Isle of Wight County Press Online

Breaking down barriers

By Suzanne Pert

Monday, August 2, 2010

 

Breaking down barriers

The Landeez chairs being used by students at St George’s School, Newport. From left, teaching assistant Jay Dean with Terry Dean, deputy headteacher Rachel Weldon with Simon Farley and teaching assistant Darren Price with Robert Evans.

YOUNG people who rely on wheelchairs every day can now enjoy activities they may not have had access to, thanks to new, all-terrain wheelchairs.

Under the Aiming High for Disabled Children scheme, the Isle of Wight Council has bought three new Landeez wheelchairs, which will be made available for use by children and young people with disabilities.

The Landeez chairs are all-terrain, meaning they can access areas conventional wheelchairs may not, such as beaches or forests.

The wheelchairs will be available for school trips and group outings and can be hired for a nominal fee.

• For further details , contact Moira Henderson on 01983 533523 or moira.henderson@iow.gov.uk

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