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The deadline is a little past but it's still up on the site

>The deadline is a little past but it's still up on the site

David

>><http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SupportAT/>http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SupportAT/
>>
>>If you agree with it.
>>
>> From the text:
>>---
>>
>>Assistive Technology is a life line to some people with disabilities 
>>providing access to many things that most people consider a fundamental 
>>human right - communication, access to education and control of one's 
>>environment to name a few. Stephen Hawking is a clichéd example of an 
>>effective Assistive Technology user.
>>
>>There is no consistent, or coherent provision of Assistive Technology in 
>>the UK and a number of services have recently suffered from Government 
>>support being withdrawn - e.g. the ACE Centres (supporting children with 
>>communication difficulties in education); BECTA's SEN IT Team (supporting 
>>access to the curriculum for students with special needs); CAP program 
>>(funding communication aids for children) and FAST (developing and 
>>innovating in the Assistive Technology field).
>>
>>We the undersigned request that dedicated funding is provided across 
>>sectors to enable Assistive Technology to be provided where needed and 
>>support the existing teams.
>>---
>>
>>
>>Cheers.
>>
>>Simon
>>
>>Senior Clinical Scientist
>>Assistive Technology / Clinical Engineering
>>
>><mailto:simon.judge at nhs.net>simon.judge at nhs.net
>>01226 432159
>>
>>Dept of Medical Physics
>>Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust
>>Gawber Road
>>Barnsley
>>S75 2EP
>>
>>
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>
>Stephen Druce
>Projects Officer
>
>The ACE Centre Advisory Trust
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