Well, here at MERU we are very happy that the TravelChair has got our EASA accreditation!
We've been waiting for this for a while and now that we have it we can start selling the TravelChair!
Our online shop for our other Ready Made products such as Moozi and Splatz is up and running. The shop has been another one of those projects that has taken far longer to sort out than originally thought. However you can visit it here
We have our new 10 week summer placement student here at MERU, so welcome to Joe!
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Monday, 21 May 2012
Lift off!
Well, it's all go here at MERU getting ready for the TravelChair launch tomorrow.
For those that don't know the MERU TravelChair is designed to allow children with disabilities be able to fly on a standard aircraft. It was originally designed about 12 years ago by Graham, one of the engineers at MERU.
Recently Graham has created a new TravelChair that offers firm postural support for disabled children between the ages of 3 and 11 (depending on the weight and height of the child). It has been developed with advice from the European Aviation Safety Agency, the Civil Aviation Authority, several key airlines and parents with disabled children to ensure all needs are met.
Tomorrow we officially launch the TravelChair and we are all very excited.
I'll be there to let you know what happens!
TravelChair information
For those that don't know the MERU TravelChair is designed to allow children with disabilities be able to fly on a standard aircraft. It was originally designed about 12 years ago by Graham, one of the engineers at MERU.
Recently Graham has created a new TravelChair that offers firm postural support for disabled children between the ages of 3 and 11 (depending on the weight and height of the child). It has been developed with advice from the European Aviation Safety Agency, the Civil Aviation Authority, several key airlines and parents with disabled children to ensure all needs are met.
Tomorrow we officially launch the TravelChair and we are all very excited.
I'll be there to let you know what happens!
Time flies...
Eep, just noticed I haven't been on here for a bit - apologies!
Things are busy here at MERU. We've been interviewing for our new student placements and have a couple of excellent students lined up for next year. We are in the process of selecting students for our 10 week summer placement.
Work for the TravelChair launch is ongoing. More on that later :)
So, I'd best get back to fundraising. I'll try and keep you all posted more often!
Things are busy here at MERU. We've been interviewing for our new student placements and have a couple of excellent students lined up for next year. We are in the process of selecting students for our 10 week summer placement.
Work for the TravelChair launch is ongoing. More on that later :)
So, I'd best get back to fundraising. I'll try and keep you all posted more often!
Monday, 16 April 2012
Always learning...
Well, I've been busy getting to grips with a new aspect of my job. I've taken on the role of University Placement Liaison. Sounds very fancy doesn't it?
Here at MERU we offer two 48 week placements to undergraduate students from design/engineering courses. The students work at MERU for an academic year and gain hands on experience of making and building equipment. The closing date is the end of this week, so I'm currently getting lots of emails from students wanting to apply!
We also offer a 10 week summer placement for anyone with workshop skills who want to gain some experience in a work environment.
It's very interesting as I get to see what the student engineers have done; they have to send a portfolio. For someone like me, who isn't very creative, it's fascinating to see how they come up with ideas. I deal with the admin side of this - sending out details of the placements and replying to the students. It's up to our engineers to decide who will get the placements.
Hopefully we'll get another couple of brilliant students for the next year!
Here at MERU we offer two 48 week placements to undergraduate students from design/engineering courses. The students work at MERU for an academic year and gain hands on experience of making and building equipment. The closing date is the end of this week, so I'm currently getting lots of emails from students wanting to apply!
We also offer a 10 week summer placement for anyone with workshop skills who want to gain some experience in a work environment.
It's very interesting as I get to see what the student engineers have done; they have to send a portfolio. For someone like me, who isn't very creative, it's fascinating to see how they come up with ideas. I deal with the admin side of this - sending out details of the placements and replying to the students. It's up to our engineers to decide who will get the placements.
Hopefully we'll get another couple of brilliant students for the next year!
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Flying High!
One of our engineers, Graham, was at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg last week demonstrating our new and improved "TravelChair".
TravelChair is Graham's invention. He first created it in 1999 and it allows disabled children to travel safely on aircraft, making going on holiday much easier! Given that the original TravelChairs have been in use for over 10 years it's not surprising that some were getting a bit worn out. When airlines using the TravelChair contacted MERU about replacements Graham took the opportunity to make some improvements to his original design.
The new and improved TravelChair has more adjustable features and can accommodate larger children than before. It is also simpler for the cabin crew to use.There was a lot of interest in the TravelChair at the Expo and Graham has returned from Hamburg bubbling with even more enthusiasm! Everyone at MERU is looking forward to the official launch of the TravelChair in May.
Monday, 2 April 2012
Some exciting news!
MERU has joined the QEF Family of Charities! The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People is a national charity working with people living with physical and learning disabilities or acquired brain injuries to gain new skills and increase independence. MERU is now under their trusteeship and we look forward to working with QEF to help more children and young people in the future.
Everyone at MERU would like to thank our outgoing Trustees and Members for all their hard work and dedication and we look forward to working with our new family of charities and Associate Members to provide an even better service to disabled children in the future.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Intro to the workshop floor
My name is Becky and I work at a fantastic charity called MERU.
What is MERU? I hear you ask.
Well, MERU is full of brilliant engineers, students and other staff who make equipment for children and young people with disabilities when they can't buy what they need. It means the work is varied and I hope to be able to share some stories about what we do with you.
For this first post though, I thought I'd mention some of what I do. I'm the fundraiser & business administrator at MERU, which means I try and bring in as much as possible to ensure the engineers can keep working on as many projects as they can. I also look after a lot of other admin based roles such as the applications for our student placements.
It can be hard work, but you know it's worth it when our engineers deliver another finished project to a family who didn't think what they were looking for existed.
What is MERU? I hear you ask.
Well, MERU is full of brilliant engineers, students and other staff who make equipment for children and young people with disabilities when they can't buy what they need. It means the work is varied and I hope to be able to share some stories about what we do with you.
For this first post though, I thought I'd mention some of what I do. I'm the fundraiser & business administrator at MERU, which means I try and bring in as much as possible to ensure the engineers can keep working on as many projects as they can. I also look after a lot of other admin based roles such as the applications for our student placements.
It can be hard work, but you know it's worth it when our engineers deliver another finished project to a family who didn't think what they were looking for existed.
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