Disability & Special Needs: Useful Links

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Community Legal Advice

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"


British Red Cross

Red Cross will loan wheelchairs for short periods for a minimum deposit


Benefits and Work

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


Advicenow

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.


Shopmobility

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.


Dyslexia Action

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