What's On for Disability Awareness Day?

Disability Awareness Day has five strands interwoven into a colourful and entertaining day out. Here is what is happening at DAD 2011. The free programme provided on the day will also give you full details.
Here is a plan of the show grounds.

Entertainments

The 2011 programme features Batala Liverpool Community Samba Band, Revive Dance School, Liverpool Harmonic Gospel Choir,ELLA, Carly Ryan, Martin Finn,Hollie Caddock,Urban Gipsies,Wired For Sound,Dee-sign- BSL Choir, and Alan Martin the dancer.

Information

Nearly 500 spaces will be taken by this years exhibitors including organisations from the voluntary, statutory and business sectors all working to this years theme:- "Promoting Independence Throughout Life & Work", with support groups and services, equipment, transport, technology, holidays, benefits, employment, education, training, mobility, leisure, recreation, sport and much more.
See our 2010 list of Exhibitors for an example.

Paralympics Sports Zone 2011

This year the sports zone will have a theme to include the 'Paralympics Games 2012'. The sports zone will have representation of National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB's), the NGB's will provide information about local club mark clubs and provide you with information on how to join a club environment or signpost you to local opportunities. There will also be opportunities to try the sport and have a go at participating on the Climbing Wall, Wheelchair Basketball, Rowing, Archery, Football Beat the Goalie, Scuba Diving, Body Zorbes and Small Bore Rifle Shooting. The activities are provided by qualified coaches and instructors. There will be a small charge applied to taking part in activities and tickets will be made available on the day at the Paralympic Sports Zone Ticket Office which is located within the Paralympic Sports Zone Area. If you are feeling really energetic why not join The Pulse sponsored walk or push raising money for your favourite charity. See The Pulse Page for more information.
Read more about The Sports Zone events and activities for 2011

Arts

There is an exciting programme in the Arts Marquee for 2011. With Carly & Martin from BBC 3’s “Autistic Superstars, the Batala Samba Band, ELLA Performance group, “Wired for Sound” –Warrington’s community choir, Alan Martin- wheelchair dancer, Dee Sign Choir transforming singing into sign, and Stars Drama. The “Urban Gypsies” will be mingling with the crowds. All supported by the DAD Team. DAD Arts Gallery will have a range of works produced by disabled people from across the UK, and an area dedicated to alternative therapists. Check out this You Tube clip of Carly singing at last year's The full programme for the Arts Marquee is here

For the Children

Children's Entertainment include something for all abilities with all the fun of the fair provided by Chadwick's Family Fairground Rides and the hugely popular Bouncy Castles. Professor Fiddlesticks will amaze you with his circus skills, Walton Hall Rangers will be pleased to see you visiting the Walton Hall Zoo.

As you can see it will be an action packed day for those many thousands of people who make their way to Walton Hall Gardens on the 10th!

"Be wise, be aware of disability".