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Disability support

See below a list of organisations and support bodies that are there to help you, whatever your disability issue.

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Access Travel: Access Travel provides holidays specifically tailored for disabled people.
After 16: After16 is a website for people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities and offers lots of information and advice about housing.
Association of Disabled Professionals (ADP): The Association of Disabled Professionals runs a project called the Disabled Entrepreneurs Network (DEN) which provides networking opportunities and information services for self-employed disabled people, as well as being a source of specialist advice to help you get into self-employment.
BBC Ouch!: Ouch is a website from the BBC. Its aim is to reflect the lives of disabled people.
British Amputees and Les Autres Sports Association: The British Amputees and Les Autres Sports Association website has useful information for beginners and experienced sportspeople alike.
British Blind Sport: The British Blind Sport website has useful information for beginners and experienced sportspeople alike.
British Council of Disabled People: British Council of Disabled People provide advice and information about your rights and changing laws on accessibility to services, employment and education buildings.
British Deaf Sports: The British Deaf Sport website has useful information for beginners and experienced sportspeople alike.
British National Martial Arts Association: The British National Martial Arts Association offers advice on issues such as child protection and health and safety within martial arts. You can also find a club in your area by searching by your postcode.
Business Link: Business link provides useful information and will be able to help you if you are thinking about setting up your own business.
CanBeDone: CanBeDone provides holidays specifically tailored for disabled people.
Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance is a benefit to help people who look after someone who is disabled.
Child Benefit: Child Benefit is a regular payment made to anyone bringing up children. It's paid for each child that qualifies and isn't affected by your income or savings.
Citizens Advice Bureau: The Citizens Advice Bureau will be able to help you with a wide range of issues.
Community Transport Association (CTA): The Community Transport Association (CTA) offers transport solutions to getting around.
DCSF (Department for Children, School and Families): The DCSF (Department for Children, School and Families) have some interesting articles about learning about numeracy and literacy skills that you will find useful in your day-to-day life.
DCSF Financial Help: The DCSF Financial Help website can help you with financing future education and training.
Dial UK: Dial UK provide advice and information about your rights and changing laws on accessibility to services, employment and education buildings.
Direct Gov: If you are disabled a good site to start looking on for information is the Direct Gov site which also has lots of links to other useful sites.
Disability Employment Adviser (DEA): The Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) at your local job centre will be able to put you in touch with your closest Access to Work Business Centre to check whether you're eligible for help. They offer support if you are having trouble finding a job because of your disability.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA): Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit you may get if you need help with personal care or have walking difficulties because you're physically or mentally disabled.
Disability Rights Commission: The Disability Rights Commission website will be able to tell you exactly what to do if you feel you are being treated differently in work or training because of disability.
Disability Sport England: The Disability Sport England website has useful information for beginners and experienced sportspeople alike.
Disability Sport Events (DSE): Disability Sport Events organizes events to cater for all disabled sportspeople from grass roots level to international standard.
Disabled Living Foundation: The Disabled Living Foundation is a UK national charity working for greater independence for disabled people, providing equipment advice and information.
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee: The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee has loads of info about getting around if you are disabled.
Drake Music Project: The Drake Music Project enables disabled children and adults who are unable to play conventional musical instruments, to discover their musical abilities by exploring, composing and performing their own music.