A practical guide for disabled people : where to find information, services and equipment.

  • Great Britain. Department of Health.
Date:
1998
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: A practical guide for disabled people : where to find information, services and equipment. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    @ providing advice and consultation on access issues through its central Access Unit and a national network of local access groups; e working with central and local government and professional bodies to encourage, develop and put into action effective policies and law. Tel/textphone: (029) 2088 7325. Local groups You are probably just a phone call away from an active group working in the interests of disabled people. You can obtain details by getting in touch with the national headquarters listed in ‘Helpful organisations’ on page 144 or through the contacts given under Coalitions of disabled people These are support, campaigning and lobbying groups run by disabled people for disabled people. Your local group may have a resource centre which can lead you to the right equipment, services, benefits, grants and advice. They are linked to The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP), representing over 100 independent organisations run by disabled people. Tel: (01332) 295551; textphone: (01332) 295581. Disability organisations The names of local groups supplying information and services vary from one area to another, for example: Disability Advice Centre, Council for Disability or Disability Forum. Some may have local authority support. A Disability Action Group or Centre for Independent Living provides a focus for self-help independent living groups. There are also disabled women’s groups and associations for particular disabilities.