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A charity that provides riding lessons to people with special needs will be able to expand the programme following the arrival of three new therapy ponies. The trio – Dash, Mosaic, and Penny – will increase the programme’s capacity by 35 per cent. Sa...

A government MP and an opposition senator have joined forces to offer support to the troubled residential care home Summerhaven. Anthony Richardson, Progressive Labour Party MP for Hamilton South, and Robin Tucker, the One Bermuda Alliance candidate ...

Tina and Mark Nash climbed more than 30,000 feet of the English Lake District’s toughest mountain peaks, but they still need donations to raise enough money for a new pony for Windreach

Physically disabled residents of Summerhaven claim that they are being put at risk because of a broken telephone and alarm system which leaves them unable to call for help. Sources spoke to The Royal Gazette over fears of residents being left unatten...

The charity Tomorrow’s Voices is to host a community webinar aimed at improving awareness and understanding of those with autism and other developmental disabilities. Executive Functioning, Did I Really Need to Do That? aims to provide support f...

Bermuda lacks a legal framework covering adults with intellectual disabilities — from safeguarding the vulnerable to rules surrounding giving consent for treatment. A town hall meeting this week reviewed the continuing work for a national plan coveri...

Consultation has begun on a national plan that aims to help fill “critical gaps” in services for persons with intellectual disabilities. The plan, spearheaded by Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, has the support of the health and education ministries....

An auction of horse statues has raised $250,000 for a charity that provides therapy programmes for people with special needs. All 20 life-size fibreglass statues of Tilly – a miniature filly who was a fixture of the WindReach centre’s animal therapy ...

Vision Bermuda has launched a fundraising drive to prepare the charity to ready its renovated headquarters to reopen. The charity, formerly known as the Bermuda Society for the Blind, said major work on Beacon House is expected to be completed by the...

Brightly painted statues of a miniature horse that delighted children across the island have gone on public display. The 20 life-size statues of Tilly, a therapy pet at the WindReach charity for people with special needs, can be seen in the Washingto...

A specialist centre for people with learning and physical problems has closed due to Covid-19, it was revealed today. The K Margaret Carter Centre in Devonshire is expected to reopen on March 28. A spokeswoman for the social development and seniors m...

A school for pupils with learning difficulties has marked the start of Intellectual Disability Development Awareness Month. The Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy in Devonshire said it wanted to highlight the work it does and the people it was set up to...