Volunteer tradespeople are being sought to help a local project aimed at installing essential home adaptations for disabled children and adults who cannot afford them.
The project is being launched by the family of Drae Mead-Strong, a three-year-old boy who has a rare degenerative brain disease, and would support people with ramps and improved access, widened doorways, handrails, safety changes and wheelchair-friendly adjustments to their homes.
Tradespeople, including builders, joiners, plumbers, electricians, tilers, groundworkers and scaffolders, are being encouraged to get in touch if they would be willing to help occasionally.
The idea follows the recent launch of a fundraiser to pay for urgent mobility aids for Drae, who has two variants of TBCK-related ID syndrome. Drae’s mum Rachel Mead told Melksham News that his condition is extremely rare, as the two variants have never before been seen together in one person.
Rachel said, “Projects would be planned, disability-specific, and shared between trades.”
To get in touch with Rachel Mead, contact 07528 114100.
Pictured: Drae Mead-Strong
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