Access News
Seating for disabled islanders and wheelchair users on Liberation Day.
There will be seating for 350 people and space for wheelchairs in the Homefront Marquee on Crown Pier. The Homefront Marquee is where the Liberation Church Service can be watched – televised live from the Town Church from 11:00 to [...]
GDA April Newsletter
Please find attached the April newsletter for you to read, and share with your members. Don't forget to sign up for the FREE disability awareness training, the training is free and all you need to do is create an account [...]
Disability Helper Website
The GDA was contacted by Natalie Kelly from Disability Helper. She has very kindly shared some useful websites with us. Please take a look. www.disabilityhelper.net. This is a site dedicated and written by parents and carers of persons with disabilities. Hobbies and [...]
Sign Up for the Saffery Rotary Walk 3rd June 2017
We are pleased to announce that the GDA is supporting the Saffery Rotary Walk on 3rd June 2017 http://www.safferyrotarywalk.com - an accessible community activity. Time to get signed up! Saffery Rotary Walk entries please! For more information please see attached [...]
March 2017 Newsletter
Spring is finally here, and so is the March newsletter for the Guernsey Disability Alliance. Please click on the link below to download and read. GDA March 2017 Newsletter final
Be Active Forum and Accessible Activities
Be Active forum and Accessible Activities for children with disabilities We All Matter Eh? (GDA) were invited to the Be Active March session to present and facilitate a conversation on Accessible Activities for children with disabilities. Be Active is A [...]
Celebrating Disabled Access Day in Guernsey – 10th March 2017
This year GDA and its partners will be celebrating Disabled Access Day for the first time. Our focus for this 2017 campaign has been on Accessible Activities, the sports and clubs locally that are accessible to disabled islanders. We are [...]
Accessible Sport & Activities in Guernsey
Led by Karen Blanchford (GDA/Access or All) & Olly Tracey (Onscreen Creations) In conjunction with members, Access for All and The Guernsey Sports Commission GDA’s mission is equality of opportunity for disabled islanders and carers in Guernsey. We want to [...]
Viewing the Christmas lights in St Peter Port
Seasonal dispensations are in place again this year to allow driving through some of the prohibited streets in the Town area to view the Christmas lights during the festive period. These dispensations are intended for the benefit of older people [...]
Guernsey Disability Alliance to visit Alderney
Representatives from GDA, Wigwam, Access for All Guernsey Disability Alliance (GDA), working in conjunction with Accessible Alderney – a long-term member of the GDA – will be visiting the island on 14 and 15 July to meet with interested parties, [...]
Guernsey States of Deliberation
New guernsey states of deliberation Our new States of Deliberation are now in place and all the roles have now been filled. To assist our members in contacting the right people about the Disability and Inclusion Strategy as well as [...]
Good News from the Guernsey Deaf Childrens Society
As part of the GDA member charities publicity campaign for the Disability Strategy update, Leonie Burrows, Treasurer of the Guernsey Deaf Childrens Society, gave an interview on Channel Television on hearing impairment issues within Education. Here is a copy of [...]