Care to take a look?
www.caretotakealook.com
This interactive website/CD ROM offers an introduction to the issue of caring using a variety of text,
graphic, video and audio material.. It is aimed at policy makers and anyone else interested in
the potential impact of caring on their life, family, community and
workplace. The tool will help them understand better how policies can help support carers.
'Care to take a look' includes :
- An introduction to caring by broadcaster Nicky Horne (who is also a carer)
- Filmed examples of carers' life stories
- How a life is changed : an interactive tool to see how episodes of caring affect a persons life
- Regional statistics - search how many carers there are where you live
- Presentations on the big issues affecting carers : money, health and employment
- Facts about carers
- Care awareness - self-awareness tool for policy makers to test their knowledge