{"id":1099,"date":"2026-06-04T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/testing-testing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:30:00","slug":"testing-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/testing-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing, testing\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/12\/new-project-starting\/\">Dementia friendly parks<\/a>\u2019 project is moving forward at a pace and has just got the next exciting phase underway. We\u2019ve now developed a draft environmental self-assessment tool and accompanying guide, and recently held a briefing session to get a small number of sites involved in the first round of testing to see how these new resources work in practice. Does what we\u2019ve created make sense? Is there anything missing? Are the resources easy to use?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll update the resources based on the feedback we receive before undertaking further testing with a wider range of sites to make sure that the work we\u2019re doing is applicable to as many different types of site as possible. Hopefully we\u2019ll also be able to visit some of the sites for ourselves and meet the lovely people who have engaged with the project so far. We might even get to add to our <a href=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/2026\/04\/02\/a-new-obsession\/\">collection of bench photos<\/a>!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look forward to launching the resources later this year once the testing has finished and letting everyone know about the next phase of the project, so watch this space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"4646\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/12\/new-project-starting\/tnlhf_english_acknowledgement_stamp_colour_png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tnlhf_english_acknowledgement_stamp_colour_png.png\" data-orig-size=\"1668,1668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TNLHF_English_Acknowledgement_Stamp_Colour_PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tnlhf_english_acknowledgement_stamp_colour_png.png?w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tnlhf_english_acknowledgement_stamp_colour_png.png?w=1024\" alt=\"the image shows a teal blue circle with The National Lottery Heritage Fund logo of the crossed fingers wishing for good luck in white. Text above the logo says \u2018Made possible with\u2019 while text below the logo says \u2018Heritage Fund\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-4646\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project is funded by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagefund.org.uk\/\">The National Lottery Heritage Fund<\/a>. Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK\u2019s heritage. Our project on \u2018Working towards creating dementia-friendly parks, outside spaces and nature reserves\u2019 is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we will be able to develop a guide and environmental self-assessment tool to improve access to outside spaces for people affected by dementia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow @HeritageFundUK on Twitter\/X, Facebook and Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with ADS on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adsuow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/dementiastudies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@dementiastudies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/association-for-dementia-studies-uow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/dementiastudies.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dementiastudies?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our \u2018Dementia friendly parks\u2019 project is moving forward at a pace and has just got the next exciting phase underway. 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