DPN

You can really make a difference by helping to financially support us. Every penny will make a difference and go directly to helping supporting parents with a disability or long term health condition.

If you feel you would like to help, please visit the “Support us”  link above.

Less than 140 days until the Olympics, and 170 until the Paralympics, come to London and a once in a lifetime opportunity for some people to be part of it.

I have always believed in pushing my boundaries, grab any opportunity you can, try anything you can, and so when I heard volunteers were wanted for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics I thought I would apply with little belief I would be successful. I understand 250,000 people applied to be a ‘Games Maker’, volunteer for the 2012 Olympics and I was delighted to finally discover on the 19th January 2012 that I was amongst the 140,000 selected.

After completing an application form late in 2010 and attending an interview on 2nd April 2011 in Manchester I had begun to think I hadn’t been successful as I heard from other people in October and November of last year that they had been accepted.

Exciting that I shall be ‘a member of the transport team based in London, helping passengers get on and get out of their transport vehicles as safely and quickly as possible. This is essential for the transport system to run smoothly, and provide direct help to passengers as required, and ensure that transport zones are kept clear and well-managed’.(Games maker role description).

It will be a challenge, and undoubtedly hard work, but I shall do it to the best of my ability and I now look forward to undertaking role specific training due at the beginning of March. Suddenly it is all very real and exciting. I am really looking forward to being in London and will enjoy being part of it.

Terri (DPN Chair)

We have updated our web site design to make information more accessible for everyone.
Everything that was available in our old web site can still be found in the new site.
We will continue to develop our site and add fresh content to keep you informed and up to date on all issues of interest to Disabled Parents. If you have any ideas or suggestions for extending and improving the information we publish please Contact us.

Are you interested in supporting disabled parents?  Then why not volunteer for us here at Disabled Parents Network!  We are currently looking for support service volunteers  living in Bucks, Beds and Northants who can spare a few hours each week to the  support service helpline.  Full training will be given – all you need is a landline phone and a computer for this opportunity.

For full details of the role, click here.  To find out more, send us a completed application form (click here to download) and we will be in touch.

We are currently looking for Trustees to join our enthusiastic board and are particularly keen to hear from those interested in becoming Treasurer or with interest or experience of media relations. Disabled parents are especially welcome to fulfil these roles.  Trustee meetings currently take place on a bi-monthly basis in Milton Keynes with occasional sub group meetings and/or telephone conferences in between. If you think one of these roles would be of interest, or you feel you have other skills and experience you could bring to DPN and would like more information and an application pack please e-mail us using the Contact form.

DPN is delighted to announce its new Patron – actress, presenter and journalist Julie Fernandez.

Julie is best known for her role as ‘Brenda’ in the BBC’s multi-award winning show ‘The Office’. Her career started in 1992 when she was cast as ‘Vanessa Lockhead’   in ‘Eldorado’. She went on to star along side Sean Maguire in series 3 of ‘Dangerfield’ and tok the lead role in ‘Body on the Runway’, a short film shown at film festivals and cinemas across the UK. Julie has also appeared in a production of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ at the Cochrane Theatre London. To find out more about Julie, click here.