Specialist services are available if you are disabled, or have a long-term health condition, or if you care for someone who does.
The deaf health charity working to improve deaf people’s health and wellbeing through psychological therapy, domestic abuse and social care services.
Website: https://signhealth.org.uk
999 BSL is the name of the UK’s first ever Emergency Video Relay Service in British Sign Language (BSL). The service is available to download as a smartphone app (iOS and Android) and access as a web-based platform.
Website: 999 BSL
Respond is a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have experienced abuse, violence or trauma.
Website: https://respond.org.uk/
We are the only UK charity specifically focused on the needs of children, young people and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour may be described as challenging, and their families.
Website:https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/
We provide free legal advice on community care, employment, housing, discrimination, public law and welfare benefits to Disabled people and their carers to ensure that they have access to their rights and justice.
Website: https://dls.org.uk/
Free, independent advice and support on issues that matter to disabled people and their families.
Website: https://www.scope.org.uk
We have two Helplines within Disability Rights UK that provide information on a variety of issues. All of our telephone helplines carry Advice Quality Standard accreditation.
Providing advice to Disabled students, apprentices and trainees in England.
Telephone: 0330 995 0414
The Personal Budgets Helpline is a telephone and email service that provides advice to individuals and organizations on Personal Budgets, Direct payments, Accessing social care funding, Care needs assessment, Employing personal assistants and Non-residential community care charges.
Telephone: 0330 995 0404
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