Self Help 4 Stroke

• Find contact details
• Telephone or email to find out more details about the activity
• If there is a website, use it to find information on the activity
• Speak to somebody who already goes
• Go along to visit if possible
• Look at GP notice board
• If you are not confident talking take someone with you to help

• Fitness class: Does the fitness instructor have experience working with people who have had a stroke?
• What size is the class?
• Do people with stroke or other conditions attend?
• Are you required to check with your GP before attending?
• Walking group: what distances do they do?
• Do the walks include steep hills?
• Are there places to rest?
• Sport: What level do the members play at?
• Is there a way of adapting the sport of required?
• Is there a facility for playing for fun

How far is it from your home?
Can you walk there?
Do you need to take bus?
Is there a direct bus route?
Is the stop outside the venue or nearby?
Do you need a buddy?
Do you have a taxi card/ use dial a bus?
Have you a wheelchair?
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Is the venue set up for wheelchair users- toilets etc.
Consider the internal environment-steps rails etc.

Schedule a day and time to go.
Check start and finish times
Check access if the activity is in a building
Check access of toilet facilities
Plan how you are going to get there
Go along early to get settled
Take refreshments in case none available on site. ( Water)
Arrange to go along with a family member or friend