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Seable, the active holidays for the blind and disabled launches in the UK with its first destination: Sicily

Seable, the active holiday organizer for visually and physically impaired people, has launched in the UK market with support from ‘Accelerator’, a London business incubator recently inaugurated by the Duke of York. Seable, based in Shoreditch and led by the young entrepreneur Damiano La Rocca, offers active holiday programmes for the disabled and the visually impaired.  The programmes are aimed at improving the confidence, skills and quality of life of many disabled people.

‘My vision is to change perceptions of disability and blindness’, says the young Italian Damiano La Rocca. ‘…The first programmes we feature are set in the magnificent Mediterranean island of Sicily. The activities are all very exciting, some more challenging than others. One can choose from diving to obtain a diving certificate (HSA) recognised worldwide, to learning traditional Sicilian fishing techniques, or from visiting the only sensorial botanic garden in Europe to learning how to make your own olive oil.

Seable works in association with the LIFE (Life Improvement For Everyone), the charity for accessible travel-related products and services founded by Carmelo La Rocca, Damiano’s father who, after having almost lost the use of his legs in an accident, promised his less lucky paraplegic friend Martino Florio, to help him find a purpose in life. In 2007, Martino achieved a Guinness World Record in scuba diving for the disabled, reaching the depth of 59m. Two years later Benedetta Spampinato was the first blind woman to set the Guinness World Record in scuba diving (41m).

Seable’s mission, explains Damiano,’ is to promote these challenges in the UK, in order to give other disabled and visually impaired people the chance to improve their life skills and match these amazing achievements.

For more information or images please contact Damiano La Rocca info@seable.co.uk. Website www.seable.co.uk

 

From research and owner of Disabilitydates.com it is clear to me that the internet have made dating with a Disability easier,that been said there is questions or issues that can arise when dating online.

 

The main question that people think about is “How do I tell someone that I have a disability”?

Do they date on disabled-only Websites like Disabilitydates? Do they mention their disability in their personal ads?Choosing whom to tell or not tell is a personal choice. I believe the best approach is to trust your instinct, not your fears. I know several online daters with some type of physical disability or medical condition, and some of them choose to reveal their disability in their profiles and others don’t.

 

Be clear in your mind of what kind of relationship you are looking for,if indeed you are looking for a long term relationship they are certain facts that you should never withhold from your potential dates.

Let them know what kind of care you need because you are both looking for something that may result in a life long commitment. So holding such information may not benefit you in the long run. You will not only be wasting their time but you would also be wasting your time.

Questions to ask yourself
Who do you need to tell? What do you want to tell them about your disability,and what are you expecting from the person you’re disclosing your status to?When should you tell them? Where is the best place to have this conversation? Why are you telling them?

 

This been said they is many people that do date someone with a disability like themselves thinking they will be more accepted by this person and they can relate to them better.

They can belive that a person without a disability would never look their way,which of course is untrue.

 

What attracts people is confidence – the confidence to show your inner self; that is what’s truly attractive.
The first step you need to take in order to have a love life is to be comfortable about your disability. Accept yourself with your flaws and disabilities. After all, each and every one of us has flaws. No one is perfect.