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IT boost for disabled and refugee children

A1m IT project aimed at transforming the quality of life of disadvantaged children is being piloted by children's charity NCH with the backing of seven major international companies. The Access to IT project, launched earlier this month by schools minister Stephen Twigg and broadcaster Mary Nightingale at the NCH's Warren Park Children's Centre in Kingston, Surrey, is being supported by AOL UK, BAe Systems, BT, Cable and Wireless, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft.

The Access to IT project, launched earlier this month by schools minister Stephen Twigg and broadcaster Mary Nightingale at the NCH's Warren Park Children's Centre in Kingston, Surrey, is being supported by AOL UK, BAe Systems, BT, Cable and Wireless, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft.

The three main projects - two in London and one in Coventry - will work with refugee and disabled children and those leaving care, while there will be two 'moveable' projects in south London to help young carers.

Simon Burne, NCH's director of marketing and fundraising, said, 'The project for disabled children will concentrate on providing the software that can stimulate their senses, help their hand-eye coordination and make music.'

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