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MS Assistance Card
People with MS often need help quickly and find it difficult or embarrassing to
explain why. A discreet new ‘assistance card’ from the MS Society
explains that a person has MS, reassures that it is not infectious and
describes everyday situations where help could be given. A person may need a
toilet urgently, be at high risk of stumbling and falling, or not able to see
clearly and needs guidance. The card, which can be slipped into a wallet,
pocket or handbag, will explain if fatigue or weakness means asking to go to
the front of the queue or if MS is the cause of slurred speech.
Order
the card from the MS Society website.
'Personal Details for Admission to Hospital' Card
The MS Society has produced a four-page, 15cm x 21cm card to fill in and show
hospital staff to let them know you have MS and how much assistance you will
need during a stay in hospital.
Order
the card from the MS Society website.
Do you have Sky TV?
Did you know that if you have Sky TV you can watch some programmes with 'audio
description'? Audio description enhances programmes for people who can't see
the TV screen clearly. It describes what's happening on the screen so that you
can enjoy watching TV even if you can't see the TV screen too well.
It's really simple to set up and even if you have good sight you might still
find audio described programmes useful. Try it whilst doing the ironing or
other jobs around the house; it enables you to keep up to speed with what's
happening on the programme without having to physically stop and watch! If you
have Sky (and over 7 million UK households do), it is easy to setup audio
description:
- On the remote control press the services
button at the top right.
- Select system setup
- Select language settings
- On this page you will see a simple toggle
setting for audio description to be on or off. Use the right arrow key to move
to on.
- A few lines below you will see an option to turn
on beep on audio description. This is very useful and if you choose
on you will find that you will hear a short beep every time you tune to
a channel currently broadcasting audio description.
The easiest way to sample audio description is to watch one of the major soaps
such as Coronation street, Emmerdale or East Enders which are always described.
You can turn audio description off again by going through the process above or
you can temporally turn it off by pressing the help button (to the right of the
backup button) and selecting "audio description off" on the menu that
appears. This will turn it off for the current programme you are watching. Do
give it a go and tell your friends.
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