|
Number of Links |
Direct Gov
The official government website for citizens with easy access to public services information. The Pages for Disabled People cover disability rights, education and learning, employment support, motoring and transport, home and housing options, health, travel, leisure, financial support and disabled parenting.
|
Direct Gov - Pages for Carers
Pages for Carers cover rights, employment, health, money matters, support and caring for a disabled child.
|
Direct Gov - Links to Advice and Information
Direct Gov has a Links page to advice and information on various topics from both non-government sources such as charities, support groups and other organisations, and from government departments
|
RADAR
RADAR is a national network of disability organisations and disabled people. Representing their members by fast-tracking opinions and concerns to policy-makers and legislators in Westminster and Whitehall and launching campaigns to promote equality for all disabled people. Their resources include:
|
RADAR - Doing Life Differently
A series of guides to dealing with various aspects of life whilst managing ill health, injury or disability (IID). Titles available for free download are: Doing Work Differently, Doing Money Differently and Doing IT Differently.
|
RADAR - Empowerment
RADAR’s Guide to Influencing Your Local services
A range of guides to support, inform and enable disabled people to influence local decision making processes and to take an active part in the services they receive.
|
RADAR - Supporting Sustainable Careers
What Disabled People Need to Succeed in Employment gives disabled people a voice about the action that needs to be taken in order for them to get into and stay in the world of work.
|
Disability Alliance
Disability Alliance is a campaigning organisation and provides information on social security benefits, tax credits and social care for disabled people, their families, carers and professional advisers.
|
Disability Alliance -Benefits advice and information
Disability Alliance is a campaigning organisation and provides information on social security benefits, tax credits and social care for disabled people, their families, carers and professional advisers.
|
Disability Alliance Shop
Disability Alliance offers a range of guides and information on disability issues and events, many of which are free to download through their shop
|
Disability Alliance Links
You can search for links to disability related topics by subject
|
Disability Aliance A-Z
You can search for disability related topics using their A-Z
|
National Centre for Independent Living
NCIL is a national support, advice and consultancy organisation that aims to enable disabled people to be equal citizens with choice, control, rights and full economic, social and cultural lives. Their website is designed to be a resource on independent living, direct payments and personal budgets for disabled people.The National Centre for Independent Living , Disability Alliance and the RADAR have announced that they will consult with their respective members on a proposal to create one , unified organisation to be known provisionally as the Disability Rights Partnership. Debates will take place at the AGMs of the three organisations to be held during the autumn. Please follow this link for further information.
|
National Centre for Independent Living- Developing and Sustaining User Led Organisations
This area of the NCIL website has been developed to provide information and share learning about developing and sustaining user led organisations.
|
In Control
In Control is a social enterprise, a charity and an independent company. Its mission is to help create a new welfare system in which everyone is in control of their lives as full citizens.
|
In Control - Self Directed Support
In Control has a page dedicated to factsheets explaining Self Directed Support.
|
In Control - Shop4support
In Control has a pilot initiative, Shop4support, which aims to support individuals, and their families and carers to look for and buy the support they want through Self Directed Support.
|
Disability Living Foundation
Disability Living Foundation is a national charity that provides impartial advice, information and training on daily living aids.
|
Disability Living Foundation - Ask Sara
The site includes a self help resource “Ask Sara”.
|
Disability Living Foundation - Factsheets
Disability Living Foundation also provides factsheets on choosing products to assist with daily living
|
|
Page 1 of 2 |
