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Disability and sensory loss

Links to websites giving Social Care information

Disability

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General Disabilities

  • AskSara - Helps in finding advice and products that make daily living easier
  • Ableize - Disability Directory of UK Disabled, Health, Care, Mobility, Services, Support and Social Needs
  • Aidis Trust - Help for Disabled People on how to maintain and adapt their computer
  • Break Charity - The charity Break offers respite care, specialist child care and UK holidays to provide carers with a rest.
  • British Red Cross - Help for people in crisis and with independent living.
  • ChooseMySupport - People living in Leicestershire and Leicester can search and buy local social care services and products to help them to live independent lives
  • Confederation of Indian Organisations (UK) - Provide information, advice and support to stroke survivors and their carers in the South Asian Communities of Leicester and Leicestershire.
  • Different Strokes - A registered charity providing a free service to younger stroke survivors throughout the United Kingdom
  • Department for Transport - Disabled Parking Badges - Blue Badge Scheme.
  • Direct Gov - Disabled People - Information from the Government for and about disabled people.
  • Direct Gov - Young Disabled People - Information from the Government for and about young disabled people.
  • Council for Disabled Children - Provides a national forum for the discussion and development of a wide range of policy and practice issues.
  • Disabled Parents Network - A national organisation for disabled people who are or hope to become parents.
  • Disability Alliance - Disability Alliance (social security benefits for disabled people).
  • Disability Employment Advisory Committee - DEAC is an Advisory Committee which has been established that was established to look at employment issues for the disabled.
  • Disability Information Network - National Federation of Families with Visually Impaired children.
  • Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) - National charity that provides free, impartial advice about all types of disability equipment and mobility products.
  • Equality and Human Rights Commission - Aims to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.
  • Disabled Workers Co-operative - Aims to raise the independence of disabled people.
  • Headway - The Brain Injury Association offering services to local people with brain injuries, illnesses and those close to them.
  • Infolinx - Information about local services for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
  • Leicestershire CareOnLine - Leicestershire CareOnline was set up to improve the lives of carers, disabled people and older people.
  • Leicestershire County Council's Disability Policy - This policy sets out our commitment to disabled people.
  • Leicester Disability Information - This Leicester Disability Information site has a variety of links for carers, including some useful information about local groups and services.
  • Living made easy - Impartial advice and information for older and disabled people, carers and care professionals providing clear, practical advice on daily living equipment.
  • MAGIC - Mobility and general information centre - put together by Ford Motor Company.
  • Mosaic - A range of information and services that disabled people want; services that promote inclusion, independence, choice, empowerment, respect and dignity
  • Remploy - Remploy finds jobs for disabled people in major organisations, as well as its own manufacturing and service businesses.
  • Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR) - National UK organisation run by and for disabled people.
  • Revealweb - List of accessible formats including a Catalogue of Resources and a Register of Suppliers.
  • Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers - Leisure and learning activities for disabled people.
  • Shaw Trust - Shaw Trust is a national charity helping people with disabilities find and retain work
  • Short Breaks Network - The Short Breaks Network is a national organisation which promotes family-bkased short breaks (respite care) for disabled children.
  • Signal Project - Promotes the use of equipment to assist people in managing some of their practical difficulties and in minimising risks
  • Scope - For people with cerebral palsy and their families. Sections on schools and education.
  • Speakability - National charity dedicated to supporting and empowering people with Aphasia and their carers.
  • Speech Disorder - Information on speech disorders: causes, treatments and therapies.
  • Speech and Language Therapy - University Hospitals of Leicester - Specialists in communication disorders and work to improve the ability of people under their care to communicate.
  • The Stroke Association - UK wide charity that provides support people of all ages that have suffered a stroke.
  • Talking Point - Information about communication development and disability.
  • Totaljobs - Job vacancies for disabled people - amalgamated with jobability.
  • UK Connect - A national charity that helps people with communication disabilities lead a better life.
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Page Last Updated: 17 October 2008