People with Disabilities

Support

• Carer's Support - Derbyshire's Carers Association

• Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living - An organisation of Disabled People which works to apply disabled people's own ideas and experience to developing services and public policies. Also have a mentoring service & can assist with Direct Payments.

• Disability and Carers Service - check you are receiving the correct benefits and help

• Independent Living Service - Rykneld Homes' support service (previously the Warden's service & Care Call)

• Livability - new charity - John Grooms & the Shaftesbury Society

• BBC ‘Ouch’ - BBC information

• Disability Now - Magazine

Adaptations

• Adaptations - Who to contact to be able to stay in your Council home

• Disabled Facilities Grant - information to access this grant, which helps towards aids and adaptations

• North Derbyshire Home Improvement Agency - The aim of the Agency is to improve people’s living conditions, helping to enhance health and quality of life and enabling them to remain in their own home, or to return to their own home following discharge from hospital or care.
  

What can Derbyshire County Council do for you?

• Better Care, Higher Standards - Derbyshire County Council's Care Charter 

• Derbyshire County Council’s Help to Live at Home Scheme

• Safeguarding vulnerable adults - everyone should be protected from harm.  See attached leaflets

• Telecare - Telecare is a new service designed to enable older people and others remain living independently with dignity in their own homes for as along as possible.

Access

• Access for Disabled People - Planning & Building Regulations information

• Dronfield & District Access Group - A group of volunteers who aim to improve access for people with mobility or sensory impairments within the districts of Dronfield, Dronfield Woodhouse, Coal Aston, Unstone, Apperknowle and Hundall, Holmesfield and Barlow.

• Radar The Disability Network - National organisation run by disabled people.

Information

• Chesterfield Law Centre - Disability Rights issues

• Council Tax Reductions  - for people with disabilities

• Counselling Directory - information on local counselling services

• Direct Gov – Public services in one place

• Disability Discrimination Act - know your rights

Housing

• Rykneld Homes Choice Move - a range of adapted Council owned properties

• Habinteg - Habinteg's aim is to provide homes that are accessible, adaptable and affordable.  They have more than 30 years experience in housing and disability and we use their expertise to create neighbourhoods that allow everyone to live independently, whatever their age, impairment or cultural background.

• The Accessible Properties Register  - the accessible property specialists   

NEDDC is not responsible for any information on these websites, but hopefully they will be useful to you.