| Travel Buddies help get John moving
JOHN Wilson never had the confidence to travel far from home-always worried he would get stuck in his wheelchair and wouldn't be able to get back to the East End because of inaccessible buses and Tube. So he kept to his Poplar neighbourhood, never venturing much further than a few blocks form his home in North Street. It wasn't much of a life. At 58, John has spent the last 18 years stuck in his wheelchair. Now City Hall has taken a 'step' further with its 'buddy squad' of travel assistants to advise those like John on how to get around. "It has changed my life because it's given me the confidence to get out and about," he points out. "Until I got tips from my travel assistant, I never knew exactly which areas were safe to use, so I stayed close to home. "But now there's no stopping me-it's a dream getting on the DLR.
Residential Wheelchair Lifts
Wheelchair Lift was designed and engineered for home use. It's easy to operate, easy to install and virtually maintenance free. Every safety detail has been carefully designed into these lifts. Including a non-slip platform, constant pressure switches, a low platform for easy roll-on/roll-off, safety barrier and railing, and rolled edges.
Residential Wheelchair Lifts have maximum lift heights of either 50 inches or 72 inches. These Wheelchair Lifts are sturdy enough to lift and lower up to 500 pounds and will accommodate electric wheelchairs and scooters. Running on a gear box and chain, these wheelchair lifts provide a smooth and quiet up and down ride, requiring little maintenance. All mechanics are fully enclosed, yet are easy to access through the rear or front of the housing unit. The wheelchair lifts are completely weatherized and attractively finished in off-white.
JSE report - Tuesday 26 September 2006
On the JSE shares worth almost R9-billion trade, and the all share is up 0.7% to 22,162 points. Resources shares are up 0.3%, gold shares are up nearly 2% and platinum shares are up 3.2%. Financial shares are up 0.75%, banks are up 0.4% and the industrial market is up 1.4%. With Lavan Gopaul from Cortex Securities in Durban
LINDSAY WILLIAMS: The R153 government bond was up eight basis points, the yield falling to 8.57% at the close. The rand is unchanged at 7.66 against the US dollar, the rand is 9.71 against the euro, the rand is 14.50 against the pound. On the international currency markets the dollar is 117.10 against the Japanese yen, the euro is 1.2685 against the dollar. The gold price is almost $592 a few dollars up from last nights New York close, and platinum is also up $2 at $1,130 an ounce.
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