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Please select one of the links below to receive further information about community organisations and other organistions for support and assistance.
Additionally if you are interested in applying for a Blue Badge Scheme please browse the information link below for a more informative outline of the scheme. If you would like to apply for a badge please click the application link below and then send it to the LLynfi Valley head office.
Useful Links
This new site represents a step forward in helping people to find out about their civil rights and to see more clearly how useful the Internet can be as a source for information.
The Department for Works and Pensions
The Department is responsible for delivering support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families, children and people with a disablity.
Ability Net is a national charity and the UK 's leading provider of expertise on computing and disability.
Action for Blind People is a national charity that provides practical support to blind and partially sighted people through work, housing, leisure and support.
Afasic seeks to raise awareness and to create better services and provision for children and young people with speech and language impairments. It works in partnership with local and national government, professional and statutory bodies and other voluntary organisations.
Founded in 1979, by our late President Dr. W. O. G. Taylor, a retired Ophthalmologist, the Fellowship is a positive and sociable volunteer-run organisation that aims to provide information, advice and support for people with Albinism and their families.
Apply for a Disabled Persons Railcard - via Directgov
The Disabled Persons Railcard allows you to buy rail tickets at reduced rates for a 12 month period. If another adult is travelling with you, they can also travel at the same discounted fare. Children aged from five and under 16 may also be eligible for a Disabled Persons Railcard.
Apply for Attendance Allowance - via Directgov
Attendance Allowance is a benefit for people aged 65 or over who have an illness or disability and need help with personal care.
Apply for Disability Living Allowance - via Directgov
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit you can get if you need help getting around and/or looking after yourself because you are ill, disabled or terminally ill. You can also claim Disability Living Allowance for an ill or disabled child.
Apply for Incapacity Benefit - via Directgov
If you can't work because of illness or disability you may be able to get Incapacity Benefit (IB), a weekly payment for people under State Pension age.
The UK ’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.
There are nine million people with arthritis in the UK . That’s nine million individuals, plus their families, each affected in a unique way. Arthritis Care aims to make a positive difference to your life.
This site is here to try and offer some help to Blind or deaf people, and especially deafblind people, and those who provide specialised services for those who are deafblind.
The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)
BCODP is the UK 's national organisation of the worldwide Disabled People's Movement. We were set up in 1981 by disabled people to promote our full equality and participation in UK society, and we now represent some 122 groups run by disabled people in the UK at national level. Between them our member groups have a total membership of around 350,000 disabled people
British Deaf Association (BDA)
British Deaf Association Sign Community website. We at the BDA hope it will answer any questions you may have.
British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD)
The British Institute of Learning Disabilities is working to improve the lives of people in the UK with a learning disability.
Founded in Dundee in 1968 the Brittle Bone Society is the only UK wide organisation providing support to people affected by the rare bone condition Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).
Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE)
CAE is the leading authority and resource in the UK on the practicalities of inclusive design in the building environment.
The Child Brain Injury Trust (Cbit)
The Child Brain Injury Trust (Cbit) supports children, young people and families affected by an acquired brain injury to enable them to achieve their potential.
The Disability Rights Commission
Our vision: a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens.
Our aim is to improve the health and well-being of people in England . Here you will find the latest on the Department's work, as well as health and social care guidance, publications and policy.
Disabled People Information on Directgov
Directgov is the place to turn for the widest range of government information and services.
Disability Equality and Diversity Training (DET)
Disability Equality and Diversity Training (DET) is about raising awareness and examining peoples’ thinking about disability by looking at historical, cultural and social influences that have contributed to the segregation and exclusion of disabled people by our communities, families and society at large.
UK holiday information for wheelchair users. These pages are not designed to give a comprehensive guide to each area but to give a taste of what can be seen and done.
As a national UK Charity it is our vision to provide the best possible choice for people who use equipment to live a more independent life.
The Disability Resource Centre operates as a registered charity and was established in 1989 in order to offer practical advice and support to disabled or elderly clients who wish to attain a more independent and active lifestyle.
The Disabled Workers Co-operative is a great place to find traditional skills that have almost disappeared from our fast moving commercial world. Skills such as Chair-Caning, Basket-Weaving, and Wood-Turning, can all be found by searching the Disabled Workers Co-operative Database; along with modern skills such as Website-Design, Word-Processing and Translation-Services.
Internet resource for all British Sign Language and deafness related information.
Helping people with Down's syndrome to live full and rewarding lives.
Enable Online give advice to both businesses and disabled people on matters such as Access, the DDA and Disability Awareness. They work very closely with grass-root disabled groups and have an interesting news section which is regularly updated.
Epilepsy Action is the largest member-led epilepsy organisation in Britain , acting as the voice for the UK 's estimated 440,000 people with epilepsy, as well as their friends, families, carers, health professionals and the many other people on whose lives the condition has an impact.
Articles and Resources for Epilepsy Sufferers. With this website, we hope to provide you with details and information that can help you understand and cope with epilepsy. Dealing with epilepsy, or with people afflicted with the illness, need not be overwhelming.
The site has a wide range of information for disabled people and their carers in the UK .
The service for people of working age.
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
An organisation which provides guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and partially sighted people.
KeyRing recognises that though people have a variety of abilities and needs, all have a right to control their own lives in their own homes and are entitled to support which enables them to do so.
Mencap is the UK 's leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
Multiple Sclerosis Society Wales
The Multiple Sclerosis Society is the UK 's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - about 85,000 people in the UK .
The National Society for Epilepsy is committed to providing information and support to people with epilepsy. We also provide care for people with epilepsy through medical and residential services.
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
RNIB offers practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem
Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)
RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK .
Scope is the disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Our aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else.
Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association
Sense is the UK 's largest organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or have associated disabilities.
Sound around is the international interactive audio magazine for blind & partially sighted people. This blind friendly web site is navigated by using the number keys on your computer keyboard.
Volunteering describes what people choose to do in their spare time, without pay, that benefits other people or contributes to the services or amenities within the community. If you volunteer, you have the chance to meet new people, to learn new skills, to develop new interests, and to be part of the community.
eQuipForLife.org.uk is directed at providing a free service for disabled people and their families wishing to buy or sell used disabled equipment on the internet
Yahoo! Search facility for people with Disabilities.
A site for people with disabilities, their parents and carers to get together and share ideas, find information and resources - over 27,000 members.
A new website, lists pubs and restaurants with disabled facilities [including toilet]. It is free to both the user and the listee and has 4000 venues throughout the UK .
Other useful links
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