Dealing with Disability

Community Information Database
The database provides listings of local support groups, organisations and facilities.

Disability Alliance
Disability Alliance (DA), publishers of the Disability Rights Handbook, provides information on social security benefits for disabled people. You can use their site to find regularly updated information about benefits, tax credits, community care as well as disability related campaigns and parliamentary news.

Disabled People and Carers
A great portal site from Directgov providing information for disabled people and carers in areas such as employment, health and education. There's also advice on financial support, independent living and rights.

Disabled Students Allowances
The Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available to full-time, part-time and postgraduate students. They are available to help cover any additional costs, which arise as a direct result of your disability, that you may have to pay to attend your course, such as the cost of a non-medical personal helper, major items of specialist equipment, and travel.

Disabled Workers Co-operative
The Disabled Workers Co-operative is a new not-for-profit project whose aim is to create a National searchable database that will match the needs of individual customers wanting a product or service with a local disabled person who is able to provide that product or service.

Durham County Half Fare Travel Permit
Eligible residents of County Durham can apply for the Durham County Half Fare Travel Permit. The permit is available to men or women aged 60 or more, and also to adults of any age who are blind or have other disabilities that affect their mobility.

Focus on Disability
This site has a wide range of information for disabled people and their carers in the UK.

Holiday Care
If you’re a disabled or older person with an interest in travel and holidays this site is for you.

Northern Advisory Group on Disability
This group aim to promote and discuss the wide range of issues that affect disabled people living throughout the region.

Park House Short Break Centre
Park House provides young, disabled people aged between 9 and 13 years, with short break accommodation.

RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind
An informative website providing help, advice and practical information for all types of sight loss.

Sensory Impairment
Social Care and Health can provide a range of services for people with a physical disability and/or sensory impairment, including day care, supported housing, and home independence shops.

Sibs Encounter Online Support
An online support group for brothers and sisters of people with disabilities. This site is aimed at children.

Stannah Stairlifts
Stairlift manufacturer, supplier and installer. Find out the latest product news.

Support for the Under Five's
Find out what support is available if your child has a disability, and needs extra help with learning.

Welfare Rights Factsheets on Ill Health and Disability
We have a number of online factsheets giving guidance on a variety of benefits specifically for people suffering ill health or disability.