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Putnam opens Innovation in Education conference
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Lord Putnam opened the Innovation in Education conference today, saying ‘’It is time to hold up our hands and admit that our education system just isn’tworking well enough. …
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Launch of first social impact bond
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Social Finance has launched the first of its much-anticipated Social Impact Bonds. These bonds are designed to fund preventative approaches to social issues. They enable investment in prevention …
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Trafford's Learning Disability Development Fund Innovation Grant 2010
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Trafford Council has opened up a funding opportunity for community and voluntary sector projects that benefit adults with learning disabilities in Trafford. The Learning Disability Development Fund Innovation Grant was …
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Are you looking for social investment?
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UnLtd Advantage is an intensive investment readiness programme dedicated to scaling up high impact social ventures. We help you to develop a robust growth strategy and build relationships with social …
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World Universities are welcome to introduce Next Generation Science-FIT technology
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To save life of millions of People on Planet Earth from Manmade Disasters like Union Carbide,Ship sinking,Plane Crash,NASA space flight failure (and death of Astronaut …
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Making the Case
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There are over 18,000 16-25 year olds in custody in the UK - an increase of more than a third in the past ten years. Two-thirds of these say that a mentor would help them to stop re-offending, particularly if the mentor were someone who themselves had broken the cycle of offending. However, while mentoring provision does exist, it is often duplicated and sporadic, and does not work to any minimum standards.
Trabasack
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Trabasack is three healthcare products in one, a tray, a bag and a switch or communication aid mounting technology. Designed to help improve social inclusion for wheelchair users by providing a level surface anywhere.
Existing solutions are expensive, clinical looking or form a social barrier that is difficult to attach and can be a deterrent to wanting to eat and drink in public. Trabasack is a low cost, easy to carry lap tray and bag that fulfills a real need for wheelchair users but has potential in a wider market.
It has: a unique ergonomic shape, is machine washable, easy to use ringpull zips and is soft and safer for people with epilepsy or who self harm. Unlike existing trays it attaches to any chair, can be carried easily as a shoulder bag, rucksack or bumbag. It holds personal possessions such as medication, cups, medical devices, phones, laptops or communication aids.
Enabled by Design
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Denise has multiple sclerosis and her first-hand experience of assistive equipment in the NHS has driven her to seek to improve it by harnessing the power of co-production.
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