East Dorset and New Forest Branch
Open the door to other sites which may be of interest
Links to the MND Association website that may be useful
www.mndassociation.org/carers This link will give information and advice specifically aimed at carers.
www.mndassociation.org/research/treatment_trials.html This link will have information regarding an 18 month clinical trial of a new drug ONO-2506PO.
www.mndassociation.org/thenews This link accesses a new area of the main website where you can download information for your own branch websites or newsletters
www.mndassociation.org/PMA-PLS This link is to a new section of the main website for people living with rarer forms of MND, PMA (Progressive Muscular Atrophy) and PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis).
The following links are to websites outside of the MND Associations National Website and the Association or the Brach do not hold themselve responsible for the content of these websites.
http://www.nbc5i.com/health/2439651/detail.html This link is of interest as it gives details of research in America regarding ALS.
http://www.ricability.org.uk This link may be useful because although it doesn’t relate specifically to MND it does contain a lot of useful information.
http://www.disabilityworld.com This link goes to a website that contains a lot of useful information about disabilities, accommodation, holidays abroad etc. There are a number of links to sites that are for MND.
http://www.youreable.com This link will take you to website similar to ‘disabilityworld.com’ but it may contain more information. You can also register with the website and get access to forums and discussions which you may find helpful.
http://www.etriloquist.com & http://www.readplease.com . These links will take you to websites where you can download free speech engines to use on your computer. You choose voices and also write text and then play back. You can also copy from other applications selected text and then paste into these speech engines and playback.
www.mobilityabroad.com This link will take you to a website that is for a company that has available for hire a wide range of disability equipment from electric scooters to patient hoists on the Costa del Sol and Majorca. Handy for that holiday in the sun where you just want to have less problems.
www.ddmc.org.uk This link will take you a website which is associated with disabled motorists.
http://www.sunrisemedical.com This link will take you a website for a company that supplies all forms of aids for the disabled from wheelchairs and scooters to lifting hoists.
http://www.cyclonemobility.com This link will take you a website for a company that is a distributor of a wide range of fitness equipment for disabled people.
http://www.gerald-simonds.co.uk/products/powerdrives/index.html This will take you a website that deals with mobility products in particular this link takes to a page within the site that shows companies that supply a power drive for wheelchairs. From the shown companies select Alber. This company supplies a power drive that is an integral part of detachable wheels. On the page select ‘e-motion’.
http://www.build-uk.net This site is for people affected by motor neurone disease (MND), that means people who:
- live with MND
- care for someone with the condition
- have a family member or friend with MND
- work in health or social care services
The forum can be used to contact others with a similar interest in MND - to decide what information and services should be provided, to tell people what you want and to share what you know. We have recently added a voting page and a chat room to communicate with others and let your views be known.
‘Your Level Best’
is a website that provides details of Pubs, restaurants etc that are wheelchair
friendly. It also provides a list of useful links, some of which may already be
on this web page. To access the website click on the following image
www.getaboutmobility.co.uk This website is useful for getting information about attractions that are accessible within our area and the west country. It also has links to other websites which, if you chose to use those links, we do not hold ourselves responsible for.
www.travelbility.co.uk This website provides travel insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions. It includes Motor Neurone Disease in its list of conditions covered. There is an online medical screening which actually asks which variant of MND you have. That in itself is very unusual as with other companies like 'it's so Easy' you have to ring a company like Mediquote for screening. The premium I got when checking it out was slightly dearer than 'It's so Easy' but only a few pounds more so nothing extortionate. I haven't checked the full policy yet but the excess seemed reasonable as far as I could tell. It's a company worth checking with as I think to travel abroad uninsured is asking for trouble. The telephone number is 02086767450, not even an 0870 number!
Adverts? These may be useful!
POOLE SHOPMOBILITY
“Wheels for Freedom”
Annual membership of Poole Shopmobility is £20. This gives the member unlimited use of wheelchairs or electric vehicles between 10am and 4pm in:
Poole Monday – Saturday: Level B Multi-Storey Car Park, rear of Dolphin Centre.
Christchurch Monday: The Pioneer Car Park, rear of the Co-operative Pioneer.
Weymouth Tuesday: Park Street Car Park, off Commercial Street.
Dorchester Wednesday: Charles Street (adjacent to South Walks)
Ferndown Thursday: Penny's Lodge Car Park, rear of the Community Centre.
Wimborne Friday: The Allenview Car Park, near the Fire Station.
Weymouth Friday (April – September): Park Street Car Park
Telephone: 01202 661770 for more information.
They also have specially made wheelchairs that have balloon tyres so that they can be easily pushed on to the beach. These are available at Sandbanks Beach Centre from 9.30am - 5.30pm from April - September. Full members FREE. One day member £5.00
Website: www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk
Email: ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk
DIAL-A-RIDE
If you live within a five-mile radius of Wimborne and are a wheelchair user or have severe mobility problems, this new service could be of benefit to you. Bookings will be taken on 01202 880699 Monday to Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm for this door-to-door service.
