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14th December 2010

Home page updated with Shopmobility Christmas opening times.

6th December 2010

Information Service page rewritten and updated.

2nd December 2010

Home page updated with Position statement on Local Authority cuts.

26th November 2010

New Equality Act page added to site to replace Disability Discrimination Act page

25th November 2010

Newsletter No 99 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

8th November 2010

Home and Shopmobility pages updated with details of forthcoming charge to be applied and changes to opening times.

5th November 2010

The October issue of the DAD Newsletter "Break Through!" added to the Newsletter section.

Independence and Choice for All page added to Information and Help section of website.

3rd November 2010

Home page updated with details of forthcoming AGM.

28th October 2010

New ChYPS page created to replace D.A.S.H.

26th October 2010

Vacancies page updated with details of latest positions, closing date for applications being 10th November 2010.

18th October 2010

Newsletter No 98 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

27th August 2010

Home and Events pages updated with details of CDCD Coffee Morning and Annual Conference.

4th August 2010

Home page updated with details of accessible changing space for adults within the Dolphin Centre.

30th July 2010

Newsletter No 97 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages. The July issue of the DAD Newsletter "Break Through!" added to the Newsletter section.

30th June 2010

Home page updated with Third Party Reporting Centre-Press Release. Links to Shopmobility schemes in the North East on Shopmobility page updated.

29th June 2010

Home and D.A.S.H. pages updated with details of volunteers needed for School Holidays

27th May 2010

Newsletter No 96 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

20th May 2010

Shopmobility page updated with links to conditions of hire and safety considerations regarding the Shopmobility service. An advice page for purchasing scooters has also been included.

18th May 2010

The May issue of the DAD Newsletter "Break Through!" added to the Newsletter section. Home, Carers Support Service and Events pages updated with details of Carers' Week.

20th April 2010

Vacancies page updated with details of latest positions, closing date for applications being 10th May 2010.

26th March 2010

Newsletter No 95 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

22nd February 2010

Home page updated with details of CDCD Conference. News Archive section updated.

1st February 2010

Newsletter No 94 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

2nd January 2010

Links page updated with entry for Caring for Disabled Children in Darlington and Parents Forum section removed from site.

6th December 2009

Home page updated with AGM report.

2nd December 2009

Home page updated with Shopmobility Christmas opening times.

22nd November 2009

The Annual Report for 2009, together with Word and PDF versions, has been added to the Annual Reports page.

21st November 2009

Newsletter No 93 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

10th November 2009

Home and Events pages updated with details of Carers' Rights Day.

6th November 2009

Support DAD section added to the site and index bar.

25th October 2009

The October issue of the DAD Newsletter "Break Through!" added to the Newsletter section.

20th October 2009

Home page updated with details of donations through JustGiving and details of forthcoming AGM. Links page updated with entry for Darlington Learning Disability Live.

27th September 2009

Events page updated with details of Halloween Party.

14th September 2009

Links page updated with entry for Young Carers Action Plan.

3rd August 2009

Newsletter No 91 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

21st July 2009

News Archive section updated.

15th July 2009

Vacancies page updated with details of latest positions, closing date for applications being Friday 14th August 2009.

5th June 2009

Shopmobility page updated with details of Scarborough Shopmobility service.

2nd March 2009

Links page updated with entry for Durham County Council Advice and Benefits section.

9th February 2009

Newsletter No 88 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

17th December 2008

Home page updated with Christmas opening times

2nd December 2008

DAD Membership page updated

27th November 2008

Newsletter No 87 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages. ChYPS Newsletter No 4 added to D.A.S.H Project and Newsletters pages.

25th November 2008

Home page updated with paragraph referring to Annual Meeting lecture, D.A.S.H. page updated with a more in depth article.

24th November 2008

Home page updated with results and photos referring to the 2008 Access for All Awards

14th November 2008

Home page updated with details of Annual Meeting

8th November 2008

DAD Membership page updated

17th October 2008

Video clip of 2008 Charities Award ceremony added to the news item of DAD winning Charity Award on Home page.

15th October 2008

Vacancies page updated with details of full and part time positions, closing date for applications being Wednesday 29th October 2008.

10th October 2008

D.A.S.H. and Home pages updated with news of October Playschemes.

9th October 2008

Newsletter No 86 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

7th October 2008

Home page updated with details of change to DAD constitution and news of winning Charity Award. News Archive section updated.

6th October 2008

Home page updated with details of nomination process for Darlington 2008 Access for All Award.

22nd August 2008

Events page updated with preliminary news of Halloween Party.

31st July 2008

Newsletter No 85 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

11th July 2008

Home page updated with article concerning Post Office closures. Carers Support Service page updated with details of information for carers of people with a learning disability.

23rd June 2008

Home page updated with article on Scooter and Wheelchair Safety Day. Links page updated with entry for the Alan Shearer Centre.

29th May 2008

Newsletter No 84 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

24th April 2008

News Archive section updated.

18th April 2008

Newsletter No 83 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

21st March 2008

ChYPS Newsletter No 3 added to D.A.S.H Project and Newsletters pages.

10th March 2008

Additional members' quotations added to Quotes from Members page explaining how being part of Dimensions has helped them.

7th March 2008

News Archive section updated.

6th February 2008

Newsletter No 82 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

25th January 2008

Dimensions page re-written and also updated with courses available during 2008.

18th December 2007

Carers Support Service page updated with details of Factsheets available for Carers.

13th December 2007

D.A.S.H. and Home pages updated with details of Christmas Playschemes.

12th December 2007

Links page updated with entry for Equality and Human Rights Commission.

29th November 2007

Shopmobility page re-written and updated

28th November 2007

Newsletter No 81 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

22nd November 2007

Home page updated with result for 2007 Darlington Access for All Award. Home page and Shopmobility page updated with details of Equipment Presentation. The Annual Report for 2007, together with Word and PDF versions, has been added to the Annual Reports page.

16th November 2007

Launch of Direct Payments Vacancies page as part of Direct Payments Support Service page.

8th November 2007

Vacancies page and Home page updated with details of a position for an Administrator. ChYPS Newsletter No 2 added to D.A.S.H Project and Newsletters pages.

29th October 2007

Vacancies page and Home page updated with details of a position for an Information and Advice Officer.

19th October 2007

Newsletter Issue 15 added to Direct Payment Support Service page.

1st October 2007

Home and Access Interest Group pages updated with news release for Darlington Access for All Award 2007. Newsletter No 80 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

13th September 2007

Issue 7 of Parents Forum Newssheet added to Parents Forum and Newsletters pages.

14th August 2007

Links page updated with entry for Aidis Trust.

3rd August 2007

Newsletter No 79 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

23rd July 2007

Links page updated with entry for Darlington Dolphin Centre.

11th July 2007

Home page updated with news of Kim and Geraldine's doing the Great North Walk.

5th July 2007

Issue 6 of Parents Forum Newssheet added to Parents Forum and Newsletters pages.

4th July 2007

News Archive section updated. Home page updated with news of Ken Hill's sponsored walk.

15th June 2007

D.A.S.H. Information page created to give more detailed information on D.A.S.H. Project. Dimensions email address updated throughout the site. News Archive section updated.

14th June 2007

History page updated with first Annual Report. Extra courses for 2007 added to Dimensions page.

11th June 2007

Vacancies page updated with details of a vacancy within the Shopmobility service for a Shopmobility Assistant.

7th June 2007

D.A.S.H. and Home pages updated with request for volunteers for the summer playscheme.

6th June 2007

Carers Support Service page updated with details of forthcoming Carers Week.

1st June 2007

Home page updated with news of Ken Hill's sponsored walk.

30th May 2007

Newsletter No 78 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

21st May 2007

D.A.S.H. and Home pages updated with news of ‘Let's all Play!’ Inclusive Play Training Course.

16th May 2007

Vacancies page updated with details of a position for a Mental Health Carers Support Worker.

11th May 2007

ChYPS Newsletter No 1 added to D.A.S.H Project and Newsletters pages.

9th May 2007

Home and Events pages updated with details of forthcoming Equality and Diversity Conference.

23rd April 2007

Newsletter No 77 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

20th April 2007

Issue 5 of Parents Forum Newssheet added to Parents Forum and Newsletters pages.

18th April 2007

Vacancies page updated with details of Play Leader, Play Worker and Inclusion Support Worker sessional holiday positions within the D.A.S.H. Project. Volunteer Project page updated with details of Volunteer Coffee Morning.

29th March 2007

Home Page updated with entry about Dimensions Art and Design

28th March 2007

News Archive section added to Additional Information index bar, so that old items of news will be stored here for reference when the Home Page of the site is updated.

16th March 2007

Newsletter Issue 14 added to Direct Payment Support Service and Newsletters page. Events page updated with details of Direct Payments social evening.

1st March 2007

Home Page updated with entry about mobile phone and printer cartridge recycling scheme.

21st February 2007

Newsletter Issue 13 added to Direct Payment Support Service and Newsletters page.

20th February 2007

Links page updated with entry for Goldstar.

16th February 2007

Extra courses for 2007 plus Advisory Group section added to Dimensions page.

6th February 2007

Issue 4 of Parents Forum Newssheet added to Parents Forum and Newsletters pages.

3rd February 2007

Newsletter No 76 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

23rd January 2007

Volunteer Project page updated with news of ‘Goldstar’ opportunities.

4th January 2007

Closing date amended on Vacancies page. Details of Direct Payments and D.A.S.H. projects office move added to home and projects' pages.

12th December 2006

Links page updated with link to Education Centre. Dimensions page updated.

11th December 2006

Carers Support Service page updated.

7th December 2006

The Annual Report for 2006, together with Word and PDF versions, has been added to the Annual Reports page.

6th December 2006

Vacancies page updated with details of Carers Support Worker, Personal Assistant and Support Workers positions.

Events page updated with details of Parents Forum Social Event.

Volunteer Project page updated with news of move to West Lodge.

5th December 2006

Issue 3 of Parents Forum Newssheet added to Parents Forum and Newsletters pages.

1st December 2006

Home Page updated with result for 2006 Access for All Award.

28th November 2006

Newsletter No 75 added to Carers Support Service and Newsletters pages.

1st November 2006

Details of proposed Epilepsy Action Support Group meeting added to Home Page.

Access Interest Group page revamped.

23rd October 2006

New section Newsletters added to the site under Additional Information index bar. An archive of all newsletters from various projects within DAD can now be accessed in this section.

29th September 2006

Issue 1 of Access Interest Group Newssheet added to Access Interest Group page.

27th September 2006

Newsletter No 74 added to Carers Support Service page.

25th September 2006

Home page updated with details of nomination process for 2006 Access for All Award.

20th September 2006

Events page updated with details of 2006 Mega Monster Bash

14th August 2006

Details of IHT Accessibility Award presentation added to Home Page.

7th August 2006

Newsletter No 73 added to Carers Support Service page.

27th July 2006

Vacancies page updated with details of Personal Assistant position based at Dimensions.

25th July 2006

Newsletter Issue 11 added to Direct Payment Support Service page.

20th July 2006

Parents Forum page updated with news of meeting on provision of children's equipment.

10th July 2006

Issue 2 of Parents Forum Newssheet added to Parents Forum page.

3rd July 2006

Events page updated with details of 2006 Summer Beach Party

22nd June 2006

Vacancies page updated with details of Temporary Shopmobility Assistant position.

16th June 2006

Home Page updated with news of Wheelygood website winning prestigious IHT Accessibility Award.

10th June 2006

Information Services page changed and updated.

8th June 2006

CSCI Toolkit guide added to the Information Guide section.

5th June 2006

Home Page updated with news of completion of new office move.

31st May 2006

Newsletter No 72 added to Carers Support Service page, the diary for Carers Week (12th - 16th June) is included.

9th May 2006

D.A.S.H. and Vacancy pages updated after closing date for applications reached for some vacancies.

19th April 2006

Summer Holiday Job Opportunities added to both Vacancy and D.A.S.H. pages.

8th April 2006

Links Page validated. Invalid links removed or changed.

6th April 2006

Newsletter No 71 added to Carers Support Service page.

3rd April 2006

Parents Forum Newssheet added to Parents Forum page.

14th March 2006

Cando Index section removed from website.

8th March 2006

Home Page updated with news of the official launch of the new website.

7th March 2006

Positions removed from Vacancies Page as closing dates had passed.

24th February 2006

Events Page updated with details of a social evening on Thursday 20th April. Vacancies Page updated to include Shopmobility Worker post.

20th February 2006

Home Page updated with news of Head Office closing time changes due to refurbishment.

17th February 2006

Parents Forum page updated with notes from meeting on 14th February 2006.

15th February 2006

Vacancies page updated with details of various new opportunities within D.A.D.

7th February 2006

News about D.A.D. moving added to the Home Page.

5th February 2006

Parents Forum and Events pages updated with details of next Parents Forum meeting.

1st February 2006

Newsletter No.70 added to Carers Support Service page

24th January 2006

Disability Discrimination Act section updated with summary of 2005 DDA Act

6th January 2006

Contacts page updated

5th January 2006

Parents Forum page added to website. Volunteer opportunities added to Events page. News of Information for All DVD added to Home page.

22nd December 2005

Copy of press release regarding Access Awards added to Home page and Access Interest Group pages.

21st December 2005

All remaining sections of the Information Guide added to the site, the complete Information Guide is now on-line.

19th December 2005

Moved "What's New on the Website" link further up the index bar to allow users to quickly check on site updates more easily.

15th December 2005

News of major funding award posted on the Home page. Major re-write of D.A.S.H. page.

14th December 2005

A Word version of the Annual Report for 2005 added to the Annual Reports page.

13th December 2005

The Annual Report for 2005 (the Financial Report will appear soon) has been added to the Annual Reports page.

12th December 2005

Newsletter No.69 added to Carers Support Service page and email links in Carers Support Service page amended.

7th December 2005

Disability Debate feature added to Home Page. A history feature about D.A.D. added to the site, more details will be added to this section in due course.

6th December 2005

New version of the website posted on the Internet. Privacy Policy added to the Disclaimer page. Chance to meet staff for mince pies and hot drinks for Christmas added to Events page. Carers Support Service Newsletter Issue No 68 added to Carers Support page.