Welcome to the second November edition of the locality news for Derry, Limavady, Strabane and Waterside Locality Planning Groups.
Derry, Limavady, Strabane & Waterside LPG FYI – 26 November 2021
(Note: FYI will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop up box and click on open file when it appears)
If you wish to advertise of any upcoming programmes or activities please see the guidance on the back page.
In August 2021 the Antrim Ballymena CYPSP Locality Planning Group conducted a Children & Young Peoples and Parents survey to ascertain children, young people and parent’s views on being active outside.
Through the Need to Talk (NTT) project, sight loss charities RNIB and Fighting Blindness are working together to support people of all ages, as well as family and friends, to access the emotional and practical support they need to adapt to life with sight loss.
We currently have very short waiting times for our free counselling service, and have introduced a new ‘Focus on Coronavirus’ telephone and online course helping people through this still very challenging time.
Read on in our newsletter attached to hear more from our beneficiaries, and please do circulate with anyone you think would be interested in this service helping people work towards ‘Living Well with Sight Loss’.
Contact: needtotalk@rnib.org.uk or RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999
Helping everyone to feel included
Every person deserves an online experience that’s welcoming, we have therefore added ReachDeck (Browsealoud) to our website which adds text-to-speech, reading and translation support, helping to make our content easily accessible to those who have hidden disabilities, such as dyslexia or other reading difficulties; visual impairments; and translations for English Language Learners.
To launch the ReachDeck (Browsealoud) toolbar click on the icon at the top of the screen. All you do is hover your mouse over any text to hear it read aloud. From a touchscreen device you’ll have to click on the text to hear it.
The options available are listed below:
Starts reading the page out loud – switch between hover and click in the settings menu
Starts reading selected text or reads from the top of the page
Stops reading and clears highlights on the page
Provides written and spoken translations in multiple languages
Displays pictures related to text selected on the page
Converts selected text into MP3
Blocks distractions on screen with a tinted mask
Enlarge Text as it is read out loud
Removes clutter from the screen, displaying only the main text
Show a simple help page that explains what ReachDeck toolbar does
Customise options to suit individual needs or preferences
Welcome to the 71st edition of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).
FYI Issue 71 – 11 November 2021
(Note: FYI will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop up box and click on open file when it appears)
‘FYI’ is distributed fortnightly to over 750 contacts across the Southern Area. This is a great number, however we are very keen to increase our readership and further connect this information with families. See Page 3 to learn how you can help us increase the readership and therefore increase the flow of information to families in the Southern Area.
Please also feel free to contact us with any ideas to increase our readership – The more creative the better!!
Joanne Patterson & Darren Curtis, Locality Development Team, Southern Area
