Five ways to help KCIL this Christmas
Help KCIL this Christmas to continue its work supporting disabled adults and children in your local area into 2025. This festive season, we are fundraising to support our befriending projects. Each £50 raised provides much-needed funds for us to host three disabled people at one of our events in 2025. We’re excited to see what […]
KCIL Membership
The ongoing Cost of Living Crisis has been particularly hard for disabled people. For this reason, we are making KCIL membership free for 2025. If you are already a member, the free offer will be from your next renewal date. If you want to sign up as a new member, our free membership offer starts […]
Have your say about how KCIL communicates and the events it runs
We would like to hear from you about how you find out information about KCIL, what KCIL events you’ve been to in the past, and what KCIL events you’d like for the future. Fill in our short (7-minute) survey to have your say. If you would like the survey in an alternative format, please get […]
A big KCIL thank you to Malden Golf Club
A massive thank you to everyone at Malden Golf Club who raised £5,700 in aid of KCIL’s work supporting disabled people in the local community. The money raised will go towards KCIL’s events supporting disabled adults and children in the next year.
Upcoming Sutton ITT workshops
The Sutton ITT team will visit two schools over the next two weeks. Workshops will be open to parents, carers, and students at the schools, so come and find out more about the benefits of Independent Travel Training. Wednesday 13 November 2024 – 9 am Carew Coffee Morning with Sutton ITT (Carew Academy parent/carers and […]
New venue for KCIL’s free Manual Handling training
Earlier this month, we held our first Manual Handling training session at our new venue in New Malden. The new venue gave our trainer and her students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with equipment they may find in the homes of the people they support. Thank you to Kingston Council, which offered us the […]
ILG-PA
These days, many jobs come with an EAP package (employee assistance programme). These are usually a telephone advice line for mental health support and can come with additional benefits such as discounts in shops. Recognising the valuable support PAs provide, ILG has created ILG-PA, an employee assistance programme specially for PAs. ILG-PA includes: 24/7 Counselling […]
ITT Case Study
KCIL recently celebrated another student completing Independent Travel Training. The student’s journey to college involved catching a bus followed by a train. We marked the successful training with a case study highlighting the benefits of Independent Travel Training, including increased preparedness for the day ahead, confidence in dealing with delays and disruptions, safety awareness, and […]
Call to Action – contact your MP about the Assisted Dying Bill
KCIL stands with Not Dead Yet over their concern about the Assisted Dying Bill. While proponents argue that this legislation would provide individuals with greater autonomy at the end of life, we believe it poses significant risks to disabled people and other vulnerable people. We are concerned that legalising assisted suicide could lead to coercion and pressure on […]
World Mental Health Day 2024 – Workplace Mental Health
Thursday, 10 October, is World Mental Health Day. This year’s theme is workplace mental health. Many people spend one-third of their lives at work, so supporting mental health in the workplace is important. Visit the Mental Health Foundation’s advice page on workplace mental health for lots of advice on how to look after your mental […]
