1Big Database - Organisation details - Children's Society Children's Participation Project

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General information

Address:
Westway Garage
Marksbury
Bath
BA2 9HN (Multimap)

Telephone: 01761 479368

Fax: 01761 417553

Website: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk

Email: cpp-wessex@childrenssociety.org.uk

Contact person: Jim Davis, Team Leader

Aims: Project has 3 areas of work: working with new age traveller familes in the West Country; on issues relating to rural poverty; and on consultation methods with children & young people. To make children and young people more involved in decisions within areas that affect them such as education, health, housing and social services. In particular, children that have difficult circumstances, for example traveller children in rural locations, helping to make decisions such as the schools they go to or asking for planning permission for a new play area. The service is free. Open: Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm.

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: The whole of the area

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: No

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: No

Car park nearby: No

Parking for disabled drivers: No

Pedestrian route: No

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: No

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: No

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: No
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: No

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No

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