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~ What is Enabling Network? ~which is a questionnaire, available for download from theOshwal website (www.oshwal.org).This will better help to understand the requirements ofdisabled members and help better events planning in thefuture. If disability affects you or someone in your family,please download and complete this questionnaire andsend it to the EN team.Workshop on Disability IssuesEN members held a workshop on Sunday 25thSeptember 2011 a t Oshwal Centre to discuss disabilityissues and br ainstorm ideas of how we as a c ommunitycan tackle these issues. See full article entitled“Workshop on Disability: A Report” on page X.Oshwal Health Awareness DayEN members had a s tall at the recent Oshwal HealthAwareness Day (OHAD) on 1 3 November 2011 atOshwal Centre. Several EN members and volunteersgave their valuable time to raise awareness about arange of disability issues at the OHAD.Sharing experiencesMany of the EN members have written articles about theirpersonal experiences with disability and put together a listof useful website links which can be accessed on thedisability page on the Oshwal Website (www.oshwal.org).Furthermore, EN members have collaborated with theOshwal Media & Communication team, to produce thisfirst ever Oshwal News E-Magazine to celebrate the 2011International Day of the Disabled Person.Oshwal Lift ProjectEN members are involved in the Oshwal Lift Project,which will see the installation of a lift facility for thephysically challenged visitors at Oshwal Centre. To readmore about this project, please see article entitled“Oshwal Lift Project” on page X.More InformationEN team can be contacted as follows.E-mail: en@oshwal.orgMobile: 07981 130 471Web:Urvina Shahwww.oshwal.orgEnabling NetworkOshwal News E-Magazine of the O.A.U.K. 5 December 2011 Edition
Visual Impairmentby, Rumit Pravinchand ShahI have been on the EnablingNetwork Committee for the lastone year since it started and Iwish to share my experience onvisual impairment.There are large numbers of Visual impairments peoplecan have including Retina Pigmentosa, RetinaDetachment, Glaucoma, Muscular Degeneration,Cataract etc. I have had some of these conditions for thepast 15 years. About 4 years ago, I had to stop drivingsince I could no longer meet the DVLA driving standard.I work near Reading and live in London, so travelling towork daily without a car is an issue. Luckily, a number ofother people from work also live in London and I am ableto car share with them. On some occasions, I have usedNetwork Rail to travel to work or stayed overnight in aBed and Breakfast.I am an Electrical Engineer and work for the National GridCompany. At work, I am in an office environment andspend most of my time on the computer. I have a slightlylarger computer screen through the Display ScreenEquipment (DSE) Assessment legislation.Travelling to Oshwal Centre is also a challenge sincethere is no public transport for the final bit. I have mainlytaken car lifts from friends and f amily for this andsometimes used a taxi. I usually don’t like asking for liftsfrom other people and sometimes I decide not to go to theevents rather than trying to arrange a lift.Despite these hurdles, I have been very active incommunity events for the past 20years with various organisations.Recently, I volunteered at theOshwal North West SavantsariBhojan, Oshwal MELA and EnablingNetwork Workshop. It was veryencouraging to see a number ofpeople with Visual Impairment takingpart in these events. I am still able toparticipate in events and volunteerbecause my eyesight is fine atpresent, for normal activity in lightedenvironment.a visual impairment. Other people will only know if weinform them.Royal National Institute for Blind (RNIB) and MoorfieldsEye Hospital are very good sources of information forpeople with visual impairment. You may also wish to meetother people within the community with visual impairmentthrough Enabling Network. This may give us anopportunity to learn from each other and s hareexperiences.If you have knowledge or experience of visual impairmentthen please inform Enabling Network and help us developthe knowledge and services for the benefit of otherpeople by engaging and submitting articles that may berelevant to increase awareness. Also please make fulluse of the services Enabling Network may provide.More InformationRoyal National Institute for Blindwww.rnib.org.ukMoorfields Eye Hospitalwww.moorfields.nhs.uk/EyehealthEnabling NetworkEmail: en@oshwal.orgMany people including myself do notcarry a white stick or otherequipment. Therefore, it can bedifficult for others to realise we haveOshwal News E-Magazine of the O.A.U.K. 6 December 2011 Edition
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