News

Service users at Hollyrood, our residential support service for people on the autism spectrum in Lindfield, invited friends, family and staff to celebrate their 20th birthday on 17 August. Fun included a circus skills workshop, tea cup ride, singer, hook a duck and ice cream.

Victoria House celebrated its annual Summer Fun Day. Service users, friends & family, staff and people from the local community gathered for a day of fun activities, good food and fantastic entertainment & fundraising.

Jane Percy House would like to offer service users a home cinema experience in their lounge area. Many of the service users are avid movie buffs and music listeners and so we are fundraising to provide the equipment needed.

Graham Anderson House are pleased to announce that the BIRT Glasgow Seminar 2019 will take place on Wednesday 6 November, 9:30-15:30, at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 232 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5RJ.

In the first half of 2019, staff across the Trust have been introduced to a new set of values for the organisation, carefully considered and developed by staff members themselves, ready to embed within everything we do here at the Trust.

On 27th June, Eastfields, one of the services run by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) in Scotland, celebrated the start of work on a new extension with a ‘First Dig’ ceremony.

The latest Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) survey reflects the everyday financial struggles faced by our charity to continue to support our 1000 service users, against an escalating crisis in social care. We urgently call on ministers, parliamentarians and the new Prime Minister to end this mounting care crisis.

On 25 June 2019, Members of Parliament were invited to a brain injury screening session in Parliament, hosted by Chris Bryant MP to raise awareness of The Disabilities Trust’s work on brain injury in the Criminal Justice System.

The Disabilities Trust Foundation has invited MPs to attend a brain injury screening in parliament to raise awareness of brain injury, and gain insight into the screening process used in prisons as part of our pilot project.

International students from Canada visited Shinewater Court as part of their studies to learn first-hand about a service for people with disabilities.