New Webinar Announced 26th May 2021
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A New Webinar from DLF For Professionals:
Reflections on person-centred advice about AT and its role in maximising independence.
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When?
10.00-11.30, Wednesday 26th May 2021
Who should attend?
If you are responsible for providing information on assistive technology to older or disabled people, then this webinar will provide you with insights from people in a similar role. Beneficial for anyone already using AskSARA or considering using AskSARA for their visitors, residents, clients or the general public.
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AskSARA
The provision of accurate, person-centred information in a simple and effective way can help prolong independence, adding life to years. AskSARA is simple 3 step tool, which can be tailored and embedded in a trusted domain, offering important information and impartial advice, backed by a verified directory of over 10,000 daily living products with links to purchase items direct from suppliers on-line.
Service Delivery Perspectives on Assistive Technology Provision
Join us for the next in our series of webinars for professionals involved in promoting wider use of AT in enabling independent living. Wednesday 26th May 10.00 to 11.15 will see a panel of presenters from a range of service delivery perspectives share their experiences.
Latest Trends & Analysis
We will be presenting our latest figures on usage of AskSARA and the topics most visited by users providing the latest trends and analysis.
Dawn Pridham
Dawn Pridham, is Service Manager at Newport City Council. Dawn will present on Newport’s experience of integrating self-assessment into their service delivery. Newport CC’s work led directly to the first regional programme for AskSARA in Wales: AskSARA for Gwent was funded by the Public Service Board covering the combined areas of Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent, overall reaching a quarter of the population of the principality. This programme aimed to promote wellbeing through self-assessment online as part of a broader prevention programme.
Louise Lapworth
Louise Lapworth from Warwickshire County Council will share details of the multimedia campaign she ran to promote use of AskSARA in Warwickshire. Using a variety of media the campaign led to an outstanding set of usage figures reaching older and disabled people in the county. Louise will share details of the project and data from analysing its effectiveness.
Kate Bowman
Your Equipment Newcastle is part of the Information Now programme in Newcastle-on-Tyne. Kate Bowman form the City Council will share her experiences of running AskSARA as a frontline information and advice tool.
Q&A Panel Session
Participants will be able to pose questions to the speakers and the DLF team in a Q&A panel session.
Proposed draft timings for content:
| DLF for Professionals: Reflections on person-centred advice about AT and its role in maximising independence | |||
| Wednesday 26th May 10-11.30 | Draft Timings | ||
| Introduction to DLF | DLF | 10.00-10.10 | |
| Data insights from providing the AskSARA service in the UK | DLF | 10.10-10.20 | |
| The EquipU Partnership and the role of AskSARA within service delivery across the Partnership. How this links to maximising independence and housing. | Alison Docherty | Equipu | 10.20-10.35 |
| Newport: the first Welsh AskSARA and the pan-Gwent project - relevance to policy, legislation and service delivery in Wales | Chris Humphrey | Newport CC | 10.35-10.50 |
| Coffee | 10.50-11.00 | ||
| Reaching older and disabled people in the community - promoting the use of AskSARA | Louise Lapworth | Warwickshire CC | 11.00-11.15 |
| The development of Information Now - information and advice for prevention, new ways of working | Kate Bowman | Newcastle CC | 11.15-11.30 |
| Q&A panel | |||
To find out more call DLF on 0300 123 3084, email us on enquiries@dlf.org.uk
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