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Convent & Stuart Hall believes in the unique power of educating girls and boys separately and together. We combine a rigorous curriculum with your child's natural curiosities and a philosophy of love and respect for every individual, rooted in the goals & criteria of a Sacred Heart education. We invite you and your family to get to know the Convent & Stuart Hall community through the admissions process so you can see for yourself how your child will thrive in our classrooms and grow into a well-educated, globally-minded, confident and compassionate person among our larger K-12 school community.
Lower & Middle Form Admissions Timeline
- Saturday, September 1: Inquiry form available
- Monday, September 17: Online application available
- Friday, January 4: Application and confidential student evaluations deadline
- Thursday, January 10: Tuition assistance application deadline
- Friday, January 11: Student records deadline
- Saturday, February 2: ISEE deadline
- Thursday, March 21: Admissions decisions emailed to parents at 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday, March 28: Enrollment contracts and deposits due by 10:00 a.m.
Steps to Complete the Application Process
- 1. Online Inquiry
- 2. Attend a Campus Tour
- 3. Learn About Our School
- 4. Submit an Application
- 5. Admissions Testing
- 6. Final Candidate Student Visits & Family Interviews
- 7. Learn About Tuition Assistance
- 8. Understanding our Availability
- Relocating and Applying from Afar
1. Online Inquiry
Complete and submit an online inquiry to begin the admissions process. The inquiry will allow you to register for a campus tour. The Admissions Office will send you an email confirming your tour date within 5-7 business days.
Take the First Step
Convent Elementary School Inquiry
Stuart Hall for Boys Inquiry
2. Attend a Campus Tour
Campus tours are a requirement of the application process, and we have designed our tours for you to access and experience our classroom environment and learn more about our challenging curriculum. You will also see our state-of-the-art facilities including the newly-renovated school library and Unkefer Spark Studio, our gymnasium and the Siboni Arts and Science Center. The tour begins with a welcome from our Admissions Director, Erwin Wong, and continues with classroom visits led by parents, deans, teachers and students. The tour concludes with a Q&A session with our head of school. To schedule your tour, please use the online inquiry form to select three possible tour dates.
Convent Lower Form (Gr. K-4) campus tours will be held from 8:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the following Tuesdays:
- September 18
- September 25
- October 2
- October 16
- October 23
- November 6
- November 13
- November 27
- December 4
- December 11
A Convent Middle Form (Gr. 5-8) campus tour will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the following date:
- Thursday, November 29
Stuart Hall Lower Form (Gr. K-4) campus tours will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the following Mondays:
- September 17
- September 24
- October 1
- October 15
- October 22
- November 5
- November 12
- November 26
- December 3
- December 10
A Stuart Hall Middle Form (Gr. 5-8) campus tour will be held from 9:00 am - 11:00 am on the following date:
- Thursday, December 6
3. Learn About Our School
4. Submit an Application
Application Requirements
- Campus tour
- Submitted online application and $100 application fee. The online application will be available starting Monday, September 17, 2018. Your username and password to access the application will not be available until it goes live. (Waiver codes are available. Please e-mail Admissions Director Erwin Wong to request a waiver code)
- Completed Confidential Student Evaluation Form. Sign and deliver the Grade 1 Evaluation Form OR Grades 2 through 8 Evaluation Form to your child's current teacher. Because we would like the most current information, please do not have the teacher complete the evaluation prior to mid-December. The completed form should be returned in a sealed envelope directly from your child's current school to the Admissions Office.
- Student Records: Prior to January 1, 2019, please complete the Records Release Form and deliver to your child's school. We require Fall 2018 grades, year-end report cards for 2017-18 and 2016-17 school years, and two years of standardized test results (if applicable).
The Application and Student Evaluation Form deadline is Friday, January 4, 2019. Student Records are due by Friday, January 11, 2019.
5. Admissions Testing
- Grades 1-4 : Testing for grades 1-4 will be arranged by the Admissions Office from December through January.
- Grades 5-8: Applicants to grades 5-8 are required to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). Please have the results sent directly to Convent (use code #054101) or Stuart Hall (use code #054100). To register for the ISEE, please call 1-800-446-0320 or visit their website. Please schedule the ISEE exam as soon as possible. It should be completed no later than February 2, 2019 for priority consideration.
- As a courtesy to our applicants, we are offering the ISEE exam at Convent & Stuart Hall on January 26, 2019. Seating is limited. Please contact Erwin Wong for more information.
6. Final Candidate Student Visits & Family Interviews
Upon determination of available class space and assessment of readiness to begin our program, student visits and family interviews will be scheduled starting in mid-February 2019 for applicants who become final candidates. (Grade 5-8 applicants taking the ISEE exam after February 2 will be notified of their final candidate status after February 25, 2019.) Student visits for Grade 1 applicants are a half day and end at noon; visits for Grade 2-8 applicants are a full day.
7. Learn About Tuition Assistance
We are committed to making a Convent & Stuart Hall education affordable for families regardless of financial circumstance. We offer tuition assistance to qualified students, based solely upon demonstrated financial need. Visit our Tuition and Financial Assistance page to learn more about the financial aid application process and deadlines.
8. Understanding our Availability
The natural entry point to Convent & Stuart Hall is kindergarten. Entrance into grades 1-8 is dependent upon available space and attrition and can vary from year to year. Please note we may only assess applicants and interview families applying to grades in which we anticipate openings. We invite you to contact the admissions office directly for the most current information regarding openings. Please understand that often we cannot be certain about availability until all enrollment agreements have been returned from currently enrolled students in early March.
Relocating and Applying from Afar
Convent & Stuart Hall welcomes families from all over the country and globe to our admissions process and is sensitive to the complexities that come with relocations.
Relocating applicants should contact our Admissions Director, Erwin Wong, as soon as possible to learn about how to navigate the admissions process. Please note that we do not admit any transfer candidates without an actual visit to the campus and an assessment. We do not conduct any part of our admissions process via video or teleconference. We encourage families facing relocation to contact us at least six weeks in advance of any visit to our area to ensure we can accommodate a visit on the preferred date.
In our commitment to sustaining an inclusive learning community, Convent & Stuart Hall admits students of any race, color, national/ethnic origin or ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national/ethnic origin or ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, marital status or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid and employment policies, or any other programs administered by the school.


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George "G Dot" Hill is a Los Angeles based standup comedian. His experiences as a LA Native fuels his edgy perspective on relationships, women, normal life tasks, and his entertainment life, bringing audiences together with thought and laughter every time he graces the stage.
G Dot started his comedy writing career in 2006 after graduating from Stanford University. In 2009, G Dot became a lawyer, founding his own law firm and practicing in both corporate transactions and litigation. Thereafter, he reinvigorated his comedy career through standup comedy and has never looked back since.
In addition to standup, G Dot has been successful in his pursuits in acting and producing. G Dot is currently an executive producer on the LeviNLA Films Series "Christian Brothers" Season 2. Season 2 has various free episodes for viewing on Youtube and the full season can be viewed at Stream Now & Stream Now Pro.
G Dot Hill is currently a radio host and personality on Accelerated Radio's More Music More Funny Radio Show, airing every Monday from 8pm-10pm. The show provides a platform for unsigned, aspiring, and experienced talent to showcase their talents and events to hundreds of thousands of people. G Dot has also been a featured co-host on Worldwide Underground Radio Show, Tha Outhouse Radio Show, GoDaWork Radio Show, and the Journey to Stardom Radio Show on Accelerated Radio.
G Dot is the founder and host of the G Dot Hill & Friends Monthly Comedy Showcase. The showcase features various up & coming Black comedians from all over the country performing in Orange County, California. G Dot tags this production as bringing Black Comedy to the OC, where this type of comedy is not as prevalent, but just as necessary.
G Dot has performed standup all across California and the country, including:
- The Comedy Store (Hollywood, CA),
- The Laugh Factory (Hollywood, CA),
- Flappers Comedy Club (Burbank, CA),
- Hollywood Improv (Hollywood, CA),
- The Viper Room (Hollywood, CA),
- Van Nuys Comedy Club in Springbok (Van Nuys, CA),
- Sals Comedy Hole (Hollywood, CA ),
- Ice House Comedy Club (Pasadena, CA),
- OC SteelHouse (Anaheim, CA),
- The Study (Hollywood, CA),
- The Lexington Bar/Theater (Los Angeles, CA),
- Karma Lounge (Los Angeles, CA),
- 5 star Bar (Los Angeles, CA)
- Federal Underground Bar (Long Beach, CA),
- Blacklight District Lounge (Long Beach, CA),
- The Sky Room (Long Beach, CA),
- Luck Lizard (Whittier, CA),
- Kush Factory LA (Los Angeles, CA),
- Fanatic Salon Theater (Los Angeles, CA),
- French Quarters (Bellflower, CA),
- Muldoons Saloon (Long Beach, CA),
- Iron House Training Facility (Palmdale, CA),
- Vape & Bake (Rosamond, CA),
- Burbank Comedy Festival Regional Showcase (Sunnyvale, CA),
- Tommy T's Comedy Club (Pleasanton, CA),
- Punchline Sacramento (Sacramento, CA),
- Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club (Sunnyvale, CA),
- Mutiny Radio (San Francisco, CA),
- Brainwash Cafe (San Francisco, CA),
- Level 13 Club (Oakland, CA),
- Stateside Lounge (Las Vegas, NV),
- First Annual Northwest Black Comedy Festival (Portland, OR),
- Fun House Lounge (Portland, OR),
- Ford Food & Drink (Portland, OR),
- The North Bar (Chicago, IL).
You can catch him performing stand-up shows throughout the Los Angeles and Orange County areas and BEYOND. Check out the Shows page to see where he'll be next..

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Sign up now for our Garden Waste service – still only £30 per year!
Release date: 15 January 2018
Cotswold District Council is encouraging residents to sign up to the weekly garden waste collection scheme by 28 February to make the most of the service.
The eleventh year of the service starts on 1 April 2018, and the annual charge for a licence will continue to be £30 per green bin. Residents with a licence will also be able to empty their unwanted food waste into the green bin. Additional licences can be purchased for a further £30 each.
Alternatively, those who cannot accommodate a green wheeled bin at their property, can purchase 50 compostable brown paper garden waste bags for £30 (available from the Council's Trinity Road offices or at the Moreton Area Centre) and they will be picked up weekly.
Residents who receive Council Tax or Housing Benefit are entitled to a 50% discount on the price of a garden waste licence.
To sign up for this service, please fill in our online form, or contact the Council's waste hotline on 01285 623123, to make a credit or debit card payment.
To enable us to maintain the low cost of the licence fee, we are no longer accepting payments by cash and cheque because of the processing cost
Cllr Sue Coakley, Cotswold District Council's Cabinet Member for the Environment, hopes that there will be a record take-up of licences:
"We are writing to every household in the hope that we can attract even more subscribers to this excellent scheme. In my experience, residents in the Cotswolds have a great deal of respect for their environment and an extremely positive attitude towards recycling. The garden waste service has always been very well supported and we hope that freezing the price at £30 for another year will encourage even more people to take up this offer."
Garden and food waste collected through the garden waste scheme is processed on a farm locally to produce a high quality soil enhancer. This is available to purchase throughout the year from all Household Recycling Centres, including Fosse Cross, at £3.50 for a four litre sack. The quality of the material is so good that it should not be used directly as compost but rather as a conditioner to be dug in with existing soil.


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Now in it's 5th year! Cardiff's favourite May Day Carnival!
Bank Holiday Monday 1st May 2017
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I'm very concerned over a reported SNP cut in funding for universities. The indicative budget for the sector appears to indicate that the combined impact of the suspension of the Global Excellence Initiative, and the cancelling of further planned increases in teaching and research funding, would leave Scottish universities with £21.5 million less than they had hoped for.
The University of St Andrews plays a hugely important role in the local North East Fife economy, as do the University of Dundee and Abertay University – where many people from North East Fife work – and any cut to funding is very concerning.
Some of the research being carried out at our local universities is world leading, and a recent UK-wide survey found that more than 85% of university research in Scotland was judged to have an outstanding or very significant impact on wider society and the economy. However, it would appear that the SNP has cut £21.5 million from university research budgets, which risks undermining Scotland's world class higher education sector.
I understand that the heaviest cut could fall on the Global Excellence Fund - an initiative that was designed to boost the world leading output and standing of Scotland's universities - which would lose its funding of £14 million entirely. This would be a failure to support the excellent work being carried out by scientists and academics, and would also be a bad decision for the local and wider Scottish economy.
As this funding has been held back, rather than cut entirely, the Scottish Government should return this funding to Scotland's universities. Our local universities play an important economic, social and cultural role in the local area – with world leading research a key element of this - and the SNP need to understand that.
The attached photo was taken at the University of St Andrews' Biomedical Sciences Research Complex.


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This remarkable journey across the Rockies combines spectacular mountain scenery with the beautiful Vancouver Island. Admire the unspoilt views of jagged mountain peaks and explore magnificent national parks, glaciers and waterfalls. Travel into the wilderness from the thriving city of Vancouver, perfectly located by the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by a dramatic mountain landscape. Search for wildlife, including bears, moose and whales and get active with options including canoeing, hiking and horse riding.
Itineraries on some departure dates may differ, please select the itinerary that you wish to explore.
Arrive Calgary and check-in to the hotel. Home to the world renowned Calgary Stampede, this most dynamic of cities is a rich fusion of modern architecture and traditional heritage, where the pioneering history of the Canadian west is woven into everyday life. You may have some free time today to explore the city and soak up the friendly ambience of this spectacularly located community. Filled with museums, shops and cafes, the centre of the city is a great place to just wander and take in its majestic setting against the backdrop of those ever present mountains.
Please note that on the 7th July departure, the joining hotel will be the Clarion Airport Hotel Calgary, located just 10 minutes by taxi into the city. Pre-tour accommodation is available either at this hotel, or at the Ramada Downtown Hotel.
This morning we will take some time to explore the glittering city of Calgary. The centre of town is a great place to wander around, marvel at the impressive architecture and absorb the friendly atmosphere - all set against a backdrop of the Rockies that rear like a distant tidal wave. These rugged mountains, interspersed with moments of sublime serenity in the form of turquoise lakes and cascading falls, beg for further exploration and before lunch we waste no time and head west up into the hills. Our base for the next three nights is the small town of Canmore situated in the picturesque Bow Valley. Described as the gateway to the Rockies, it is the perfect place from which to make our forays in to the nearby Kananaskis country and Banff National Park. This afternoon we explore Kananaskis country and the valleys of this region on foot.
Over the next two days we will explore the splendour of nearby Banff National Park. We will follow well-marked trails to discover beautiful lakes, stunning vistas and perfumed pine forests. We highly recommend taking an optional excursion by aerial tram to the top of Sulphur Mountain - if the weather is clear, the views across the Rockies are simply breathtaking. You may also want to spend time in the town of Banff itself. A bustling and lively place, it is easy to get infused with the energy that surrounds you. Banff is also famous for its hot springs, in fact, it was the discovery of the hot springs in 1883 that lead to the building of the settlement in this location. Relaxing in these geothermal waters is a wonderful way to while away a few hours one afternoon. For the more active among us there are numerous optional trips, such as canoeing on the Bow River, that can be organised locally.
Today is left free to explore more of Banff National Park including making a visit to the picture postcard Lake Louise and Morraine Lake. Tom Wilson, the first white Canadian to see Lake Louise, when he was led there by a local native in 1882, wrote 'I never, in all my explorations of these five chains of mountains throughout western Canada, saw such a matchless scene…I felt puny in body, but glorified in spirit and soul.' Despite the increasing number of visitors to the lake it is still possible to experience the same feelings of awe that Tom Wilson had the first time he saw it.
We take the drive along one of the world's top scenic highways today. We leave Canmore, travelling along the Icefields Parkway which cuts its way through a mountain wilderness filled with rivers and stunning glacial lakes. Every kilometre of the Parkway is witness to spectacular scenery and we are likely to encounter wildlife along the road itself. We continue northwards and pass alongside the Columbia icefields where we have the chance to stop at the Athabasca Glacier and falls. At Athabasca Glacier there is the option of taking a guided glacier hike or a snowcoach tour onto ancient glacial ice. Jasper, in the shadow of Mount Edith Cavell, lies at the end of today's journey.
We start today with a hike in Maligne Canyon, a limestone chasm formed by the Maligne River carving its path through the rock. We have the rest of the day to explore the various highlights of the area around the townsite of Jasper. Keep your eyes peeled for the wildlife that roam freely here - wapiti, elk, moose and bears. You may want to take the Jasper Tramway to the high alpine terrain of Whistlers Mountain (named for the whistling sounds of the marmots that live there), try one of the many great biking trails in the area, or go rafting (optional).
Please note: Participation in canoeing or kayaking, or rafting requires that you are able to swim 25 metres unaided.
This morning we head northwest along highway 16 through Mount Robson Provincial Park. We also see Mount Robson itself, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies (3954m). It is tall enough to create its own weather patterns and if we're lucky we'll be able to view this photogenic monolith from top to bottom. From here we enjoy a hike to the base of Mount Robson up to Kinney Lake before leaving Mount Robson behind and continuing onto Clearwater. This afternoon we head the short distance to Spahats Creek Provincial Park from where we can take an easy walk to the 61m high Spahats Falls. These impressive falls cascade down through layers of pinky-red volcanic rock, and from the observation point we should also have a great view down the Clearwater Valley.
This morning we head out to the nearby Wells Gray Provincial Park, home to Helmcken Falls at 127m, higher than Niagara Falls. There are unexpectedly spectacular views from all along the park entrance road and great opportunities for wildlife spotting. We are then free for the rest of the day. The park offers an array of outdoor activities, including hiking and canoeing on amazingly clear lakes (all optional). You can hire a canoe here and feel as if you really are paddling off into the wilderness. Please note: Participation in canoeing or kayaking, or rafting requires that you are able to swim 25 metres unaided. The slower pace of life in these parts is infectious so you may also choose to return to our lodge and relax.
Today we journey south west to Whistler, pausing en route at various places to soak up the wonderful views. We will travel through the mountains of interior British Colombia, through different environments and climate that change the landscape, stopping at several viewpoints including Joffre Lake, where we can do some short walks. This evening in Whistler we can enjoy a meal in one of the many excellent restaurants and, for those that wish, follow it up with a night out on the town.
Today we have a free day in Whistler to enjoy the variety of activities on offer here, including a cable car ride up one of the nearby peaks and hiking. There will also be the chance to walk on different trails around Whistler where we can walk on a trail either on the mountain or around its peaceful shores.
This morning we will follow route 99, more famously known as the Sea to Sky Highway, toward the Pacific coast of Vancouver. We will continue to Horseshoe Bay from where we will catch the early ferry across to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Although the island stretches almost 500km from north to south, it only has a population of 500,000 and with its numerous provincial parks it is easy to escape into the wilderness. En route to Pacific Rim National Park we will stop in McMillan Provincial Park where we will take a short walk to the famous Cathedral Grove, a striking group of huge Douglas Firs. Some of these incredible trees reach up to 70m in height, are 2m thick and are estimated to be up to 1000 years old. We then continue on to the Pacific Rim National Park which will undoubtedly be the highlight of our time on the island. The park stretches intermittently for 130km and the mountains, coastal rainforest, wild beaches and unkempt marine landscapes are as diverse as they are beautiful. We will overnight in Ucluelet near Tofino.
Today we are free to choose from a variety of different activities. The two most popular excursions are both out to sea. The more energetic may wish to take to kayaks and explore this wild coastline of hidden coves and rocky inlets. Alternatively, there is the chance to go whale watching from one of the coastal villages in the park. There is also the opportunity to go Black Bear watching today from a zodiac boat, or take an optional walk along one of the park's many trails. Our Explore Leader will be on hand to organise these trips and accompany those wishing to choose one of the optional walks.
We head south today, away from the wilderness of the Pacific Rim National Park and towards the much gentler scenery of Victoria. On the way we will make stops to view the totem poles carved by the First Nations of the North West Coast. In 1884 the Federal Government outlawed 'pot latching' and this unique art form nearly died out. Fortunately, in recent times, there has been a revived interest in this proud tradition and the totems that can be found along this stretch of coast are strong reminders of the island's native people. This afternoon we have free to time to explore Victoria. We highly recommend visiting the Royal British Columbia Museum or alternatively sit at one of the pavement cafes watching the world pass by.
Vancouver, known as the Jewel of North America and easily one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Canada, beckons us today in contrast to the wilderness we've been experiencing over the past days. However, this city's setting on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by Mount Seymour, Cypress and Grouse Mountain will remind you that nature looms nearby. During the afternoon, we provide a brief orientation tour, as well as the opportunity to discover Stanley Park (optional). This evening we recommend a visit to Gastown, an attractive area offering many restaurants and bars.
The tour ends this morning in Vancouver.
May-Sep is the best time to visit, when the weather is usually warm, dry and pleasant. Temperatures can be a little cooler on the coast and in the mountains; rain can be expected at any time. Early in the season, there can be snow in some areas which may limit walking possibilities.
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There are a number of exciting optional excursions you can do on your trip. These activities are booked and paid for direct with the supplier and do not form part of your Explore holiday contract. Vancouver Island - Whale Watching (3 hours) CAD$ 109; Wildlife and hot spring (6 hours) CAD$ 139 + tax (food & drink not included); Sea Kayaking CAD$ 90 (4 hours); Bear Viewing CAD$103 Whistler - Tree Trek - CAD$ 41; Rafting CAD$ 95 (CAD$ 65 for 6-16yr olds) (option of class 1 to 2; class 2&3; or class 3&4 rapids); Zip line CAD$ 109; Gondola CAD$ 50 Wells Gray - Canoeing CAD$ 110 (including lunch) Jasper - Skytram CAD$ 50; Maligne boat tour CAD$ 70; Rafting trip CAD$ 72-103 (Athabasca River - class 2 rapids or Sunwapta River - class 3 rapids); ; Bike hire from CAD$15 (per hr) Athabasca Glacier - Snowcoach CAD$ 104; Ice walk CAD$ 110 (payable in cash only) Lake Louise - Canoe rental CAD$100 per half hour, CAD$126 per hour Banff - Gondola CAD$ 65; Hot Springs CAD$ 7.30; Canoeing on the Bow River CAD$42 (1hr) CAD$63 (2 hrs); Three Sisters Peaks Helicopter tour CAD$ 129 (15mins); Royal Canadian Helicopter tour CAD$ 259 (25mins); Mt. Assiniboine Helicopter tour CAD$ 314 (30mins) Kananaskis - Helicopter Tour 20 min ride, CAD$198.50, include a 1 hr wilderness stop for CAD$69 + 5% taxes. All optional excursion costs are subject to change at the discretion of the local supplier.
Include some long-sleeved shirts; warm clothing for chilly nights in the mountains is essential as is a good waterproof jacket. Also bring swimwear, sunglasses and a sun hat.
Lightweight walking boots with ankle support and sandals or trainers for relaxing. Some footwear that you don't mind getting wet is essential for whitewater rafting or canoeing.
Luggage is stored in the van or in a trailer attached to the back. With this in mind please keep bags as reasonably sized as possible and preferably soft rather than hard shell. You will also need a day pack for walking and personal items as your main luggage cannot be accessed during the day.
Bring a water bottle, torch, sunblock and insect repellent. Binoculars might also be useful.
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Accommodation and service levels in Canada are, as would be expected, high. We generally steer clear of the larger hotel chains, although this is not always possible. We use a mixture of hotels and motels, which provide a comfortable base for a night or two but on the whole do not boast additional facilities such as restaurants, pools etc. Meals are normally eaten out at local restaurants and diners. All of the hotels/motels we use on this tour have private bathrooms. We are in 2 to 3 star hotels, with the exception of Jasper where we use twin or double shared cabins. In Wells Gray we stay at a ranch. Depending on time of year we might stay in cabins, twin/double shared or in the ranch itself. In Wells Gray Ranch, singles stay in the Ranch, not the cabins and will have to share bathroom facilities. Hotels/motels are normally located in centre of village or town, but in some exceptions we might be out of the centre. In Victoria and Vancouver we stay in town, but not directly in the centre. We use simple yet comfortable motels in Canmore, Whistler and Ucluelet.
We strongly recommend that you check your government's travel advisory for up-to-date information and advice about your destination: safety and security, entry requirements, health, local laws and customs. For UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice click here.
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Please note that some countries require proof of parental consent when travelling overseas with under 18s. Please check requirements with the relevant embassy or consular office well in advance of travel if this applies to your party.
Once your booking has been confirmed we guarantee the price will not increase, whatever the circumstances. Before booking please ensure you have read our important tour pricing information.Booking Conditions
Canada: (Including those in transit) Citizens of the UK, New Zealand, Australia and passport holders from several EU countries can enter Canada with an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) is required when flying into Canada or transiting via Canada. For more information and to apply see the official Canadian government website: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta.asp. Other nationalities should consult their local embassy or consular office. Please note you must also ensure you get an entry stamp when going through immigration on arrival. In most cases the border agents will provide this stamp automatically but if for any reason they do not provide one, please ensure you request one to ensure a smooth exit on departure. USA: (including those in transit) Citizens of the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and passport holders from several EU countries can enter the United States without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) - where you apply for an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation), which applies if you enter the country by sea or by air. This must be done on line - https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov no later than 72 hours prior to travel. Travellers who have not registered before their trip are likely be refused boarding. You must have an electronic passport with a digital chip containing biometric information about the passport owner. UK passports which are biometric feature a small gold symbol (camera) at the bottom of the front cover. If you have visited Iraq, Syria, Iran or Sudan since 01 March 2011 or are dual nationals of these countries, you cannot travel with an ESTA and instead you will need to apply for a visa from the nearest US Embassy or Consulate. If you are unable to provide a valid visa before boarding flights to the US, or entering via another method, you may not be permitted to travel. Please note for your ESTA application you will be required to supply Point of Contact information. Explore' s USA contact information will be listed on your final documentation which you will receive approximately 3-4 weeks before departure. If you are leaving for the USA before this, please call the Explore team to get this information.(Not necessary if in transit) For further information please check out the US embassy website. Visa applications - http://london.usembassy.gov/niv/apply.html
If you do require assistance in obtaining a visa then you may consider applying through Explore's recommended visa service in the UK, Travcour. See www.travcour.com to download the relevant visa application for your trip, if applicable (UK citizens only), along with details of how to apply for your visa through Travcour. The Team at Travcour will be happy to answer specific questions relating to visa applications, please call them directly on 0208 5431846.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of a full passport, with the correct validity for your chosen destination.
Before booking your Explore trip, please ensure that you read both our Essential Information and Booking Conditions.
Customers who have chosen to book on the 'Land Only' arrangements of our tour, please ensure that you have checked your tour specific 'Joining Instructions' prior to booking your own travel arrangements. Your joining instructions can be found below in the dates and prices information.
You may also be eligible for the Free Explore Transfer.
Customers booked on the 'Land Only' arrangements will now receive a Free Transfer, provided you arrive and depart on the tour only itinerary start and end dates. The transfers will be from the Explore designated airport or train station to the joining point of your tour, and then back from the ending point to the designated airport or train station. The exception to this rule is customers who are booked on a tour where the joining and ending point is at the designated airport or train station.
Free transfers are not available for Self-Guided, Polar, Tailormade or Tours for Churches customers.
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as those ancient beasts the book and the novel carefully peer at and circle the new beast the internet, wondering if they are about to be devoured, the "cell-phone novel" and the "twitter novel" are two little birds which have perched on the new beast's powerful shoulders.
jason gusmann is one of the few (so far) american practitioners of the twitter novel. some (not all) of jason's efforts - including his completed novel "richie" - have gone into this form. more details on jason can be found at his website fictional mixtape, and on the website of the tribe literary agency, which represents him.
Why do humans talk so much? Why do they write?
The first question is much easier to answer - humans talk so much because 75% of you are Extroverts and you love that shit. The 25% of us that don't - Introverts - are primarily responsible for the writing and reading that goes on in the world because it is our favored form of communication.
If you break the second question down further it becomes why does a smaller percentage of Introverts choose to write fiction? (Never trust any fiction written by an Extrovert.) I assume it's the same reason for the others that it is for me: there really is no choice in the matter. Fiction writing is like a steam valve, and if you don't pull the lever and release the steam every once in awhile the engine blows itself apart.
Are writing and talking the same thing?
I don't think so. I often talk just to make sure that I'm still real and I often write to make the world seem less real.
Does the blog/twitter/internet novel have a future? Does it have a present?
Blog/twitter novels absolutely have a present, but it's one of those "if a tree falls in Wordpress and no one is there to read it…" situations. The question if they are any good is also moot - one quick perusal of Dan Leo's brilliant Railroad Train to Heaven will put that to rest. If blog/twitter novels have a future is a much tougher question because in this country there haven't been any real success stories involving blog/twitter novels yet, although the "keitai shoustesu" (cell phone novel) has been big overseas for quite a while now. To my knowledge, the only American novel that has made the transition from blog/twitter to dead-tree version is Matt Stewart's The French Revolution and you all know how that turned out. *sound of crickets chirping*
Did discovering the twitter novel form turn you aside from some other mode of writing? Was it a fall off your horse revelation, or just "hey maybe i'll try that?"
The twitter novel was a real "road to Damascus" moment for me, not so much due to the immediate electronic transmission of it (although that was a nice bonus) but for the endlessly winding sentence melody that could then be broken up into verses or stanzas that enforce a kind of poetic focus on the minutiae of each little 140-character section. Just prior to making the discovery I had written a novel which was very traditional grammatically and in narrative as well. It was awful. Richie, my twitter novel, started off life in this manner also and probably would've ended up just as bad if I hadn't found a form that matched the freedom being sought by the characters in the narrative. As it is, I'm as happy with Richie as anything I've ever written
Does the zeitgeist have clutching tentacles or warm caresses?
Oddly enough, the zeitgeist has warm, caressing tentacles. Go figure.
Do you have any interest in out and out cutups? Does the phrase "rub out the word" make your heart beat or your blood boil?
I definitely dig cut-ups. In fact, in "Agent Stax / Agent Volt", a collaboration with the incomparable Rhoda Penmarq, all of Agent Volt's dialogue is a cut-up of computer code and a softcore vampire novel. I tried to make Agent Volt sound as much like Kenji Siratori as I possibly could.
Are all humans "writing" in their heads all the time, just not being recorded?
That is a really cool theory that holds no water whatsoever. Most people are no more "writing" in their heads than they are "writing" on Facebook or twitter. Now, "writing" in their dreams, however...
The "conventional" narrative novel has been pronounced dead over and over for almost a hundred years, but is still being written and sold and read. Is this good or bad?
It's not really good or bad, but just kind of absurd. The fact that we are discussing the current writing, sale and reading of books that could conceivably be read and understood by someone living a century ago is bizarre when compared to the advances that have gone on during that period in the visual arts or music that would render them incomprehensible to someone of that era. It's been 50 years since Naked Lunch was published and 40 since The Atrocity Exhibition came out and writers are still concerning themselves with plot structure and characterization and subplots? Unthinkable.
Is "conventional" writing a form of gravity whose pull overcomes everything "experimental"?
The pull of narrative isn't necessarily a bad thing, despite what I stated above, because it can provide something to work against. I suffer from option paralysis, so it's good to have something or someone attempt to indirectly rein me in and create some friction to stimulate the creativity in a new way.
You have a list of favorite books/writers on your agent's site. Care to update it?
I would! That list is way too narrow – it needs Flannery O'Connor, Doug Kenney, Terry Southern, Hubert Selby, Jr., David Foster Wallace (for A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again), Leonard Cohen, Dashiell Hammett, Jim Thompson, Van Morrison, Lou Reed, Alex Chilton and the guy* who wrote How To Eat Fried Worms – I stole everything from that guy.
* Thomas Rockwell
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
interview with jason gusmann
6 comments:
- Dan Leo said...
Ha -- I never realized till now that Agent Stax utilized cut-ups!
I like your points about extra-and-introverts. How can anyone do any writing or drawing or creating if they're chattering all the time?
That first picture, rhoda --my word machine fails...
(Oh, and thanks so much, Jason, for the shout-out!)
- February 15, 2011 at 9:09 AM
- kathleenmaher said...
Great interview. I hadn't realized how beautifully you work together, rhoda and jason.
The next three months or so I'm up against some rough stuff: this may cheer me up when I'm able to stop crying and screaming at people.
Oh yeah, that extrovert/introvert theory: it's not air-tight.
- February 17, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- Matt Stewart said...
Hey Gussman - Matt Stewart here. I see one of your turn-offs on the Tribe site is "mean people."
How delicious ironic!
You also say here that my novel The French Revolution launched to crickets - which is not only mean, but also dreadfully false. My novel was covered in CNN, NYT, WSJ & more, and listed as a Best Book of 2010 by the SF Chronicle and a Notable Debut by Poets & Writers. And it was the first Twitter novel - not a copycat.
Compared to a blogspot page?
We're in it together man. Power to you. But being a dick in the name of snarkiness isn't helpful.
- March 2, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- Jason Gusmann said...
Matt, if The French Revolution was such a huge success, why are you so threatened by a little blogspot interview with a little blogspot writer?
Better luck next time you google your own name.
- March 9, 2011 at 5:11 PM
- DanaeAyusso said...
I think I should point out that it's rather obvious that Matt constantly Googles himself (how kinky does that sound?) to see what pops up (still slightly sexual in reference) and if anything new surfaces on this thing called the internet, or interweb (as old people call it...personally I call it the free-porn-highway) and stumbled across the amazing wit and skills of Jason Gusmann......I just thought I'd point out how it appears.
- March 9, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Dan Leo said...
Great, now I'm gonna have Jonathan Franzen on my ass...
- March 9, 2011 at 6:10 PM


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Welcome to the Gaithersburg-Rockville (MD) Alumni Chapter's website. As Polemarch, I encourage you tour our cyber home. It is my hope that you find this site a valuable resource of information concerning the activities of our chapter as we strive to meet the goals and ideals of our Illustrious Ten Founders. As brothers serving Montgomery County, Maryland we are active in serving our community and fostering the Bond between Kappa Men. I invite you to frequently visit our site as we regularly update it to announce events such as our Holiday Konnections Party and Scholarship banquet.
We will also be providing information regarding our Guide Right Program as we are looking to build a Kappa League in the Gaithersburg-Rockville area. In addition, we have new community service initiatives supporting the men and women of our the military.
For Brothers of our Noble Klan, I also invite you to not only attend our events but also come to a monthly Chapter meeting and reconnect with the Fraternity.
If there are any questions regarding events or you want more information about attending a meeting or membership, please do not hesitate to email us and we will promptly respond.
Again, thank you for visiting and we greatly appreciate your support in our endeavors.
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G'Rock Inducted 19 New Kappa League MembersThe Gaithersburg-Rockville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, hosted its Inaugural Kappa League Ceremony, Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Montgomery College in Rockville. Nineteen young men became the first Kappa League members of G'Rock....
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Her Early Career
She came to the United States in the forties performing with a small group of musicians and dancers and was finally contracted by Capitol Records in 1950. She made a series of records on the Capitol Records label mostly singing exotic Hollywood versions of Incan and South American folk songs, all of which are available today on Compact Disc. Her last Capitol Records recording was in 1959.
The 1960s
In 1961, she toured the Soviet Union for six months singing to sell-out crowds and an album, called Recital was produced in Romania of the show in Bucharest. Recital was recently reissued on Compact Disc in the U.S. and is called: Yma Sumac - Live in Concert 1961 - The Russian Tour - her only 'live in concert' record ever issued. Featured in the tour were the original "Inca Taki Trio" which was composed of Yma Sumac, Cholita Rivero (who provided backup vocals and dancing) and Moisés Vivanco on guitar. She also did a number of shows later in the '60s in the U.S., most notably at New York's Château Madrid in 1968.
The 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
Her next complete album, Miracles , a Rock "tour de force", was recorded in 1971 and released in the U.S in 1972 on the London Records label. After that, she spent many years living in Peru and composing many songs, which she now sings in concerts. She also cut a track for Stay Awake , a 1987 recording of Disney songs interpreted by various modern artists. She performed in concert from time to time during the '70s in Peru and later in New York. In the 80's, she had a number of concerts both in the U.S. and abroad including at New York's The Ballroom in 1987 and several San Francisco shows at the Theatre on the Square among others. In 1989, she sang once again at The Ballroom in New York. March of 1990 found her playing the role of Heidi in Stephen Sondheim's "Follies," in Long Beach, California - her first attempt at 'serious theater' since "Flahooley" in 1951. She also did several concerts in the summer of 1996 in San Francisco and Hollywood and two more in Montreal, Canada in July 1997 as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Her Films
She can be seen in the 1954 Paramount film Secret of the Incas and the 1957 Paramount film Omar Khayyam. The 1961 concert in Bucharest was filmed and broadcast for Romanian television. There was also a documentary made for German television about her in 1992 called Yma Sumac: Hollywoods Inkaprinzessen (Hollywood's Inca Princess). It is not available in the U.S or in Europe.
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 5 Highlights Today 10 Oct 2017
Watch latest cricket highlights today on 10-10-2017. SL vs PAK highlights of the final day of 2nd Test. Sri Lanka vs Pakistan highlights.This match is being played at Dubai cricket stadium Sri Lanka already won the first Test and today despite a fierce resistance from Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed, they once again achieved victory.
Chasing 136 at Abu Dhabi, Pakistan lost what seemed to be an un-losable Test. Having been 52 for 5 in the pursuit of 317, they have now left themselves a chance of winning what appeared to be an unwinnable one. In a series that has been enlivened by a flood of dramatic twists, the final session of day four saw another one: an unbroken partnership of 146 between Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed.
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Except these two batsmen, no other Pakistani player could stand before Sri Lankan bowling. At one point, Pakistan got into the position where their chances of victory looked bright. But then their traditionally frail batting started collapsing.


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I've been thinking about this for awhile, and I really do believe that your bedroom should have some priority.
It's easy to dump things in the bedroom when you're focused on picking up the rest of the house. Company doesn't usually get to wander in your bedroom, so why not? It's a quick fix.
But while the bedroom is often the last room to get cleaned, it probably should be the first. It's the first thing you see when you wake up in the morning, and the last thing to see before you go to sleep. Clutter and chaos are not soothing or calming.
So, today, I finally got around to cleaning our bedroom. Sheets washed, furniture decluttered and dusted, floor vacuumed. I even moved a couple things around to make more sense of them. And now I've been looking at the room and wondering why it took me so long to do this.
It feels really good.
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I am a minimalist hair care wearer. Is this a good thing? Honestly, I'm not quite sold... not quite yet. I'm definitely in a transitionary period. Trying to shampoo less, I tried a stint of the No 'Poo Method and received a failing grade (though I did give myself an A for effort), and I am too nervous to expand to any other options outside of an apple cider vinegar rinse. Regardless I forge on.
Researching in to it all I have come across these 5 reasons of why you need to stop washing your hair.
Please, please, if you have any links or resources for where I can find more information, leave them in the comments section.
5 Reasons Why You Need to Stop Washing Your Hair
- Chemicals!! So without getting too technical I would just like to summarize this study and say: the chemicals that are in shampoo and conditioner deposit themselves in your pores, are absorbed into your bloodstream, milling about healthy cells and then head to your liver which has to attempt to purge them along with the other toxins you are continually bombarding yourself with (like those in food and in the air). These chemicals can contribute to breast cancer, liver disease, asthma, and kidney abnormalities, among other ailments. Don't even try to give me the "everything causes cancer" excuse. Either you care about your health now or you care about it when you no longer have it. You decide.
- Moisture. Hair is designed to condition itself, that is good. Shampoo is designed to strip the dirt from your scalp and your hair cuticles, that is good, but it is also bad. Your hair has natural oils that are the best product money can't buy. It's like the breast milk of hair care - all natural and practically priceless. Stop letting them drip down the drain!
- Creativity. Hair styling is best done with dirty hair. I am always one to be adventurous, so skip the normal do you wear everyday and try something different! You might love the results, or it might just be a hat/headband day. (CONFESSION: I have naturally curly hair but a tip that you might want to try is curling 2nd day hair; instead of freshly washed and dried hair).
- If you color your hair you might just find less washing also equals dying your hair less often. No need to explain that one, right? Less dying equals more money in the bank - now that's being minimalist.
- Less heat and less grease. Washing less means blow drying less. Which any girl from 7th grade on knows how damaging our irons are. Less washing also means less greasy hair. Ridiculous you say? Nope, greasy hair becomes that way because of hair products. Don't believe me? Look at this gal or this mom. Or if you know a man with flowing locks you can ask him, they usually don't shampoo. Lucky them.
Not washing your hair doesn't always mean you can't get it wet - every so often skip the shampoo and just rinse. Furthermore, try using baby powder or dry shampoo. Think i'm being funny, there are, in fact, chemical free options for dry shampoo. But if you disagree please enlighten me. Lastly, try switching to shampoo and conditioners that don't contain parabens, SLS, and the like - I dare ya. (Easy to find! Search here or here).
Not convinced? Check out this in-depth article or this video. But really change your habits only if you want to!


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Home > WIC > New York > Portville
Trying to find WIC in Portville NY? There are many WIC programs in Portville, New York.
Typical Central Office and County Health Department Hours: (Please always call and confirm hours)
Weekdays 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cattaraugus County Health Department
1 Leo Moss Drive, Suite 4010
Olean, NY
Phone: 716-373-8057
3.83 miles away
Allegany County Department Of Health
3453b Route 417 E
Wellsville, NY
Phone: 800-394-1942
21.02 miles away
Livingston County Department Of Health
2 Murray Hill Drive
Mt. Morris, NY
Phone: 585-243-7530
47.52 miles away
Proaction Of Steuben And Yates, Inc
117 East Steuben Street
Bath, NY
Phone: 607-776-1151
54.15 miles away
Chautauqua County Health Department
326-328 Central Avenue
Dunkirk, NY
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The Eve Babitz phenomenon continues with this special reissue of her 1993 story collection in a beautiful new edition
A new reissue by the writer who has been acclaimed by the Boston Globe as a "true original" and by the San Francisco Chronicle as "marvelously witty and wildly observant" and of whom Joseph Heller has said, "Her words are worth one hundred moving pictures."
Black Swans is a collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s—a decade of dreams, drink, and stoned youth turning Republican. Babitz prowls California telling tales of a changing world. She writes about the Rodeo Gardens, about AIDS, about learning to tango, about the cemetery of Hollywood, the self-enchanted city, and, most importantly, about the envy and jealousy underneath it all.
Babitz's inimitable voice propels these stories forward, corralling everything that gets in their way: sex, rage, the Chateau Marmont, youth, beauty, Jim Morrison, men, women, and black swans.
This exciting reissue further celebrates the phenomenon of Eve Babitz, cementing her reputation as the voice of a generation.


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The new work location is on the fifth floor of a building next to the prune yard in Campbell.
Very modern. Including the donuts which are from the crazy donut place.
43K people is a lot of people employed in the health care/insurance industry.
The three story building in Glendale AZ was used for the orientation and training.
Alex the trainer gave me a tour of the building. Everyone at a desk on the phone. Some groups were noisy. The orders with pharmacy for example. The quietest group on the third floor is the "library" group, the pharmacy medical doctors that ensure the prescriptions are legally correct. I.e. Don't kill any body.
How I Explained REST to My Wife
I found this got me to finally understand a REST interface – supported by Rally at EC and the Certify software at Humana.
Today started with the most beautiful sunrise as seen on my way to work. So beautiful that I stopped and took a picture. Can't say I've ever done that before, stopped and took a picture of a beautiful sunrise on the way to work.
It ended with me leaving Electric Cloud for the last time. Since being on probation things have not been the same for me at EC.
So today I was called into a conference room and told I was laid off. A lay off of one. EC was one of the best jobs I've had. Great people. Great customers and great products.
I'll take it as an omen though. It was a beautiful sunrise – not a beautiful sunset!


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Thor: Ragnarok Just Got Even More Diverse Behind the Scenes
Stephany Folsom will write the screenplay.
While Hollywood execs convene in secret to put an end to the industry's gender biases, Marvel's surprisingly already one step ahead: The Hollywood Reporter reports that the studio has hired Stephany Folsom to write the screenplay for Thor: Ragnarok, making her only the third female writer to join the MCU. Previously, Nicole Perlman co-wrote Guardians of the Galaxy — though James Gunn later downplayed her contributions — and has since been picked to write Captain Marvel with Inside Out's Meg LeFauve. With the addition of Folsom, Thor 3 is shaping up to be Marvel's most diverse film behind the scenes so far: Back in October, they reportedly snagged Taika Waititi to direct, making him the studio's first nonwhite director. Folsom is best known for her 2013 Black List script 1969: A Space Odyssey or How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on the Moon, as well as writing Disney's Princess of North Sudan.


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Just when you thought regular sweat was bad enough, deodorant company Secret has "found" that there are actually two kinds of sweat: the kind you produce from being physically hot and the kind that suddenly appears when you are stressed out.
This new kind of sweat is the perfect excuse for Secret to create a "clinical strength" deodorant (to sell at a higher price point) that fights BOTH kinds of sweat. As far as I know, Secret is the first company to come up with the concept of different kinds of sweat so they may have a market here.
Most people can differentiate from being sweaty during a nerve wracking job interview and sweating it out in 90% humidity, but I wonder if anyone will actually switch brands from their stand-by deodorant to get this "new kind of protection".
If this concept of stress sweat resonates with consumers, they may have something. No doubt Secret's competitors will follow suit with their own versions of stress-sweat protection, but for now I can understand why one would want something like this.
Creating a buzzword like stress sweat is a whole new level for Secret, whose audience is primarily women. It will be interesting to see if this concept catches on and if so, they can turn a profit from their new product.


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DRILL – what does it mean?
Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) is the world's first major research programme led by disabled people.
'D' is for Disability
This means the things that can stop people who have any experience of physical or mental impairment or long-term health condition from participating in activities in the way people who do not have an impairment can. People are 'disabled' by what stops them participating, not their impairment. These are called barriers.
These barriers can include:
Bad attitudes and behaviour towards people who have an impairment or long-term health condition. This might involve not taking any notice of what they say, assuming they cannot do things when in fact they can, intimidating or harassing them, or treating them as if they are children and cannot make decisions for themselves. We call these 'attitudinal barriers'.
The way buildings are designed so that people with some types of impairment or long-term health condition cannot get into them or use them like everyone else. The same can apply to outside spaces and transport that are not designed so that everyone can use them equally. We call these 'environmental barriers'.
The way things like employment, services or events are organised. For example, event organisers may not be flexible about how, when or where something is done. They may not allow enough time for meeting papers to be translated into Braille or easy read, or for people who cannot use inaccessible public transport to travel to a venue, or may insist someone has to work at a certain time even if it is the sort of job where it really does not matter. We call these 'organisational barriers'.
The way things are communicated which exclude people with some forms of impairment or long-term health conditions. This is not just about things like using very small print or lots of jargon, or inaccessible web-sites, or not providing British Sign-Language or Irish Sign Language interpreters and so on. It is also about the negative images of disabled people that are often used in the media. We call these 'communication barriers'.
The extra costs of disability – for things like having to use taxis, extra heating, special diets – combined with barriers to getting a job and earning an income. We call these 'financial barriers'.
Together these are called 'social barriers'. This way of thinking about disabled people is called the 'social model of disability'. If disabled people are to experience independent living and participate equally in society, all social barriers need to be removed.
Finding new ways to remove the barriers to independent living and enabling disabled people to participate fully is what DRILL is all about. To do this we need to get better evidence about what would help make this happen. In particular, we need to get more evidence based on the life experiences of disabled people themselves.
'R' is for Research
All policy and practice should be based on evidence. If politicians, service providers – or indeed any decision makers – do not have good evidence about what works, they will make bad decisions. They will not achieve their own goals. They will waste time and money. It can also mean that people who have a lot to contribute to their communities, the economy and public life are prevented from doing so. This is not just bad for them personally, but for society as a whole. This is why research is so important.
The way in which research is done – the methods that are used to find out evidence – matters a great deal. Research needs to be robust. What we mean by robust is that the right research methods are used to reach sound evidence and findings that can be trusted. This will enable DRILL research to be recognised and acted upon by decision makers.
Research has traditionally been carried out by non-disabled researchers and has usually treated disabled people as subjects of research, rather than as equal partners in research. We think that the results of research about disability will be better if decisions about what is researched and the way the research is done, are informed by the lived experience of disabled people. They may or may not know about how to do research, but they do know about the barriers that affect them, what questions to ask people, and what solutions would work.
The challenge for DRILL is to change the way research is done so that researchers and disabled people work together as partners and coproduce robust research. We want to re-define what coproduced research actually means and encourage academics and researchers to work in this way as standard practice.
Please find our definition of coproduction in the Helpful Documents section, Annex 4.
DRILL is not just interested in research projects. We are also interested in 'pilot' projects which test something out in real life. This might be done for a number of possible reasons. A pilot project might be used test out how the solutions identified by previous research could work in practice. You may have a very good idea to test out through a pilot project. There is more information about DRILL research and pilot projects in Section 3.
'IL' is for Independent Living
We define independent living as:
"All disabled people having the same choice, control, dignity and freedom as any other citizen to achieve their goals at home, in education, at work, and as members of the community. This does not necessarily mean disabled people doing things for themselves but it does mean having the right to practical assistance based on their choices and aspirations."
This definition was originally developed by the Disability Rights Commission. It was also used in the Westminster Government report called 'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People' (2005). For disabled people to really have independent living, they must be able to participate equally in all the activities that non-disabled people can. When we talk about 'participation' or 'inclusion' we mean being able to join in and contribute the wide range of talents and expertise that disabled people have, shaping their communities and organisations, and fulfilling their potential. This benefits disabled people as well as wider society. For this to happen all barriers must be removed and disabled people must receive the support they need.
Independent living means removing barriers to participating in the economy, in communities and social activities, and in civic and public life. It means disabled people must be able to exercise all their human rights as contained in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (known as UNCRPD for short).
'L' is for Learning
Learning is what DRILL is all about. It is then important to share the learning from the projects and inspiring action to implement their findings. In this way, we hope that more disabled people will be able to experience independent living and exercise their human rights. But learning is also about everyone involved in DRILL learning from each other about their different experiences and skills. For example, disabled people might learn more about how to do research and how to collect good evidence that will convince decision makers that particular approaches are effective, or offer value for money. Through being involved as a coproduction partner, disabled people's organisations might be better able to demonstrate that they know about running a project, or managing finances, or working well with different people. This might help them attract more resources. Non-disabled researchers might learn more about what life is really like for disabled people, and about better ways to carry out inclusive research. We hope that everyone involved will learn new, useful things and build their capacity through being involved in DRILL.


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