DUNDEE ACCESS GROUP
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 26TH JANUARY 2017 IN THOMAS
HERD HOUSE,
PRESENT: Erik Cramb, Anne Farrow, Dorothy Wilson, Marie Riley, Carole Craig, Lillian Malcolm, Gordon McDonald, Denis Bethell, Heather Flood, Sandy Cameron, Denise Cameron.
APOLOGIES:
1. INVITED SPEAKER:
.
We were pleased to welcome Philip
Holt, Partnerships Manager for DisabledGo
to our meeting. Philip said that
DisabledGo were hoping to add 25 new venues to their
DisabledGo’s plans include providing dementia
awareness training and upgrading their website.
We thanked Philip for attending
our meeting and telling us more about DisabledGo.
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
The minutes of the meeting
held on 1st December 2016 were approved.
3.
MATTERS ARISING:
3.1.
(Re minute 3.1). We were pleased
to get the trophy sent by SDEF.
3.2.
(Re minute 3.2). Erik had drafted a letter to be given to the Chamber of
Commerce to send to its members. It was read out at the meeting and we all
approved its contents.
3.3.
(Re minute 6.1). Denis brought in
the old DAG laptop he had at home. We all agreed that it should be scrapped.
Heather said that she would ensure that its hard disk was destroyed. Denis
agreed to keep the powerpoint projector for now.
3.4.
(Re minute 6.2). Dorothy said that
she was pleased with the event organised at Discovery Point in December. Our
group agreed that it was most informative and enjoyable and we thanked her for
her part in the organising of it for us.
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OTHER AGENDA ITEMS:
4.1 Ramps Campaign. Erik, Gordon and Lillian have spoken to business people in the Fintry area about extending our ramps project into that area. A big problem is identifying who owns the properties and would be responsible for improving access into them. Erik has agreed to speak to Fintry Community Council where he will explain our hopes of extending our ramps project and he hopes that, with our backing, they will be able to apply for funding to help purchase ramps needed in that area.
4.2 Bus Decision in High Court. Erik will write to the two bus companies in Dundee and invite them to our next DAG meeting. We hope to ascertain their policies of handling a situation where a wheelchair user wants to board one of their buses but the wheelchair space is already occupied by a parent with a child in a buggy.
4.3 Treasurer’s Report. Sandy said that we had received a donation from St Catharine’s fund and told us the present balance in our bank account.
4.4 Donations. We agreed to give a donation of £250 to Dundee Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted. We also discussed giving donations to Shopmobility and Mobiloo. Sandy will ask how much of our SDEF grant we would be allowed to give to Shopmobility so that they can buy a needed bariatric mobility scooter.
4.5 Courier Report. Erik will draft an article for the Courier about DAG winning the SDEF trophy for ‘The Best Community Engagement Project’.
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CORRESPONDENCE:
By email
5.1
On 1/12/16 via SDEF, the Scottish Government is setting up a new
Social Security system for Scotland and want to recruit people to help them
with the new system.
5.2
On 1/2/16 from Transport Planning re consultation on taxi
provision in Dundee.
5.3
On 6/12 /16 SDEF Voice Issue
38.
5.4
On 7/12/16 from Dorothy Wilson
re gym equipment provision in Dundee.
5.5
On 7/12/16 from Philip Holt re
DisabledGo’s Access Guide for Dundee.
5.6
On 9/12/16 via Dorothy Wilson
forwarding a copy of Network Rail Inclusive
Design Presentation.
5.7
On 12/12/16 from SDEF sending
their Open Door Issue 45.
5.8
On 13/12/16 from Voluntary
Gateway Dundee sending their e-bulletin.
5.9
On 15/12/16 from SDEF who have been funded to establish a network
of contacts to gather feedback from local areas about the changes and
developments in accessible travel.
Jan
Goodall has agreed to be one of their contacts.
5.10
On 22/12/16 from Dundee Health
and Social Care Partnership with consultation on Homelessness Strategic
Planning.
5.11
On 22/12/16 SDEF Voice Issue
39.
5.12
On 9/1/17 from Dundee Health
& Social Care Partnership (DHSCP) consulting
on their Market Facilitation Strategy.
5.13
On 9/1/17 from DHSCP re launch of Dundee and Angus Community Equipment
Loan Service.
5.14
On 10/1/17 from Dundee Violence against Women Partnership re Scottish
Government Consultation on Draft Gender Representation on Public Boards
(Scotland) BillG
5.15
On 11/1/17 Dundee Partnership E-Bulletin Issue 5.
5.16
On 12/1/17 from DHSCP publicising the 2017 Smart Care Convention on 15th
February.
5.17
On 12/1/17 info re launch of Access Scottish Theatre’s new website on
January 24th.
5.18
On 13/1/17 from SDEF sending a Consultation from the Commission on
Parliamentary Reform.
5.19
On 18/1/17 from DVA with details of Pensioners Forum Meeting on 20th
January.
5.20
On 20/1/17 SDEF Voice Issue 40.
6 A.O.C.B.
6.1
There was no AOCB.
7 DATE OF NEXT MEETING.
The date of the next meeting is at
12.45 on Thursday 2nd March 2017 in Thomas Herd House, 10 - 12 Ward Road, Dundee, DD1 1LX.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
c/o Dundee Carers Centre
Seagate House 124 Seagate Dundee DD1 2HB web: www.dundeeaccessgroup.co.uk
e-mail: dundeeaccessgroup.org@hotmail.co.uk