Disability; repairs; home improvement; adaptations;...
Aims to help people find out if they have a right to social services because they are elderly or have a disability. It describes the mandatory and discretionary Social Services, how to apply for servi...
Aims to help people find out if they have a right to social services because they are elderly or have a disability....
Information on how to get equipment to help with daily living and with getting about....
This website offers information about the right type of equipment that will help you manage your household chores and day-to-day living without having to depend on other people. There are a number o...
Information on gadgets to help with simple things such as opening tins, reaching into corners or carrying things, adapting the home with specially designed stairlifts, banisters, baths, etc. and makin...
Information about rheumatoid arthritis and different approaches to tackling the condition....
An introduction to the characteristics and needs of an emerging group to be provided for in developing new housing and services for older people. This includes extra care. Fzctsheet 3...
Explanation of the new provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, providing that from November 2004 the definition of disability will include progressive conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, H...
Case study of Smith Court in Liverpool, a supported housing scheme for adults with a physical impairment. The supported housing design guidance complementing this case study can be purchased by contac...
Shopmobility is a scheme that lends manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, and powered scooters to members of the public who have limited mobility, so that they can shop and visit leisure and commer...
Information on services provided by the Disabled Living Foundation with contact details....
Comprehensive information about the types of available telephones, special features, equipment, accessories and services for disabled people...
The role of DPTAC, an independent body, is to advise the Government on the transport needs of disabled people. The leaflet includes a phone contact for information on how to plan a journey...