Cameron: UK ‘must build a better economy’
David Cameron has announced plans for a Co-operatives Bill and says he wants more social responsibility from firms.

Total Coverage are excited to work with the Family and Parenting Institute to refresh its publications. Is it legal? is a popular guide offering welcome clarification of the law for families and all those who work with them. Our brief was to produce a booklet where information is clearly accessible and reflects the ethos of the organisation.The aim is to produce a new edition with a clear text approach, an illustrative feel, and a cover layout that reflects the new brand identity which was recently refreshed. If you think Total Coverage can help your organisation engage with their audiences and communicate effectively, please contact us @ www.totalcoverage.coop

“There is a great need to provide opportunities today that help entrepreneurs pursue their dreams and build the businesses of tomorrow. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 will kick-start the conversations that are needed to make this happen.” Andrew Devenport, Chief Executive, Youth Business International
Every day in the UK people talk about making a change in their life and consider starting up a business. By connecting individuals to practical support and those who have done it already, Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 will help turn these exchanges into the businesses of tomorrow.

Diabetes Education and Prevention is the World Diabetes Day theme for the period 2009-2013. The campaign calls on all those responsible for diabetes care to understand diabetes and take control. For people with diabetes, this is a message about empowerment through education.For governments, it is a call to implement effective strategies and policies for the prevention and management of diabetes to safeguard the health of their citizens with and at risk of diabetes. For healthcare professionals, it is a call to improve knowledge so that evidence-based recommendations are put into practice. For the general public, it is a call to understand the serious impact of diabetes and know, where possible, how to avoid or delay diabetes and its complications. The key messages of the campaign are:
•    Know the diabetes risks and know the warning signs
•    Know how to respond to diabetes and who to turn to
•    Know how to manage diabetes and take control

Aiming to raise awareness about adoption and recruit adoptive families for the 4,000 children who are currently in care waiting to be adopted.
Since its launch in 1997, National Adoption Week has gone from strength to strength, reaching people across the UK wanting to know if they can adopt.
The theme of the 2011 campaign was every child deserves a family. During the campaign we encourage people to come forward to adopt the children who wait the longest – older children, children with disabilities, brothers and sisters, and children from some black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
National Adoption Week is so important in reminding people about the backgrounds of the children waiting for adoption and the difference adoption can make to a child’s life. We know from existing adoptive families that it can be hard work, but the rewards are huge. This is a chance to transform a child’s life for ever.

Physical activity is good for your body and boosting your mood, which is why the new theme is ‘MOVE TO IMPROVE‘.  Being physically active is especially important for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) – even doing a small amount of extra activity around the home can help.

The UK children’s charity that aims to change the world for children with genetic disorders.
Individually, genetic disorders are rare but together they affect 1 in 25 children born in the UK – that’s more than 30,000 babies each year. Their associated health problems mean that genetic disorders are the biggest killer of children aged 14 years and under.
Jeans for Genes Day is the annual fundraising event and takes place on Friday 7th October 2011. Ask your colleagues at work or the children at school to wear their jeans for the Day and make a donation.

The Campaign for Drawing is an independent charity which raises the profile of drawing as a tool for thought, creativity, social and cultural engagement. It has developed two programmes to encourage the use of drawing by professionals and others: The Big Draw and Power Drawing.
The Campaign has created a new regard for the value of drawing to help people see, think, invent and take action.
The Campaign for Drawing has one aim: to get everyone drawing!
Why? Drawing helps us to think, invent and communicate – regardless of age and ability.
The Campaign is a small arts education charity. It receives no public funding and relies on the generosity of trusts and foundations, corporate sponsors and individuals to continue its good work.
www.thebigdraw.org.uk

Designing for accessibility is making products and services so that people with disabilities can use them. One could easily assemble a long list of technology accessibility failures. As a budding librarian, I am dismayed by the accessibility problems of library services. Kelly Ford has written about accessibility issues with ebook services and ebook readers (e.g. Kindle). As a music lover, I am disappointed by accessibility problems in online music services like Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes for people with visual impairments who use screen readers like JAWS or Apple VoiceOver to read digital text.
To read the 8 reasons why information professionals should care about accessibility click here