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| St Anne’s Community Services have officially been recognized as ‘highfliers’ at the Care Services Improvement Partnership Positive Practice Awards 2007. The awards ceremony was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Monday 17 December, hosted by the BBC’s Dr Mark Porter, with a surprise guest appearance from Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis. St Anne’s were chosen as winners in the Specialist Services category, from a shortlist of three who had been selected from over 600 applicants. The judges agreed that St Anne’s were a winner because they used the latest computer technology to enable people with profound learning disabilities and dementia and those receiving end of life care to interact, have contact with the outside world and give feedback about their lives. Mark Fennelly, Service Manager explains …” that more than 30 people with learning disabilities across three sites now have access to the latest ICT. The technology has been tailored to allow people to communicate using a touch screen and special equipment. People use this for memory recognition with dementia or communicating with each other or just playing games and having fun. People have designed their Christmas cards by drawing images with their fingers on a screen!.” | |
| | St Anne’s first introduced ICT into Benedict’s Nursing home, Wetherby, for people with learning disabilities and dementia who are also in the advanced stages of receiving end of life care. A dedicated recreation worker, Sarah Darracott and Mark liaised with specialist ICT Halifax based company, InclusiveIT www.inclusiveIT.co.uk to develop special hardware and software. The effect has been amazing. Mark says “You watch someone touch a screen, an image comes on and their faces light up”. Mark, Sarah, Doreen Hare a resident at Benedicts and St Anne’s Chief Executive Sharon Allen received the award, a certificate and a cheque for £2000 from Ian McPherson, Director, National Institute for Mental Health. Sharon said “we are delighted that the work to enable people to communicate more effectively, to make choices and to support memory retention has been recognized and I am immensely proud of everyone involved”. |
| If you would like to find out more about this innovative work or discuss introducing it for someone you know with a learning disability or with dementia please contact Mark on
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Pictured Left to right: Mark Fennelly, Sarah Darracott, Doreen Hare, Sharon Allen, Ivan Lewis Mark Fennelly,Service Manager,January 2008 |
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Inclusive IT is a specialist company providing personalised solutions and tailored IT equipment to solve a range of IT problems. We understand that although people have impairments our approach empowers and provides people with the necessary tools to use IT as a beneficial and stimulating tool. IT should include everyone and we provide packages to suit any budget to enhance lives of people who suffer from RSI, physical and learning difficulties, both young and old. - Inclusive IT is a specialist company with over 15 years experience applying Information Technology to a wide range of users groups within the community.
- We understand that although people may have impairments, our approach empowers and allows people to contribute and participate as ordinary citizens. Our belief is that there should be no barriers to using IT for anyone.
- We offer an individual approach to employers to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. We tailor our IT equipment so that people with physical or learning disabilities can use ICT for education, user involvement, feedback, entertainment, accessibility and simple fun!
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Giant-sized keys open the door to computers for disabledMore than 30 people will benefit from bright new high-tech gadgetsBY DEBBIE LEIGH The bright blue giant pressure-pad, vivid yellow rollerball and super-sized keys look like children's toys - but these high-tech gadgets are changing lives. The vivid colours and bigger-than-average dimensions help people with disabilities to get to grips with computers in a way that wasn't previously possible. More than 30 people with learning disabilities housed across Leeds and Wetherby through St Anne's Community Services now have access to this latest technology. Thanks to various adaptations and specially-devised programmes, they are using it to find out more about the world and lead more fulfilling, independent lives. |
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| St Anne’s Community Services have officially been recognized as ‘highfliers’ at the Care Services Improvement Partnership Positive Practice Awards 2007. The awards ceremony was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Monday 17 December, hosted by the BBC’s Dr Mark Porter, with a surprise guest appearance from Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis. St Anne’s were chosen as winners in the Specialist Services category, from a shortlist of three who had been selected from over 600 applicants. The judges agreed that St Anne’s were a winner because they used the latest computer technology to enable people with profound learning disabilities and dementia and those receiving end of life care to interact, have contact with the outside world and give feedback about their lives. Mark Fennelly, Service Manager explains …” that more than 30 people with learning disabilities across three sites now have access to the latest ICT. The technology has been tailored to allow people to communicate using a touch screen and special equipment. People use this for memory recognition with dementia or communicating with each other or just playing games and having fun. People have designed their Christmas cards by drawing images with their fingers on a screen!.” | |
| | St Anne’s first introduced ICT into Benedict’s Nursing home, Wetherby, for people with learning disabilities and dementia who are also in the advanced stages of receiving end of life care. A dedicated recreation worker, Sarah Darracott and Mark liaised with specialist ICT Halifax based company, InclusiveIT www.inclusiveIT.co.uk to develop special hardware and software. The effect has been amazing. Mark says “You watch someone touch a screen, an image comes on and their faces light up”. Mark, Sarah, Doreen Hare a resident at Benedicts and St Anne’s Chief Executive Sharon Allen received the award, a certificate and a cheque for £2000 from Ian McPherson, Director, National Institute for Mental Health. Sharon said “we are delighted that the work to enable people to communicate more effectively, to make choices and to support memory retention has been recognized and I am immensely proud of everyone involved”. |
| If you would like to find out more about this innovative work or discuss introducing it for someone you know with a learning disability or with dementia please contact Mark on
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Pictured Left to right: Mark Fennelly, Sarah Darracott, Doreen Hare, Sharon Allen, Ivan Lewis Mark Fennelly,Service Manager,January 2008 |
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