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Issue: July at  25 July 2013

The Big Mersey Adventure

Esther McVey and  Cllr Gordon Friel with Mencap Liverpool visitors and Merseylearn officers.

THE Minister for Disabled People, Wirral West MP Esther McVey, on 24 July 2013; met with a group of members, volunteers and staff from Mencap Liverpool. The meeting was hosted by local transport authority Merseytravel at the Woodside Ferry terminal in Birkenhead.

Members and volunteers used digital skills to plan the day out at the Merseytravel ICT suite in Mann Island, then boarded the world famous Mersey Ferry for a trip to the U-Boat Story at Woodside. The attraction houses 1 of only 4 surviving World War 2 U-Boats, where they saw the artefacts and learned about the lives of those who lived and worked on the German U-534, as it patrolled the seas during the 2nd World War.

Mencap Liverpool is Merseytravel's corporate charity for 2013. Merseylearn, the Unionlearn supported learning project within Merseytravel, has been working with the local charity to help develop digital skills and help people who have a learning disability to access transport services.

Merseytravel chair, Cllr Liam Robinson explained:- "As an organisation we support one specific charity each year, so this is a great opportunity to link our visitor attractions, our passion for learning and our support for Mencap Liverpool together to make a really special day. Digital skills are increasingly important for everyone, so with our partners in Unionlearn, UK Online and Go-On, we are actively working to help people in our community get online. Merseytravel aims to have a fully inclusive transport system, it is important that we work with marginalised groups to give the widest possible access to all modes of transport across Merseyside."

Minister for Disabled People Esther McVey was able to meet the group and hear 1st hand some of the issues effecting disabled people with digital exclusion and transport in Merseyside.

Miss McVey said:- "It was really interesting to meet today with staff, volunteers and members from Mencap Liverpool to see 1st hand their work in making local services more accessible. We are committed to supporting disabled people fulfil their potential; whether through the improvements we are making to our rail services or making sure our schemes are accessible to disabled people. We have also just launched a 2 year campaign to harness the drive of the private sector to support more disabled people into work; because they should have the same choice of jobs, in every sector and at every level, as everyone else."

Mencap Liverpool Career Coach Jan Donnelly said:- "It's been a fantastic day for everyone involved – we've brushed up on our digital skills as well as getting the chance to enjoy such a unique experience."

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