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Tuesday 8 July 2003
Listen to the In Touch for 8 July 2003 RESPONSE TO GERALDINE PEACOCK DEPARTURE Guests:
Two senior members of the CGDO, (names) claimed she has done considerable damage to the organisation especially with the closure of regional training centers. CONTACTS DON JACKSON (Publicity Officer for the Circle of Guide Dog Owners) Tel: 01803 525 432 The Circle of Guide Dog Owners (COGDO) is a National Organisation which provides support to guide dog owners and also represents their needs to GDBA and other organisations for guide dogs. The members of the organisation share their experiences and offer help to each other. JOSEPH CLARKE SCHOOL The Joseph Clarke School for visually impaired children in the Waltham Forest Borough was a subject discussed on In Touch early this year. In that report, parents were fearful that the school might be closed. The Waltham Forest Borough council has now issued a letter in which they state, that their preferred option will be 'redesignation'. This would mean, the school remaining open as a centre of excellence for visually impaired children and also to other children with other special needs. Iain Duncan-Smith, leader of the opposition, in whose constituency the Joseph Clarke School for Visually Impaired and the Hawkswood School for Deaf Children are located, has secured an emergency debate on the subject of specialist schools. Peter White talks to Graham Moss is the director of school support services in the Borough of Waltham Forest. Mr Moss said that the future of the Joseph Clarke school will be decided in early autumn. CONTACTS JOSEPH CLARKE SCHOOL AND SERVICE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED Vincent Road London E4 9PP Tel: 081 527 8818 LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST COUNCIL Town Hall, Forest Road, London, E17 4JF Customer Service Center: 020 8496 3000 Fax: 020 8527 8313 Email: wfdirect@lbwf.gov.uk Council website GENERAL CONTACTS RNIB 105 Judd Street London WC1 H9NE Tel: 0845 766 99 99 (UK callers only - Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) Tel: 0207 388 1266 (switchboard/overseas callers) Textphone users call via Typetalk: 0800 51 51 52 HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE (HSBP) John Derby House 88-92 Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0GS Tel: 0161 872 1234 E-mail: info@hsbp.co.uk THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION (GDBA) Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3YG Tel: 0870 600 2323 ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE 14-16 Verney Road London SE16 3DZ Tel: 020 7635 4800 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF THE BLIND AND DISABLED Central Office Swinton House 324 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8DD Tel: 020 7837 6103 Fax: 020 7278 0436 Textphone: 020 7837 6103 Registered trade union involved in all issues regarding the employment of blind and disabled people in the UK. NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND Far Cromwell Road Bredbury Stockport SK6 2SG Tel: 0161 355 2000 Email: enquiries@nlbuk.org DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES Tel: 195 This service is free if you are blind or partially sighted. Visit the In Touch Message Board Back to the In Touch page The BBC is not responsible for external websites |
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