Please sir, can we have some more?
The Disabilities Trust was delighted recently to take
delivery of their second wheelchair accessible
Openroad Renault Kangoo from Constables Mobility.
Upon its closure in 2006 The Boughton Trust donated a
new Openroad Kangoo to The Disabilities Trust and
this proved to be so popular that a fundraising
mission was embarked upon to raise enough money to
purchase another one.
The Disabilities Trust is a charitable organisation and was founded in 1979. It offers housing and support services to around 150 people with profound physical impairments at several centres throughout the country – including those with physical disability, autism, learning disability and acquired brain injury. Services cover residential and sheltered housing, respite support, housing in the community, community enabling and day services.
Purpose-built residential centres promote independent living and accommodation is adapted to suit individual needs. There are on-site catering facilities, well-equipped activity centres and regularly organised entertainment and events. Link workers facilitate and support increased independence for service users and encourage the arrangement of outside activities. This is where the Openroad Kangoo vehicles from Constables Mobility are invaluable for use on a day-to-day basis. Future expansion at some centres will include sheltered flats, in addition to the main unit, and these will benefit from an intercom call system and 24 hour staffing.
Carol Ward, a Unit General Manager who has been with The Disabilities Trust for 20 years, comments, “We were delighted to be donated a Kangoo and liked it so much that we decided to buy one ourselves too. We also have a minibus but the Kangoo is much more popular with service users and link workers for everyday use around the town – easier to park and no bulky tail-lift to contend with.”
The Disabilities Trust is a charitable organisation and was founded in 1979. It offers housing and support services to around 150 people with profound physical impairments at several centres throughout the country – including those with physical disability, autism, learning disability and acquired brain injury. Services cover residential and sheltered housing, respite support, housing in the community, community enabling and day services.
Purpose-built residential centres promote independent living and accommodation is adapted to suit individual needs. There are on-site catering facilities, well-equipped activity centres and regularly organised entertainment and events. Link workers facilitate and support increased independence for service users and encourage the arrangement of outside activities. This is where the Openroad Kangoo vehicles from Constables Mobility are invaluable for use on a day-to-day basis. Future expansion at some centres will include sheltered flats, in addition to the main unit, and these will benefit from an intercom call system and 24 hour staffing.
Carol Ward, a Unit General Manager who has been with The Disabilities Trust for 20 years, comments, “We were delighted to be donated a Kangoo and liked it so much that we decided to buy one ourselves too. We also have a minibus but the Kangoo is much more popular with service users and link workers for everyday use around the town – easier to park and no bulky tail-lift to contend with.”
