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Vacancies at Vista's Residential Homes - 29th May 2008

Vista homes New Wycliffe & Kathleen Rutland currently have vacancies for permanent or short stay residents. 

Both of the homes provide high-quality care for older people and offer a specialist service for residents with a visual impairment. In addition to longer term care, both, short stays and day care may be available. 

If you are requiring additional support and are considering a stay in one of Vista’s Residential Homes please contact;

Julie Rudd at the New Wycliffe Home on 0116 266 7093 or; 

Paul Sykes at the Kathleen Rutland Home on 0116 239 4234.

DLA Campaign - Vista Needs YOUR help - 25th July 2008

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - Update and Call to Action - We need YOUR help!

Despite facing some of the biggest  barriers to independent mobility, blind people have been excluded from receiving the higher rate mobility component of DLA.

Between now and 15th October 2008  we are urging people to write again to their MP's, many of whom have said they support us; we need them to help us now!

In support of the RNIB, Vista is also planning to attend another Lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 15^th October. This Lobby, building on the last, will make it clear that we won’t go away; that we will fight until we get the changes that should be made!  We are asking people to write to their local papers too.   We have included copies of the RNIB's campaign pack, below, which contains further information about the campaign, draft letters to MPs and a draft letter for local papers.

This link will take you to the DLA Campaign explained document.

This link will take you to the draft letter to be sent to your local Member of Parliament.

This link will take you to the draft letter to be sent to the local press.

We hope that as many people as possible will be able to attand the lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 15th October between 14:30 and 17:30.  If you would like to attend and require transport please contact Stephen Payne at Vista on 0116 249 8862.

UK Vision Strategy - Vista's Involvement 21/7/08