Month: May 2016

On the 9th May 2015, a team of staff and volunteers entered the only mixed ability team into the inaugural Lord Mayor’s Appeal Dragon Boat Festival.  The day started out terribly, with gallons of rain coming down over night to transform the River Aire into a a white water torrent, unsafe for any small craft…

We cannot believe our new free training course is Makaton!  If you don’t know about Makaton, ask any pre-schooler you know about Mr Tumble!  It is a simple sign system designed to compliment verbal speech which helps ease the frustration of carer and cared for alike when communication is difficult.  We really think this is…

fast tec poster Tuesday 13th October – 11am – 2pm Come along to Equality Togethers Independent Living Centre to view the FAST-TEC mobile display unit. Time: 10am – 3pm We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an open day for the UK’s leading manufacturer of bespoke specialist beds. Anyone can come along…

Our additional site is now open Mon – Fri between the hours of 10am – 4pm. Come and have a look at what equipment we have to offer!

The team at Bradford Disability Services have been really busy over the last few months, delivering some top notch days out and activities for carers, and the person they care for.  We have been for afternoon tea, to Ilkley Literature Festival, done yoga, made our own natural beauty products and traveled the Settle to Carlisle…

Just to let you know that on the 3rd August 2015, the usual outreach for Debi Wilson (our Sensory Needs Worker) at the Audiology Department of the Bradford Royal Infirmary will run a slightly shorter time. Monday 3rd August   10AM – 11.15PM (instead of 12.15pm) Sorry for the inconvience

It’s that time again, time to announce the new programme of events for Carers over the next few months.  We really do hope we have got something that will interest you and your family, but if not, why not let us know what you would like to do.  Feedback is always welcome! There is a…

Rally Round is an exciting new service available to everybody living inBradford. It is designed to help individuals stay in their own homes for longer, improve their health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and limit their need for statutory services It is also designed to support unpaid/informal carers by helping them share their caring ‘load’…

4th February – 14th March 2014 You can find us every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11am till 3pm, for six weeks. This 6 week programme is a fantastic opportunity for us to try out the facilities at Culture Fusion, and find out what it could be like to have a permanent centre for older people…

D. E., a music therapist whose son Rotem has cerebral palsy, said the idea for a support harness came from her own “pain and desperation”, but will go on to make lives easier for countless families across the world struggling with disability. It was designed to enable Rotem to stand upright and, by attaching it…