IN
MEMORY OF
Sue Maynard Campbell MBE BAHons Solicitor
1952 - 2008
Managing Director of Equal Ability CIC
The inspiration behind CHuC
Sue Maynard Campbell passed
away in St James's Hospital, Leeds, on 21 May 2008. Read more here
Sue was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at RADAR's
People of the Year Human Rights Awards 2008 held on 1
December 2008.
More here...
A sad farewell
We
have to say goodbye to Carleigh Chadwick, Accessibility Manager
at IHG UK and Ireland. Carleigh is returning to her native
Zimbabwe to be closer to her family and we wish her well.
Carleigh leaves behind a huge legacy as she was instrumental in
getting all the hoists installed in the IHG hotels. We have
enjoyed working with you Carleigh and will miss you.
NEW
- The Express by Holiday Inn London
City in Old Street now has an accessible room with a ceiling
track hoist. It also features a roll in shower with a ceiling
track for the hoist. You can see the photos
here
NEW
- The
International Hotel in Telford now has an accessible bedroom
with a ceiling track hoist and a roll in shower. You can see
some photos here.
NEW - Hoist
Reviews
We want comments and experiences from ceiling
hoist users. Does your hoist do everything you expected - was
the service you received from the supplier good or bad? We want
your honest comments and experiences of different models of
ceiling track hoists so that we can build up a picture of good
and bad points and the quality of service provided by hoist
manufacturers and suppliers. See our reviews page
here
CHuC does make a difference!
SK said “I have just returned from a weekend in London which for
the first time actually was an enjoyable and stress-free
experience.
This was due entirely to the work of Sue and the
organisation who managed to get a overhead hoists installed
at the Holiday Inn Kensington to name but one location.
I cannot explain the joy I have had from being invited to a
party in London for my Best friend's 30th birthday and
actually saying yes I can attend. So often I have to decline
offers as I'm always held back by my inability to transfer
independently without a hoist. The hassle of trying to
organise equipment and use it in inaccessible rooms has been
well documented on the CHuC website.
This weekend was different there was no hassle whatsoever
and I am still buzzing now to be honest.”
Tranquility Florida
- A 6 bedroom villa with ceiling track
hoist in Orlando,
Florida. Further details are available on our
accommodation page
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury scoops yet another award
The Holiday Inn Bloosmsbury get an award for the second year
running in the Accessible Tourism category. This year they won
the Bronze award at the Visit London Awards 2008 held on 27th
November at the Royal Albert Hall. Amongst the other
venues shortlisted were Emirates Stadium, Artsline, National
Theatre (Gold), The O2 (Silver) and One Great George Street.
Well done Bloomsbury and IHG.
IHG provide sponsorship for CHuC website
Sue Maynard Campbell MBE, Managing Director of Equal Ability
CIC says:
"CHuC is delighted to have received sponsorship from IHG.
Their support in this way has enabled us to get our
distinctive new logo designed, which we hope will become
known around the world. More importantly it has enabled us
to employ someone part-time to undertake research and
development work. This will build links with disability
organisations around the world to increase ceiling hoist
users’ knowledge of hoist availability and raise their
expectations of having this fundamental need met in away
from home accommodation. It will also help us to research
the further availability of accommodation with hoists,
particularly outside the UK, and build our website
information database. By raising the profile and gathering
information on the need we can persuade those who could
install hoists, to do so. We are therefore really grateful
to IHG for their generosity. Thank you IHG!!"
Christopher Rawstron (IHG Vice President Operations UK and
Ireland):
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) understands that
every customer has different needs and we aim to make our
hotel facilities available and accessible to all of our
guests equally here in the UK. By providing ceiling track
hoist facilities in the following key locations, our hotels
are now better positioned to meet the specialised needs of
the many disabled guests who require this facility either
for overnight accommodation, or as part of a conference or
event, and we are confident this development will
significantly increase our customer base:
- Crowne Plaza London – Heathrow
- Holiday Inn London – Kensington Forum
- Holiday Inn London – Bloomsbury
- Holiday Inn Birmingham M6, Jct. 7
- Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre
IHG, which operates InterContinental, Crowne Plaza,
Holiday Inn and Express by Holiday Inn brands in the UK, is
delighted to be working with Equal Ability CIC and
the Ceiling Hoist Users Club (CHuC) to promote the
importance of ceiling track hoists in hotels, and to raise
the level of awareness among user groups about hotels where
these special facilities already exist
IHG win yet another prestigious award for accessibility.
At the Visit London Awards 2007 held on 29 November at
indigO2 at O2 they claimed the Gold Award for Accessible
Tourism.
The photo shows Sue Maynard Campbell MBE (left) MD of Equal
Ability CIC and Carleigh Chadwick (right) Accessibility Manager
UK and Ireland for InterContinental Hotels Group receiving the
award. One of the reasons for winning the award was due to IHG's
decision to install ceiling track hoists in two of their
flagship Holiday Inn hotels in London and the Crowne Plaza at
Heathrow.
Click on photo for a larger version
Welcome to Wales - now you can stay at the Cardiff
Holiday Inn which has an accessible room with a ceiling track
hoist.
The Holiday Inn Cardiff is situated between the Millennium
Stadium and Cardiff Castle and they announced today (19 Nov 07)
the installation of their first ceiling track hoist. Click
HERE for more.
Want to stay in the Midlands? Now you can with the
Holiday Inn, Birmingham - Great Barr.
The
Holiday Inn, Great Barr, located close to M6 J7 announced today
(18 Oct 07) that their first ceiling track hoist had been
installed and is ready for use. Click
HERE for
more
View the
IHG Press Release here
Ceiling hoists are now available in these London and Heathrow hotels
There are separate tracks in the bedroom and bathroom with a
transportable hoist which can be easily moved from one track to
the other.
Holiday Inn - Bloomsbury
- Have confirmed that the second hoist has been fitted and
tested and is now ready for use - well
done Holiday Inns!
The Holiday Inn Bloomsbury was given a Gold Award for Best
Disabled Facilities by the Meetings & Incentive Travel
Awards 2007.
Holiday Inn - Kensington Forum
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Heathrow
Click this link for a special offer at these Hotels.
Hoists in London Hotels Project
For information on other accommodation with ceiling track hoists
available in the UK and beyond visit our
accommodation page...
We are currently conducting an e-mail
campaign to Tourist Organisations throughout the UK and
overseas in order to identify more accommodation with ceiling track hoists. Early results of the campaign are disappointing in that
no new accommodation has been identified. It does seem to show
however that the UK is leading the way in providing hoists in
mainstream away from home accommodation! See the results so far
here.
