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(3) Erection of storage sheds (Liaison with Ministry of Health,
London County Council and Barking Borough Council)
(4) Provision of gadgets
(5) Provision of wireless sets
(6) Provision of personal items through National Assistance
Board
(7) Liaison with Ministry of Labour re employment, e.g.,
Remploy
(8) Housing accommodation. (Suitable housing accommodation
can be all important to the comfort of a physically handicapped
person, e.g., a person unable to negotiate stairs may
suffer much hardship if in a first floor flat or having to climb
stair: to the toilet, bedroom, etc.).
"Colletive" problems are those which require resources beyond
those posse d by a voluntary organisation and can only be truly
solved by the Essex County Council.
Some o e more important problems are:—
(1) Transport. From the beginning this was a most immediate
need of the Association so that the home-bound could be
catead for but it was not until 1955 that sufficient money had
been raised to buy a "Bedford" "Dormobile-type" vehicle
which was delivered in August 1955. Whilst we were awaiting
the delivery of our vehicle, the Barking Old People's Welfare
Commitee very kindly helped us by loaning their van. Our
"Belford" has paid dividends beyond expectations. Besides
being used for routine journeys to clubs, handicraft classes,
con etc., it has enabled us to transport handicapped
people with their gear (including chairs) direct to holiday
addresss, residential homes, London Termini, etc. It is also
ofter used to take groups of people to the country, to the
seasion etc.
Asa long term policy, however, more transport resources are required
because we have reached saturation point in coping with people wishing
to attend club and handicraft classes on any particular evening and
there will one day be the problem of getting people to an Occupation
Centre which is how dealt with.
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