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Home About us Research services Reports Ordering Links Site map change text size and colour ?		links Useful organisations Assist UK Disabled Living Foundation Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST) RADAR RNIB RNID Commercial websites Ableize.com DisabledGo youreable.com Government and official websites Consumer Direct Department for Transport Department of Health DirectGov Equality and Human Rights Commission Disabled Person Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) NHS Direct Media BBC ouch Disability Now USEFUL ORGANISATIONS Ricability works in partnership with a number of key organisations including: Assist UK Assist UK leads a UK wide network of local Disabled Living Centres. Each centre has a permanent exhibition of products for easier living. You can visit to get information and professional advice. To find your nearest centre contact: Assist UK Redbank House 4 St Chad’s Street Manchester M8 8QA Tel: 0870 770 2866 Text 0870 770 5813 Fax: 0870 770 2867 e-mail: general.info@assist-uk.org www.assist-uk.org Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) The DLF provides comprehensive information about equipment and where to get them. They have publications, an information service and a new bathing products website and an online self assessment tool (SARA) 380-384 Harrow Road London W9 2HU Local rate Helpline: 0845 130 9177 (10am to 4pm) Fax: 020 7266 2922 Textphone: 020 7432 8009 Email: advice@dlf.org.uk www.dlf.org.uk DLF have a bathing products website: www.bathingmadeeasy.com Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST) FAST has information on product research and development and service innovation in assistive technology. Foundation for Assistive Technology 12 City Forum 250 City Road London EC1V 8AF Tel: 020 7253 3303 Fax: 020 7253 3304 www.fastuk.org e-mail: info@fastuk.org RADAR RADAR represents people with all kinds of disabilities and cover issues such as: civil rights, community care, education, employment, social security, mobility and housing. RADAR 12 City Forum 250 City Road London EC1V 8AF Tel: 020 7250 3222 Textphone: 020 7250 4119 Fax: 020 7250 0212 e-mail: radar@radar.org.uk www.radar.org.uk Back to top Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) RNIB helps all blind and partially sighted people in the UK. They provide information and practical advice, campaign and work towards the prevention, cure or alleviation of visual impairment. RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) 105 Judd Street London WC1H 9NE Helpline 0845 766 9999 Text: 18001 0845 766 9999 Fax: 020 7388 2034 e-mail: helpline@rnib.org.uk www.rnib.org.uk RNID RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People) is the largest charity that represents deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. They campaign, provide information and raise awareness of deafness and hearing loss. Practical services include employment programmes and social, medical and technical research. RNID (For Deaf and Hard of Hearing People) 19-23 Featherstone Street London EC1Y 8SL Telephone: 020 7296 8000 Textphone: 020 7296 8001 Fax: 020 7296 8199 e-mail: information@rnid.org.uk www.rnid.org.uk RNID information lines (Freephone) Telephone: 0808 808 0123 Textphone: 0808 808 9000 Commercial websites Ricability has not assessed these sites, therefore we cannot guarantee the quality of information, products or services found there. Ableize Disability Directory Ableize is a UK resource of disability and mobility information with products and services, sports and the arts plus, children's needs, education, social care and mobility and walking aids. Ableize directory is UK based but may contains listings from any country offering shipping, services or information to disabled people in the UK www.ableize.com DisabledGo Provides free detailed access guides for people with hearing, vision or mobility impairments to shops, pubs, restaurants, offices and local services in many town and cities in the UK. Each venue has been visited and assessed www.disabledgo.info Youreable.com Community information, news, job adverts, pen pals, shop and web forum www.youreable.com Back to top Government and official websites Consumer Direct Government website which provides information and advice to consumers and has useful links to others sites offering further consumer advice www.consumerdirect.gov.uk Department of Health Information on the Department of Health is mainly aimed at people who work in health and social care policy www.dh.gov.uk Social care for adults with physical or sensory impairments or who have learning disabilities - policy information www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics Accessibility of buildings in the NHS: checklists used to assess access www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics Department for Transport The Accessibility and Equalities Unit (formerly the Mobility and Inclusion Unit) at the Department for Transport covers public and private transport, legislation and transport related issues www.dft.gov.uk Directgov Directgov is the website of the UK government www.direct.gov.uk with sections on: Carers Information on benefits, supporting organisations and government policies www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone Children Caring for a disabled child: childcare assessments, support groups for parents www.direct.gov.uk/carers-children Disability Discrimination Information on the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), rights and equality www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations Financial support and benefits Council tax reduction for disabled people, value added tax (VAT) relief on products and services and updated information on the main disability benefits www.direct.gov.uk/disability-money Home adaptations Information on grants, choosing and buying equipment for independent living, plus the Independent Living Fund www.direct.gov.uk/disability-home Local services Disability information and services: there are links to local services www.direct.gov.uk/disability-local Back to top Equality and Human Rights Commission The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) was replaced with the the new Equality and Human Rights Commission on 1 October 2007. The new commission is working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society. It gives advice and information on disabled people's rights at work. www.equalityhumanrights.com Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) DPTAC advises government on the transport needs of disabled people on air travel, buses, ferries, motoring, rail, taxis, walking and the built environment www.dptac.gov.uk There is transport and travel advice at ww.dptac.gov.uk/door-to door Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Government agency responsible for ensuring that medicines and equipment classified as medical devices meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and performance www.mhra.gov.uk NHS Direct Government wealth website withof information on health, medical conditions and treatments with links to other organisations and lists of useful publications www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Back to top Page updated February 2008
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