The information is just not readily available. I was having a dinner meeting with Adam and Tanni and it was really important to find a restaurant that met all our needs. In the end I plumped for Pizza Express!

Things must change and if it’s like that in London…

Disability Awareness Day (DAD) is an annual independent living exhibition and a family fun day rolled into one. The main aim of the event is to promote independence throughout life and work. The exhibitors at DAD reflect a wide range of support services that help us achieve this aim. DAD is supported by a week of complimentary events, and on the day we have arts, sport and entertainment for everyone.

The next show is on Sunday 12th July 2009. We look forward to seeing you there!

QIS will attend Beyond Boundaries Live 2009, the UK’s leading lifestyle event for people with disabilities, the 4th and 5th July 2009.

Inspired by the highly acclaimed Beyond Boundaries TV series, the event offers an inspirational, interactive and fun day out for people with disabilities, their friends and family, carers and those working with disabled people. The new look event will play host to a number of interactive features, theatres and activities, alongside an exhibition where visitors can see, try and buy the latest products and services from a wide range of the leading specialist suppliers.

More information about this event to follow. In the meantime visit the Beyond Boundaries website.

The 4th – 6th of June QIS will be attending the Mobility Roadshow where we will showcase our latest development – Q Well Being.

This family resort, due for completion in 2012, is being built to the highest specification. It has been designed by user for users – including the access advisor for the Olympic Village, architect David Bonnett, and accessible kitchen designer Adam Thomas, a former Spinal Injuries Association trustee. This means it will have all the facilities to provide a positive experience for disabled or older people experiencing mobility difficulties and their families.

More information available at the Mobility Roadshow website. Visit us at stand B23 (location map).

Supported by the Mayor of Larnaca and Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, plans were unveiled to the waiting journalists and TV reporters. The beach, to be known as Q Well Being accessible beach will be developed on Larnaca’s main promenade at Finikoudes, in front of it’s bar and restaurants.

The Mayor told the audience how he wants to make Larnaca Cyprus’ foremost accessible city and told local businesses that they need to understand that not only is this socially the right thing to do, but also that it is economically correct as well. The disabled market is potentially lucrative if Larnaca can provide an excellent accessible experience.

Dame Tanni stressed that accessibility is important for everyone. Disability could happen to anyone at anytime, it does not discriminate. Additionally she stressed that by making Larnaca accessible it extends the potential lifespan of the city to travellers as old age also makes it more difficult for many people to climb steps etc.

Savvas said that whilst Quality Group was taking the lead in this, he hoped other developers would follow suit and also build accessible developments and neighbourhoods.

The Q Well Being accessible beach will enable the whole family to get down to the water’s edge and enter the clear blue sea of the Mediterranean Sea. A wide concrete slope will be built with a very shallow gradient out into the sea. Two large accessible changing rooms with toilets will be built on the beach, and specially adapted wheelchairs which are at home on sand and in the sea will be provided.