Design Matters will be appearing at Naidex South from 19-20 October 2011. Naidex South is the new exhibition for SouthEast England providing inspiration for families and individuals affected by disability, learning difficulties, long term conditions including arthritis, diabetes, dementia and autism, to live more independently.

Adam Thomas of Design Matters will be available for individual appointments during Naidex South. Book your appointment now by calling the office or emailing us.

At our stand we will be demonstrating a Ropox rise and fall table, distributing brochures and leaflets  and responding to queries from visitors. For more information on the show and to register, visit the Naidex South web site.

To make your visit to Naidex South even more worthwhile, the GLA Disability Capital Conference 2011 will also be taking place at ExCel London to celebrate independent living in the Capital. The conference will include sessions on the 2012 Paralympic Games and the work that is already taking place to improve access to transport, employment and disability arts in London.

Speakers include Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and Maria Miller, Minister for Disabled People. Topics will include Olympic legacy, transport, hate crime, volunteering, London debt strategy, changing faces, invisible disability and disability equality in practice. London 2012 Paralympic Athletes will also be attending to meet visitors, share their experiences and explain how you can get involved.

Follow this link to the Disability Capital web site for more information.

Adam’s speaking date will be confirmed shortly. Mark your diary now, and watch this space for more details.

Adam may be available for individual appointments during the Naidex show on a limited basis. If you would like an appointment to discuss your project please contact the Design Matters office to register your interest.

Can’t make Naidex? Adam will be leading a full training day at the Disabled Living Foundation on the Harrow Road in London W9 on 29 March 2011. This one-day course on the Principles of Accessible Kitchen Design assumes basic understanding of a range of impairments and is designed for professionals such as Occupational Therapists and Case Managers. The training day includes opportunities to discuss specific design questions and also covers a detailed Case Study. View the DLF Training Brochure for more details.

See the Design Matters team in action at Naidex this year.

We had a great time meeting visitors, running training sessions at the CPD Seminar Theatre, and demonstrating our fully featured kitchen display.

If you missed Naidex this year, call the office number for an Access Matters brochure or for more information.

Our installation team spent much of the weekend prior to the event transporting and constructing our exhibition stand and installing a state of the art kitchen full of accessible features. This is a huge undertaking, however with each successive year the team gets better at creating a room out of nowhere, and the finished stand was superb.

As the exhibition opened, the office team took over to man the stand and run two training sessions in the CPD Seminar Theatre, led by Adam Thomas. The display kitchen, training seminars and digital presentation of our recent work were very well received. We now have our work cut out responding to all the enquiries we received on the stand!

Thanks to everyone who visited us at Naidex. Do visit us again soon to see more pictures, and to keep tabs on our progress.

With a stunning fully featured kitchen display on stand G106, and the opportunity to book an appointment with Adam Thomas our award-winning accessible kitchen designer, Naidex 2010 is the place to be if you are looking for kitchen inspiration.

Our Naidex display kitchen will feature an exciting new colour scheme for 2010, and a wide range of products and storage ideas for you to try out. Don’t forget to pick up a copy of our brochure while you are visiting the stand and chat to our helpful staff who are there to answer all your questions. There will be plenty to see and experience if you are looking for kitchen ideas.

If you would like to meet with Adam, please pre-book your time slot by calling us on the office number. There are a limited number of meeting slots available each day, so don’t delay in contacting us. Please bring along a rough sketch, or plans of your new kitchen space to make the best use of this unique opportunity.

Calling all OTs and health professionals! Adam will be speaking twice during the official Naidex seminar programme on accessible kitchen design. There is no need to book in advance for these sessions, just turn up on the day: April 21st at 1130h and April 22nd at 1330h.

Registering to attend Naidex is simple, just visit www.naidex.co.uk and click on Register Now to pre-register for quick and easy entrance on the day of your choice. We look forward to seeing you there!