a number of books and leaflets over the years and they are all stored down at
the Belton Lane Childrens & Community Centre. They can be browsed during our weekly Coffee
Mornings and if we have more than one copy of something you are interested in,  then we will be
happy for you to take it away with you.    
A list of the books can be found by clicking on this icon:-        

                 

• Attending staff meetings in various schools to promote awareness of the condition to

• Training for Learning Support Assistants.

• Provision of a help line service by email or phone.

• Pupil observation and discussion of strategies with individual teachers.

• Advice regarding programmes and interventions to support pupils with ASD.

Work Focused Support for Carers   scheme is a voluntary scheme which aims to help people who
wish to combine paid work with their role of caring for someone.  Anyone who wishes to take part
can start or stop at any time.     Through the scheme, you will receive help and support from a Job
Centre Plus personal adviser. This could include help preparing for work, finding suitable training
and support in looking for and applying for jobs.
You will also receive advice on finding replacement care while you attend appointments, take part
in training or attend job interviews.   You do not need to be participating in the WFSC to access
funding for replacement care.

        Who is eligible

 The scheme is available to carers who:
1.            do not work or work less than 16 hours a week
2.            are aged 18 or over
3.            are not able to get help from any of the other Job Centre Plus employment
            support programmes such as New Deal or Pathways to Work.
If you find a job you are interested in, your personal advisor will be able to tell you how your
benefits will be affected if you start work.  They can also help you apply for any work benefits
or tax credits if appropriate.     To find out more,  contact your local Job Centre Plus Office.  

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              The Pelican Trust

and educational courses  for adults with disabilities,  to help them move on into the workplace and
improve their quality of life.   I understand the cost can often be met with local authority help, under
the direct payments scheme.       The Trust is a Registered Charity and all of the money made by its
commercial departments is ploughed back into the training courses.
For further information click on the PDF logo :-                        

                                     Social obligation or Individual Responsibility ?

This is a research paper which may offer useful insights to the disabled as to where they stand in
relation to the world of work.     It is pretty heavy going though, so you can click on the icon below
for a brief outline.    The full article can be reached from a link within the  short version.
                                                                                                           
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Most  on-line documents, flyers, national and local government  products, notices regarding any
forthcoming events and  teaching workshops etc that we receive are PDF documents.
         The link will look like this :-                 
You will need Adobe Reader to open such a file, its a free download and the button below will
take you to the Adobe Reader download page.

                                                             

Other documents that we receive are Office Word documents - they are opened with Office Word
of course,  but they can also be opened with Microsoft Works,  and  if there are no images in the
document it can be viewed using Wordpad.
        The link will look like this :-                   

                                                                                                                                       Mozilla KompoZer