Disability & Special Needs: Useful Links
This website offers free, confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales
Citizens Advice corporate website
Home General help and support
myWorkPlace Expert Patients Programme
"Self-management course giving people the confidence, skills and knowledge to manage their condition better and be more in control of their lives"
Red Cross will loan wheelchairs for short periods for a minimum deposit
The downloadable guides on this site for filling in the forms for Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance & Incapacity Benefit are brilliant. Have one to hand when you fill in the form question by question.
Department for Work and Pensions
For the doctors eye view of those pesky medicals
Independent law and rights advice, legal service providers, advice service alliance, UK - Turned down for DLA/AA? Think you're not getting enough?
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK. they help with form filling such as DLA, carer support( trips out, courses or just a chat), young carers support. They have been wonderful to us.
Provide wheelchairs and scooters some free of charge some for a small fee so that you can shop. One scheme lent me a scooter to go abroad for £25.
Is a national charity and the UK's leading provider of services and support for people with dyslexia and literacy difficulties. For parents on benefits they do have burseries
Disabled Parents may find the following organisations helpful:
Disabled Parents Network: Home
Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood international
http://www.bhas.org.uk/freeguides/DLA-appeals.pdf
How to appeal against a DLA decision- fabulous link
Disability Alliance UK (United Kingdom)
Benefits and tax credits advice and information
Disability Alliance UK (United Kingdom)
Benefits Checklist if you are a disabled student
Legal stuff
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
The Disability Discrimination (Providers of Services) (Adjustment of Premises)
The Disability Discrimination (Providers of Services) (Adjustment of Premises) Regulations 2001
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act
Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c. 10)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006...0060025_en.pdf
a. Page 317 onwards of this .pdf document details the provisions made for disabled people when their guardian passes away
b. page 401 onwards of this .pdf details the rules around trust funds for disabled people and inheritance tax