A novel board game has been created by a charity to help ensure that homes of the future are more accessible.

Accessibility expert the Papworth Trust has created a board game Chutes and Ladders to highlight issues involved in building inclusive communities.

The Papworth Trust, winners of the Housing Corporation’s Gold Award 2008 for Building Cohesive Communities, designed the game based on the principle of snakes and ladders.

The game highlights some of the issues encountered in building communities that include everyone. . It explores some of the issues faced during the various stages of planning, building and completion of a community.

Paul McCay, Director of Operations, says: “The board game is fun, interesting and the players can learn about the challenges faced when developing an inclusive community. We hope that other housing professionals will use this game for training purposes.”

The Papworth Trust has also produced a DVD about its award winning Foundations for Living project in Cambridgeshire which includes case studies about Bruce Wall whose life has transformed after becoming a wheelchair user following a motorbike crash, and Kevin Garley and Annaliese White who have finally had the chance to live like any other couple in the community.

Papworth Trust‘s experience shows that well designed homes really do make the difference to living independently in the community.

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Notes to Editors

About the Papworth Trust:

Each year the Papworth Trust helps over 13,000 disabled people in the East of England and the UK through a wide range of services covering employment, vocational rehabilitation, housing and community support.

In using the term “disabled” we mean anyone who has a long-term health issue, learning difficulty, physical disability, sensory impairment, mental health issue or a combination of these or other impairments. We also mean anyone of any age.

The Trust also works with the Government, employers, service providers and commissioners to promote disability equality and good practice.

For further information and media opportunities, please contact:

Revonnia Gwewera, Gold Award Officer, Papworth Trust 
E: revonnia.gwewera@papworth.org.uk
T: 01480 357200
www.papworth.org.uk

Helpdesk: 0800 952 5000
Charity no. 211234

Please note that The Papworth Trust is an independent disability charity and is unconnected with the Papworth Hospital NHS Trust.