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BBC News
23-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
SEN and disabled children in Littlemore to get bespoke playground
Plans for an accessible playground to make life easier for SEND children and families have taken a step Parish Council has chosen a supplier for the play area, which will have rides suitable for a range of disabilities and special could include a sensory area, wheelchair-friendly equipment and a communications board for non-verbal Carter, who runs an SEN learning provider and has been advising the council, said: "It's really important that these vital spaces are inclusive for our community. "If you get things right for children and young people with SEND needs then you get it right for everybody - but it doesn't always work the other way round."Unless things are fully accessible, people with a physical or learning won't be able to take part in things and be a full member of the community - and surely that's what we we want."The current site includes swings, a log walk and picnic Parish Council submitted an Invitation to Tender for the site in April, meaning contractors and suppliers could bid to take on the building allocation of £90,000 in Community Infrastructure Levy money has been made to the project.A investigation by disability charity Scope in 2023 found only two out of the 19 playgrounds they visited in Oxfordshire met a high standard of assessed the sites on criteria like step-free access, colourful equipment, wheelchair-friendly equipment and handrail support. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dress to Succeed gives fresh starts with fresh wardrobes
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Dress to Succeed is a one-stop shop for free professional clothing for men and women, but it doesn't just offer outfits. It also helps with job applications and how to prep for an interview. The Dress to Succeed program has been around for almost 15 years. Rose Carter says it started out of another program for returning citizens who had been incarcerated. 'A man was coming out of prison and in street clothes, and so I went back to and talked to the warden at OSP, and he said, 'I'm tired of our men coming out, being at the bus station with clothing that made them more vulnerable,'' Rose Carter said. Dress to Succeed also serves anyone who needs it, including the homeless. Dress to Succeed also helps provide personal hygiene items. 'Everything we do is for free. Everything we receive is from the community,' Carter said. The conversation continues on Wednesday, talking about Dress to Succeed's outreach to the community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
