Promote a culture of diversity and equality Ensure that services meet or exceed the Trust’s obligations under the Equalities Act 2010. Expanding our fleet for inclusive cycling NGUSalive was delighted to expand its adaptive bikes fleet in July 2019 with the addition of the Van Raam Fun2Go double rider cycle. The brand-new bike was another step forward in the leisure offering to people with disability across Angus. The ANGUSalive Adaptive Cycling Hub at West Links, Arbroath is an inclusive area for cycling for anyone who needs that little bit of extra support.
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Our current participants include people with physical and learning disabilities and visual impairments. Major benefits of outdoor physical activities are increased confidence, better health and improved social skills. The sessions, which run twice weekly from March to October are social and fun, with plenty of energy, enthusiasm and laughter. The Fun2Go bike was purchased through partnership funding from Angus Disability Sport, Angus Society for the Blind, Special Olympics Tayside and ANGUSalive.
“Exercise and outdoor activity are so much more difficult if you have a disability. It was great to see some of the participants enjoying the ride along West Links, and also being a part of the busy activity around the seafront, in the warm sunshine. ANGUSalive are doing a great job of delivering this service for the residents of Angus,” Jean Stevenson, representing Angus Society for the Blind
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Books with a Voice n October 2019 we invested in a number of Vox Books at Forfar Library - print book meets audio book. Vox Books are the world’s first audio book that is fully integrated into a print book. The permanently attached Vox Reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. We have a large range of both picture and non-fiction titles with audio recordings to encourage children to read-along and make learning fun.
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This was a major accomplishment for ANGUSalive as we were the first library in Scotland to introduce the Vox Books providing an excellent service development for our customers. Although the collection is based at Forfar Library, customers at other locations can request these. There are plans to move the collection around the service points in rotation ensuring even more people can access the technology-enhanced books.
