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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities What does it mean for you? A guide for disabled people and disabled people's organisations If you are a disabled person, the United Nations Convention on ...

Toft Newton Trout Fishery wins 2010 Alan Faulkner Memorial Award L to r: Steven Foy (Suzuki Marine Southern Zone Sales Manager), Bernard Cribbins, Michael Evans (Fishing Grandstand Master of Ceremonies), Jason Foster (Proprietor, Toft Newton Trout Fishery), Andy Beadsley (Director, ...

Chris Dulley, Managing Director of DCP Ltd, said, “As a successful company, DCP has for many years supported children and adults with disabilities, We feel that by taking the opportunity to sponsor the UKDMFC Masters, we are not only promoting ...

  The British Disabled Angling Association has severely criticised reported claims of a ‘Health and Safety expert’ in an Angling Times article* as being misleading and damaging to the future of angling.  The ‘expert’ was reported as saying that ...

Angling Trust Teams Up With British Disabled Angling Association Following discussions arising from uncertainty about the accessibility of the Fishomania Competition for disabled anglers, the Angling Trust and the British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA) have agreed to work closely ...

Disability laws could make matches illegal By Angling Times Match News The future of matchfishing in this country could be changed forever if the sport’s governing body refuses to embrace national disability laws. Under the Disability Discrimination Act, ...

Sad loss of BDAA angler Kevin Harris, age 47 from Oxford regularly attended and supported BDAA events; Kevin was easily recognisable by his white T shirt, groomed appearance and good humour. He sadly passed away after a long heart condition 8/12/09, ...

 BRITISH FISHERIES MIGHT FOOT £100M BILL For full story Click Here

Disabled angler achieves significant DDA agreement on fishery access.25 Nov 2009 Bristol disabled angler Mike Coulson and Bathampton Angling Association, using Equalities funded DDA-rights-based conciliation, entered into a significant agreement concerning physical features of entrance to BAA's Hunstrete fishery. ...

Wheelchair firm wins design award Mark and Jon (r) Owen with their award A disabled man who set up a company making wheelchairs because he was frustrated with the lack of choice available to users has won an ...