Welcome to Inverclyde Council on Disability
ICOD have now evolved into a group that provides advice; information; advocacy; consultancy; a quarterly newsletter; a Shopmobility Service located in Greenock Town Centre; among other new and developing services, to disabled people, their Carers, families, the general public, statutory and non-statutory agencies, the private sector and any other interested parties.
News
ICOD Launches Postcard Campaign
At a time when Christmas cards are dropping through your letter boxes ICOD will be sending out its own cards for disabled people to use, aimed at helping both them and services providers, shops banks restaurants etc, identify issues of accessibility and take steps towards addressing them.
Launching the scheme on the International Day of Disabled People, Kathy McDade, (Chair of ICOD) said:
“Some people may not wish to raise issues directly with service providers, the postcard gives them a chance to make their point in a non confrontational manner.
"Part of the postcard is given to the service provider and the other part to ICOD, alerting it to the concerns raised. If no response is forthcoming ICOD can then take the issue forward using the postcard as evidence during future any discussions."
"For example we were talking with a major supermarket over a number of disability issues and making good progress, but on the departure of the temporary manager we have found ourselves ignored once again. I am also sure the issue of lift access for disabled people in high flats, as highlighted by the Telegraph, will generate a sizeable number of postcard enquiries and responses."
Postcards will be available from the ICOD offices, please telephone 01475 732700, email enquiries@icod.org.uk or minicom 01475 732995 for copies or to raise any access issues. The more people become involved and highlight issues, the sooner we will see the changes happening in our community.
Linkability Newsletter now online
The December 2008 edition of our LinkAbility Newsletter is now online in a range of formats. To listen to each article as an audio file (mp3) click here, to view the online text only verson click here, or to view the newsletter as an Acrobat PDF file click here
Climb every mountain!
Early in the new year, ICOD former employee Denise Gildea is embarking on an 8 day trek up Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and the highest 'walkable' mountain in the world. As part of her trek Denise is kindly raising money for ICOD and our Shopmobility services. If you would like to support Denise and ICOD you can donate online at her Just Giving web page at the link below. The Just Giving service also allows you to use Gift Aid for your donation, helping Denise to raise even more money for our services!
Everyone at ICOD would like to wish Denise all the best on her trek, and thank her for remembering everyone at ICOD and Shopmobility.
You can donate online for Denise's Trek by clicking the button below or visiting the link here
Motability Car Scheme and the Rough Guide launches guide to accessible days out
Britain's wealth of old and new attractions are now more accessible than ever, and here's your opportunity to take advantage of everything that's on offer.
To inspire you, Rough Guides and the Motability Car Scheme have recently joined forces to produce the brand new Rough Guide to Accessible Britain. Packed full of ideas on days out across the UK, this pocket-sized guide lists 100 wonderful places, tested and recommended by their researchers.
The guide has been designed to be user friendly, with colour coded sections of the different days out Britain has to offer.
It features easy to understand symbols of the accessible facilities at each location, as well as handy maps to help plan your day.
The guide is priced at £6.99, however blue badge holders can obtain a free copy (£1.99 postage to be paid) by visiting the website here
We also have limited copies available free at the ICOD Office, please contact us for a copy
You can also read a review of the guide at the BBC Ouch! website here
Scottish Parliament publishes guide for Disabled Visitors
The Scottish Parliament has produced an access guide that aims to help disabled people who are visiting the Holyrood building. This means all disabled people - invited as guests, casual visitors, watching parliamentary business or taking a tour. Further information and copies of the guide can be downloaded here (link opens in new window).
Funding
Inverclyde Council on Disability is funded by:
Inverclyde Council on Disability is an 
