Vitalise Increases Choice For Disabled People And Carers In 2008-2009, UK

Main Category: Muscular Dystrophy / ALS
Also Included In: Caregivers / Homecare
Article Date: 15 Jan 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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National disability charity Vitalise has announced its greatest ever range of quality breaks for disabled people and carers in its new 2008-2009 brochure, launched in January 2008.

The new-look brochure, produced in consultation with the charity's service users, features the range of residential breaks and special interest weeks available at Vitalise's five purpose-built, accessible UK Centres, beautifully located in Cornwall, Essex, Nottingham, Southampton and Southport. Accessible destinations in Europe complete the charity's portfolio of breaks for disabled people and carers.

Championing freedom and choice in respite care, Vitalise's five UK Centres offer an extensive programme of activities, excursions and special interest weeks in a relaxed holiday setting, backed up by 24-hour care on-call and personal support from experienced staff.

Complementing the charity's UK portfolio are accessible holidays in luxury hotels in Germany and Spain, including Majorca, offering greater flexibility to the independent disabled traveller.

Toni-Marie Barker, a wheelchair user and regular Vitalise guest, said: "Being able to be away from home, safe in the knowledge that I will receive 24-hour care of the highest quality, means so much to my family and me. I am able to spend my time in a beautiful, relaxed setting, where I have the freedom to choose how my care is delivered and how my holiday is spent. It is nice to come to a place where I am accepted for who I am, regardless of my disability."

Alison Wadley, Head of Communications at Vitalise said:

"In consultation with our guests, we have redesigned our brochure this year to really reflect the experience of a break with Vitalise. For many disabled people and carers, just one week's respite a year can make the difference between coping and despair. That's why we subsidise our breaks to make them as affordable as we can.

We believe that disabled people and carers should have the same holiday choices as everybody else, and with the extension of our European destinations, we are even closer to that goal. Our mission is to ensure that all our guests receive genuine choice in their lives: a completely accessible and non-institutional environment, with a choice of activities, real independence, social inclusion - and fun."

The new Vitalise UK and European breaks 2008-2009 brochure is available from the Vitalise bookings office on 0845 345 1970 or email bookings@vitalise.org.uk, or it can be downloaded at http://www.vitalise.org.uk.

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