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Regional Pediatric Palliative Care Network Launched

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Today a new regional initiative has been launched to support parents whose unborn baby has a potentially life limiting or life threatening condition.

The first Antenatal Palliative Care Pathway will be rolled out across Northern Ireland’s five health and social care Trusts.  It aims to support parents who receive the devastating news that their unborn baby may die, ensure they receive high quality holistic care and provide advice and support on the type of care available to them.

More at: https://bit.ly/3qlUPOq

Reachdeck (Browsealoud) reading and translation support

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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

 

Portadown Gets Active Halloween 2021 Programme

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An amazing few days was spent at this year’s Portadown Gets Active Halloween programme!

Thursday saw the children doing lots of team games, relay races and circuits as well as having delicious flatbreads and fruit salad for lunch.

Friday was Family Fun Day at Millennium Court, with activities led by Oasis’ incredible Aspire volunteers. We had flower planting with flowers from Forget-Me-Not Flower and Garden Shop, pizza from Garlic & Thyme Wood Fired Pizza, and stalls from Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI), CYPSP, NIACRO, Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, the Southern Health and Social Care Trust Public Health Agency.

Everyone got a stamp for taking part in the games, which meant PRIZES, and they got to take home fresh vegetable packs from Homegrown and even an apple or rhubarb crumble from Ebron’s Enterprise!

A huge thanks goes to the funders of the Portadown Gets Active programme, ALMAC Group, as well as all of the partners involved (Oasis, CiNI, CYPSP, ABC Council, Family Support Hub, SHSCT, PHA) for making this possible. Thanks must go, too, to Millennium Court for permitting the use of their venue for the PGA Halloween events this year.

See more pictures on Oasis’ Facebook page HERE.