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~ ENABLING NETWORK ~Since the Workshop on Disability Issues the EN team has been engaged in a number of activities, highlighted below, toraise awareness of disability issues within our Oshwal community.Oshwal Health Awareness DayOverviewThe EN team took part during the recent Oshwal Health AwarenessDay on 13 November 2011 at Oshwal Centre, to raise awarenessabout disabilities issues. The focus was on g uiding Oshwalsaffected by disability to external sources of help as well as raisingawareness about what the requirements of disabled persons are,such as to have occluded spectacles to demonstrate the difficultiesfaced by the visually impaired.Volunteers HelpAside from the EN Committee Members, many volunteers helpedout at the EN stall at OHAD. These volunteers came directly fromthe attendees of the EN Workshop, which was held earlier in theyear on 25 September 2011 a t Oshwal Centre. The volunteersincluded: Bakul Shah, Deep Shah, Hiten Shah, Jyoti Shah, ParulShah, Roshni Shah, Sanjay Shah, Suresh Shah, Varsha Shah,Vijal Shah.It was great to see so many volunteers come on board and help theEN team out. Many of the volunteers were directly affected bydisabilities themselves and provided valuable insights into raisingawareness of disability issues.Making ContactsThe OHAD was a great forum for making new contacts within thewider Oshwal and Asian community with organisations which caterfor the needs of the disabled. EN team members took theopportunity to network with several of these organisations and willbe looking to see how these can be developed to see how benefitsto Oshwal members can be realised.Oshwal News E-MagazinePublished in December 2011 on the Oshwal WebsiteEN worked with Oshwal M&C team to produce an e -magazine tocelebrate the International Day of Disabled Person 2011.The annual observance of the International Day of DisabledPersons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations GeneralAssembly. The observance of the Day aims to promote anunderstanding of disability issues and mobilize support for thedignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It alsoseeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from theintegration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political,social, economic and cultural life.This E-Magazine is available for download from the Oshwalwebsite (www.oshwal.org). The EN team are pleased to reportthat various articles have been contributed towards this E-Magazine and hopes it will greatly help to raise awareness aboutdisability issues.For more information, contact the Enabling Network team on:E-mail: en@oshwal.org | Mobile No: 07981 130 471 | Website: www.oshwal.orgOshwal News E-Magazine of the O.A.U.K. 25 December 2011 Edition
~ ENABLING NETWORK ~Oshwal Lift ProjectImproving Accessibility at Oshwal CentreOne of the primary needs for many people both disabled andelderly, is better accessibility at Oshwal Centre between theupstairs and downstairs halls. EN team have been researchingvarious options for the installation of a disabled lift facility at OshwalCentre.EN members have drafted a report for the Oshwal Lift Project andhave submitted a copy to the Property Management Committee fortheir consideration.EN team would encourage and ur ge the EC members to put inplace a formal plan for the installation of a lift at Oshwal Centre toimprove accessibility.Forthcoming EN EventsThe following activities are planned by EN for 2012. Watch out for moredetails soon on E-newsletters and Oshwal Website.Spring time: Be Informed Talk and Social EventShort presentations by speakers on l earning differences, Autism,Cerebral palsy and visual/hearing impairment.Informal social to share information and ideas.Summer time: Disability and Inclusive Education weekendA mega 2-day event will be a combination of talks, workshops for advice and benefits, practical sessions for variousdisabilities and educational needs such as educational statements. A play/movie may be planned for this event too, allwith a view of raising awareness about disability issues and t o encourage more integration of able and disabledmembers of our community.Dates, venues and times for the above events to be confirmed and may be subject to some changes.The following are also being worked on by the EN team:Sports Inclusion – integration of sporting activities for able and disabled members.Making it happen!EN has been recognised as an official sub-committee of the EC and all 14 members of the sub-committee are eitherdirectly or indirectly affected by disability and we will do our utmost to fulfil the role expected of us by the community forthe community.Our hope is, that this in turn, will empower and inspire both the able and less able to be part of a community that is richin talent, knowledge and skill and are willing to share this with each other.For more information, contact the Enabling Network team on:E-mail: en@oshwal.org | Mobile No: 07981 130 471 | Website: www.oshwal.orgOshwal News E-Magazine of the O.A.U.K. 26 December 2011 Edition
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Page 14 and 15: Barnet Asian Carers Groupby, Suresh
Page 16 and 17: Riks’ StoryContributed by, Anthon
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