek gods, Zeus and the rest, weren’t gods at all. They were aliens, travellers in space and time, who chanced upon planet Earth when …

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