The second cost of living payment from the DWP is due in November 2022. However, there has been a lot of speculation from the media and online about the exact dates, which has caused a lot of confusion for many disabled people. The BuDS Cost of Living project team have worked through the data to get a clear picture of what is happening. Read on for more.
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Face Mask Offers
Wearing a protective face mask which filters the virus out of the air you breathe is one of the two best ways to protect yourself from Covid (the other is being fully vaccinated). BuDS has managed to secure an exclusive discount for disabled and clinically vulnerable people from Cambridge Masks Co, one of our key partners.
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Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 14 October 2022
The Covid wave in Bucks continues, although not as quickly last week as before. As of 12 October, we estimate 1 in 35 people in the county were infected with Covid-19. The Covid risk level in Bucks remains EXTREMELY HIGH. In your average busy supermarket, there will now be nine people breathing out Covid for you to catch.
Our advice remains to wear a FFP2 or N95 filter mask in public places (especially hospitals and GP surgeries), breathe clean air, avoid crowds and busy places, work from home if you can, and protect your older and vulnerable relatives and friends. These simple precautions will help save you and your family from serious illness or long-term disability.
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Finally, It All Makes Sense! ADHD And Me
Written by Janneke Elford
Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
Some people have described as a workaholic, I thought I was, and had been all of my working life. My workplace was a constant source of stimulation and I didn’t see or understand my patterns of intensity, compulsion and hyperfocus on tasks. I thought being a workaholic was a good thing, especially for my career. However, this led to bouts of bad mental health and burnouts several times over a long period in my previous employment, and being in a workplace that had a severe lack of empathy was a disaster waiting to happen. To be honest being made redundant from that role was the best thing that could of happened, as it led me to BuDS.
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My Role as a Reach4Work Project Coordinator
Written by Katie C
Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
I returned to BuDS five months ago, as Project Coordinator for R4W Digital Team. As nervous as I was, I jumped straight in, both feet first and feeling like I had a lot to learn, and many adventures to go on. I received the loveliest warm welcome back, not only from the R4W Digital Team but the entire BuDs Team. There really is a lot more to a website, than what you see on the screen, and being part of the R4W Digital Team has been so incredibly interesting and rewarding. There is a great deal of work to do, and an exciting phase 2 development plan for the rest of 2022, and into 2023. Including continuing to maintain and update the Reach4Work and Bucks Workability websites. With an ongoing and exciting development project, creating an Events App to help make local events more accessible, for disabled people.
Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 7 October 2022
The Covid wave here in Bucks continues to grow. As of 5 October, we estimate 1 in 26 people in the county were infected with Covid-19. We are keeping the Covid risk level in Bucks at EXTREMELY HIGH, but we expect to raise it to the highest level next week. In your average busy supermarket, there will now be twelve people breathing out Covid for you to catch.
Our advice remains to wear a FFP2 or N95 filter mask in public places, breathe clean air, avoid crowds and busy places, work from home if you can, and protect your older and vulnerable relatives and friends. These simple precautions will help save you and your family from serious illness or long-term disability.
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Hill Farm & Orchard Glamping Join The Fair4All Card Scheme
Our first visitor attraction joins the Fair4All Card scheme to make glamping easier for disabled people.
Susan Nash, Owner of Hill Farm & Orchard Glamping joined BuDS HR & Project Manager, Janneke Elford to mark the occasion.
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CO2 And Covid-19 – Managing Risk While Out and About
Karen is one of our volunteers on the Covid-19 project, and takes a keen interest in the scientific side of the virus. Here, she writes about how CO2 links to Covid-19, and how she uses this information to manage her risk when out and about.
Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 30 September 2022
The next wave of Covid-19 is mounting rapidly here in Bucks. As of last week, we estimate 1 in 28 people in the county were infected with Covid-19. That’s a huge increase over previous weeks, and proof that we are now in the FOURTH Covid wave this year.
We have raised the Covid risk level in Bucks to EXTREMELY HIGH. In your average busy supermarket, there will now be eleven people breathing out Covid for you to catch.
Our advice remains to wear a FFP2 or N95 filter mask in public places, breathe clean air, avoid crowds and busy places, work from home if you can, and protect your older and vulnerable relatives and friends. These simple precautions will help save you and your family from serious illness or long-term disability.
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Paralympic Heritage at Towersey Festival 2022
BuDS, in partnership with the National Paralympic Heritage Trust, was delighted to give festival-goers the opportunity to hold one (or several) of the Trust’s handling collection of Paralympic torches. Click on any of the images below to see the full sized original.
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