Wokingham

Local Wokingham disabled people will be able to get to grips with a wide range of special equipment and useful information in Earley on Friday October 27 2006, at an exhibition for people with physical disabilities and special sensory needs.

The event will be held at The Crescent Centre, Warbler Drive, Lower Earley, from 12pm to 5pm. Companies from all over the country will be present. Refreshments will be available.

Wokingham Disability and Sensory Needs Partnership Board have booked more than twenty exhibitors, including R.N.I.B (Royal National Institute for the Blind), B.D.I.N (Berkshire Disability Information Network) and Ability.net.

Ability.net, an organisation specialising in assistive software and hardware, will give a special presentation at 2pm. This will include a demonstration of voice recognition software.

Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons, executive member for Wokingham social care services and housing, said: “Industry has come a long way in understanding the diverse needs of people with disabilities and special sensory needs. This will be a very useful event for everyone involved and a business opportunity for manufacturers to reach very discerning customers.”

For further information, contact Zoe Tomes, partnership development worker, Mobile: 0778 619 7626, email: zoe.tomes@wokingham.gov.uk

Wokingham District Council