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Terry Lifts | Means of escape

|Date: 13 December, 2022

Terry Lifts | Means of escape

Everyone has a responsibility to be vigilant and prepared in case of fire. Like many UK-based fire and re ...

Everyone has a responsibility to be vigilant and prepared in case of fire. Like many UK-based fire and rescue services, the London Fire Brigade is proactive in promoting fire safety in the home. One k ...

13 December, 2022
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“Building for All” – Willmott Dixon white paper sets the standard for send school provision

|Date: 11 July, 2022

“Building for All” – Willmott Dixon white paper sets the standard for send school provision

Willmott Dixon has published a white paper that provides unique insight and learning for local authoritie ...

Willmott Dixon has published a white paper that provides unique insight and learning for local authorities developing a new generation of schools for pupils with special educational needs or disabilit ...

11 July, 2022
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AKW’s new level-access shower tray for visual impairment users

|Date: 6 April, 2022

AKW’s new level-access shower tray for visual impairment users

With the number of people in the UK living with sight loss on the rise, designing bathrooms that are easy ...

With the number of people in the UK living with sight loss on the rise, designing bathrooms that are easy to navigate is essential. That is why AKW is pleased to announce the launch of the Mullen show ...

6 April, 2022
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AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

|Date: 4 January, 2022

AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, a leading provider of accessible home solutions, d ...

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, a leading provider of accessible home solutions, discusses the launch of a new guide that will help housing associations create more dementia-fri ...

4 January, 2022
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Altro | Seeing as others see is key to designing for dementia

|Date: 17 September, 2021

Altro | Seeing as others see is key to designing for dementia

With ever-growing numbers of people affected by dementia, there is expanding evidence showing the impact ...

With ever-growing numbers of people affected by dementia, there is expanding evidence showing the impact of the physical environment on their wellbeing. Whilst legislation sets out design principles; ...

17 September, 2021
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Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

|Date: 20 August, 2021

Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

Winchester City Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to go above and beyond, in providing fi ...

Winchester City Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to go above and beyond, in providing five highly specified Changing Places bathrooms in its recently opened Winchester Sports and Leis ...

20 August, 2021
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Autism friendly work placement removes barriers for Ellesmere Port resident

|Date: 16 July, 2021

Autism friendly work placement removes barriers for Ellesmere Port resident

Ellesmere Port resident Carl Knox is one step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a plumber thanks ...

Ellesmere Port resident Carl Knox is one step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a plumber thanks to a scheme which helped him prepare for job interviews and secure the hands-on work experience ...

16 July, 2021
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Specialist school, The Avenue, on track for February 2022 completion

|Date: 29 June, 2021

Specialist school, The Avenue, on track for February 2022 completion

Work is progressing at pace on The Avenue, a new school which will meet the growing demand for special sc ...

Work is progressing at pace on The Avenue, a new school which will meet the growing demand for special school places by further improving provision for pupils with Autism and complex needs within the ...

29 June, 2021
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Premier Modular provides £2m special educational needs facility built offsite

|Date: 12 May, 2021

Premier Modular provides £2m special educational needs facility built offsite

Offsite construction specialist, Premier Modular, has delivered a new £2m special educational needs facil ...

Offsite construction specialist, Premier Modular, has delivered a new £2m special educational needs facility at Nethergate Academy in Nottingham – an Ofsted Outstanding special school for children wit ...

12 May, 2021
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Improving the lives of people with learning disabilities in the South West through housing

|Date: 7 May, 2021

Improving the lives of people with learning disabilities in the South West through housing

Housing association LiveWest has underlined its commitment to improving the lives of people with learning ...

Housing association LiveWest has underlined its commitment to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and/or autism across the South West by working with 12 other housing providers to ...

7 May, 2021
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