These are no ordinary pair of boots, and not for the reasons you may think.
The fact that they are blue makes them stand out from most footwear of a similar nature, for sure.
But what is quite extraordinary about this pair of boots is the woman who wears them.
Robyn Steward has a condition called prosapagnosia which means she does not recognise faces, but recognises people by their shoes!
Because of Robyn’s physical disabilities, she needs to wear boots, and her visual impairment makes bright colors easier to see, hence her bright shiny blue boots.
Author, consultant and trainer Robyn Steward, one of the UK’s leading experts on autism, will be speaking at a free breakfast seminar hosted by award-winning Exeter business Brain-In-Hand.
Robyn Steward is an international speaker, an ambassador for the National Autistic Society and recently hosted her own programme on BBC Radio 4.
Her talk ‘Autism as an asset in the workplace’ takes place on Friday 28 June 8.30am for 9-10am and will include a question and answer session.
Afterwards Robyn will be running an Autism/Asperger's Awareness workshop between 10.30am - 12....
Businesses and individuals wanting to learn more about supporting and benefitting staff with autism are invited to attend a special breakfast seminar with the Brain-in-Hand team on Friday 28 June 2013, from 8:30am to 10:30am. One of the UK’s leading experts on autism, Robyn Steward, will be speaking at a free event including a question and answer session and networking. The event will provide an opportunity to network; learn about the latest technology available to support businesses; and to hear first-hand from an experienced speaker and adult on the autistic spectrum. The seminar is open...
Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, is backing The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) new campaign aimed at improving support for adults with autism in Devon and across England.
One in every hundred adults has autism, meaning there are 300,000 adults in England with the disability.
Neil Parish’s endorsement of the ‘Push For Action’ campaign follows a recent NAS survey of 1100 people across England, which showed that many adults with the disability are missing out on the support they need:
36% of people with autism said they need help to wash and dress.
Brain-in-Hand Ltd, a company based at Exeter University, has developed a personal technology system to assist people with Asperger’s Syndrome, high-functioning autism, acquired brain injury and a number of other conditions with their day-to-day living.
Neil Parish, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton, visited the offices of Brain-in-Hand Limited at the Innovation Centre at Exeter University on Friday 11th January 2013, to see first hand the assistive technology the company has developed for people with Asperger’s Syndrome and high-functioning autism.
Neil is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) and was very impressed after using the technology himself and discussing its benefits and applications. “I believe this can deliver a greater quality of life for those with Asperger’s, create greater economic...
