Aids and Equipment
ACE Aiding Communication & Technology
Tel: 01865 759800
Awear Specialist clothing services
Tel: 0115 953 0439
Brighterlife Healthcare
Online business offering wide range of products for both the elderly and disabled
Britax Ltd offer 2 larger car seats for children with special needs
Tel: 01264 386034
Community Playthings – sturdy toys and furniture for children with disabilities
Tel: 0800 387 457
Cotswold Cots – All types of made to measure beds and cots to suit your individual needs
Tel: 01993 842885
Crelling Harnesses for the disabled ltd – offer a range of harnesses for travel
Tel: 01253 852298
DCS Joncare - manufacture children’s equipment including trikes, powerchairs, standing and walking frames and car seats
Tel: 01253 523353
Disability Living Foundation – Provides advice on aids and equipment
Tel: 020 7289 6111
Discount Mobility Direct – Excellent savings to be made throughout a range of mobility products
Tel: 01245 850800
Elap Rotating car seat – supply individually made rotating car seats designed to fit specific makes and models
Tel: 01254 871599
Fledglings – can help to research, demonstrate and order unusual items which may not be easily available for children with special needs
0845 458 1124
Floatsation – Original Floatsation is a unique water support aid, designed to facilitate relaxation and movement in water. It has applications for children and adults across the whole spectrum of special needs. Winner of the 1993 Toshiba / CBI Invention of the Year award.
01883 625796
Free Nappies ~ From 4 yrs via Health Visitor or Community Nurse
Jenx- mobility and travel aides for children
0114 285 3376
Kent Mobility – approved suppliers of mobility aids
01732 770251
Leckey (based in N Ireland)- provide special needs equipment including static chairs and standing frames
028 9060 2277
Liberator Ltd - provide a wide range of assistive and inclusive technology devices, software etc.
01476 550391
McClaren Major Buggy – lightweight special needs buggy suitable for children up to 63kg
01327 842662
National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries
020 7387 9592
Peta UK Ltd Design and manufacture a range of special needs scissors, kitchen and garden tools
01245 231811
Promedics Ltd offer a wide range of aids for everyday use i.e. wheelchair accessories, household, exercise and therapy items
01254 619000
Pushchairs ~ Refer via community Nurse
Remap – National charity which works with engineers to make or modify equipment for special needs
0845 1300456
Rifton – special needs equipment
0800 387 457
ROMPA – offer play, leisure and sports equipment
01246 211777
Wheelchair Users provide a comprehensive information service on all aspects of wheelchair use
08000 740948
Benefits enquiry line
0800 882200
Blue Badge Scheme - for applications contact the County Commercial Services Officer
01622 605020
Child benefit enquiry line
0845 302 1444
Disability living allowance ~ Helpline
08457 123456
Disabled persons tax credit ~ Helpline
0845 605 5855
Direct Payments (West Kent) - money that Social Services can provide for you to buy your own care package
01474 328664 (ask for the direct payments support worker)
Direct Payments (East Kent) - money that Social Services can provide for you to buy your own care package
01795 473333 (ask for the direct payments support worker
Free Nappies ~ From 4 yrs via Health Visitor or Community Nurse
Help with NHS costs
0191 203 5555
Independent Living (1993) Fund
0845 6018815
Relief from VAT- (certain items are vat exempt designed specifically for disabled people including medical and surgical hoists and other specialised equipment, certain building works such as access to a building or the installation of lift etc)
0845 010 9000 (National Advice Service)
Winter fuel payment helpline
08459 151515
Working family tax credit helpline
0845 609 5000
SPINAbilities – A young persons guide to Spina Bifida edited by Marlene Lutkenhoff R.N., M.S.N. and Sonya G Oppenheimer M.D.ISBN 0-933 149-86-7 Published in the USA by Woodbine House. Inc
The Get Wise Highway code for wheelchairs and electric scooters BHTA, 1 Webb's Court, Buckhurst Avenue, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1LZ
01732 458868
Current Concepts in Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus by Carys M Bannister and Brian Tew ISBN 0-521-41279-x Published by Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd, Oxford.
Hydrocephalus and You available from ASBAH AND edited by Rosemary Batchelor and Leonie Holgate.
Spina Bifida and Pregnancy Edited by ASBAH in association with the Disabled Parents Network and Jackie Rotherham of Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Developing personal safety skills in children with disabilities published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB
020 7833 2307
Fax 0207837 2917
Information guide for older and disabled people Ricability, 30 Angel Gate, City Road, London EC1V 2PT
020 7427 2460
Your rights Age Concern Books, PO Box 232,Newton Abbott, Devon TQ12 4XQ
0870 442 2044
Access on the tubes ~ get a free guide
020 79414600
Carer's line
0808 808 7777
Carer’s Direct
Carers Direct is a national information, advice and support service for carers in England.
0808 802 02 02 (Free, confidential helpline seven days a week)
Carer’s Support
Ashford/Shepway 01233 664393
Carers UK (formerly Carers National Association)
0808 808 7777 (Monday - Friday)
Carers Voice (Canterbury District)
01227 365442
Crossroads : Caring for Carers
Email: gillinghamcrossroads@care4free.net
Chatham/Rainham/Gillingham/Strood/Rochester
01788 573653 / 01634 379131 / 01634 716238
Demelza House (respite for children)
01795 845200
Dover District Carer's Support
01304 364637
Footprints - A unique house providing respite care for sick and disabled children.(referrals can be made by parent, relatives or statutory agencies)
01227 780796 / 01227 785067
Maidstone Carers Project
01622 685276
Medway Carers Centre
01634 577340
Medway Carers Project
01622 685276
Respite Sitter Service - Carers Support Service, Enterprise House, 8 Essex Road, Dartford DA1 2AU
01322 284740
Young Carers Support
01233 646709 (Ashford/Shepway)
CAS Independent Complaints advocacy service - for complaints about care or treatment from NHS
0845 600 8616
Action for victims of medical accidents
0208 686 8333
Ability Net - This is a charity which assist disabled people either at home or elswhere to make the most of their computer skills. Fact sheets are also available incl. one on single handed key board use
0800 269 5454
The Aidis Trust - are a charity which researches funding for specialised computers for individuals with disabilities
01202 695244
Computers for the disabled - supply new and second hand computers at a nominal cost
Inclusive technology supply software and accessories for special needs
01457 819790
IT for Charities - IT resource guide
020 8347 7293
QED - Supply software, accessories and communication aids for special needs
0870 787 8850
British Colostomy Association
0118 939 1537
0800 328 4257 Helpline
Continence Foundation
0207 404 6875
0845 345 0165 Helpline
Incontact - for people affected by bowel and bladder problems
0870 770 3246
NASPCS (National Advisory Service for Parents of Children with Storma
01560 322024
Access Travel – holidays abroad for disabled people
01942 888844
Accessible Travel & Leisure Ltd
01452 729 739
Activenture holiday
01342 822625
Artsline (access to arts)
020 7388 2227
Bendrigg Trust (based in Cumbria) offer activity holidays for disabled people of all ages
01539 723766
Bluebell Railway (Enquiries)
01825 720800
01825 720800 For information on their accessible coach
Break – offers short breaks for all ages with or without accompanying carers. Facilities are based in either Norfolk or Devon
01269 822161
British Polio Fellowship offer details of accommodation at a reasonable price for all disabilities
0800 0180586
Calvert Trust Outdoor Activity Centre
01768 772254 / 01434 250232 / 01598 763221
Camping for the Disabled provides information on camping and camp sites in the UK and Europe
01743 463072
Contact A Family publishes a free fact sheet on holidays
0808 808 3555
Dave Lee Happy Holidays ~ General enquiries:
01227 371022
01227 728240 Holiday Hotline:
Grooms Holidays
Email: holidays@johngrooms.org.uk
08456 584478
H.E.L.P – Holiday Endeavour for Lone Parents
01302 728791
Holiday Care Service for info all types of holidays for those with special needs
0845 1249971
0845 1249976 Textphone
The Kentish Lady II – wheelchair accessible boat trips around Maidstone
01622 753740 Tel/fax
07973 866971 Mobile Number
The Kingcombe Centre, Dorset – offering a range of courses and activities for both adults and children
01300 320684
The Lyneal Trust based in Shrewsbury offer holiday cottages and canal boat trips for disabled people
01743 252728
Phab England – Making More of Life Together
020 8667 9443
Positive future workshops (residential activity breaks for 13-17 yr olds)
01727 825841
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre
023 8040 4844
RADAR - compiles fact sheets and holiday guides
020 7250 3222
Red Ridge Centre based on the welsh border offer activity holidays for all abilities
01938 810821
Tripscope (planning journeys and travel advice)
0117 939 7782
08457 585641 Helpline/textphone:
Transport for London ~ 24hrs
020 7222 1234
020 7941 4600 Tel/textphone:
The Wingate Centre
01270 780456
Winged Fellowship Trust - (providing holidays for visually impaired and disabled people and breaks for carers).
020 7833 2594
3H Fund Holidays for disabled people Respite for Carers
01892 547474
Advisory centre for education
0808 8005973
Centre for studies on inclusive education
0808 800 5793
Childcare information service
08000 32 32 30
Deaf Education through listening (DELTA)
01440 783689
Department for Education & Skills ~ public enquiries
0870 0012345
0870 0002288 Help line
0845 6022260 For national information about SEN
Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA)
0800 0184016
01394 380518 General Enquiries
Kent County Councils website for details on the Local authority education policy for special educational needs
Learn Direct Helpline
0800 100 900
The Learning Centre
01634 220540
Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
0845 019 4170
Learning Disability Helpline (England)
0808 808 1111
0808 808 8181 Textphone
National Portage Association – provides home learning scheme for children with special needs
01322 428238 North West Kent
01227 772992 East Kent
01303 267771 Mid Kent
01634 331194 Medway/North Kent
New deal for lone parents
Via the Lone Parent Adviser at your Local Job Centre
Network81 - a national network of parents of children with special educational needs
01279 647415
Parents for Inclusion
020 7735 7735
020 7582 5333 Textphone
020 7582 5008 Adviceline
Partnership with parents ~ Enquiries
01622 350640
01622 755515 Helpline for parents
Open University
01908 653745/2178
01908 655978 Textphone:
Pre School Learning Alliance
01732 363 070
Skill (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities)
020 7450 0620 Tel/textphone
0800 3285050 Info line
0800 0682422 Textphone info line:
Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
020 7481 2727 Tel/textphone
Department for work & pensions
0207 712 2171 Public enquiries
Education otherwise (advice on home education)
08707 300074
Home education advisory service
PO BOX 98, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 6AN
Job Centre
Disability Employment Advisers are available at local job centre’s to advise on employment/training and benefits available to people with disabilities
REMPLOY
024 7651 5800
0845 8452244 Helpline
The Shaw Trust - practical advice and guidance with employment, training etc
01225 716350
Action for Kids - Charitable Trust provides grants for children and young people with disabilities towards equipment and mobility aids
0845 3000 0237
Children Today - Charitable Trust makes grants towards equipment for disabled children
01244 335622
The Child Care Action Trust provides equipment which isn’t available via the NHS
01444 891195
Dave Lees Happy Holidays for sick, disabled or underprivileged children
01227 371022
EDF Energy Trust may be able provide financial assistance with energy bills provided by EDF Energy
EDF ENERGY Trust, PO BOX 42, Peterborough PE3 8XH
Family Fund Trust - The Family Fund helps families of disabled and seriously ill children under the age of 16 by providing grants for holidays or short breaks
01904 621115
01904 658085 Textphone
0845 1304542 Helpline
Handicapped Children’s Action Group
provides grants for mobility and other equipment for children with disabilities
01472 240075
Motability Finance Limited - may be able to help provide a grant towards a motorability vehicle adaptations
For an application for Financial Help Form contact customer services
01279 635666
Sense arrange holidays for those with sensory disabilities
020 7272 7774
The Family Holiday Association provides grants via professionals for families for holidays that cannot secure funds from any other sources
020 7436 3304
3H Holiday Fund arrange subsidised holidays and also provide grants for those on low incomes with disabled dependents to have modest UK breaks
01892 547474
Variety Club help towards mobility equipment for those aged 19 and under
020 7428 8100
Whizz Kidz provide help with the provision of mobility equipment for children and young people
020 7233 6600
Community health council
01634 577935
Department of Health
0207 210 4850 Public enquiries
0207 210 5025 Textphone
Department of Health Publications
0870 15554555
0800 555777 Health literature line
0800 9177711 Advice line
Social Services
01622 696364 / 01622 696363 Headquarters
01843 860000 East Kent
01233 652144 Mid Kent
01732 525000 West Kent
Social Services ~ Medway
01634 334466
British Deaf Association
020 7588 3520
0207 588 3529 Textphone
0207 496 9539 Videophone
0870 7703300 Helpline (voice)
0800 6522965 Helpline (text)
Deafblind UK
01733 358100
01733 358858 Textphone
0800 132320 Helpline
Deaf Services Bureau
01622 221826
Deaf Education through listening (DELTA)
01440 783689
Hearing Concern (British Association of the Hard of Hearing)
020 8743 1110 Tel/textphone
0845 0744600 Helpline
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
01844 348100 Tel/textphone
Hi Kent
01622 691151 voice or text line
National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS)
020 7490 8656
0808 800 8880 Helpline: (voice/text)
RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People)
020 7296 8000
0870 6050123 Infoline
0800 0853210 Textphone
Royal Association in aid of deaf people (RAD)
01206 509 509 Head office
01206 577090 Head Office Textphone
0870 774 3579 Local office
01634 577191 Local Office Textphone
Sense – National Deafblind and Rubella Association
020 7272 9648
020 7272 9648 Textphone
Sign – The National Society for Mental Health and Deafness
01494 687600 Tel/textphone
Signalong
08707 743752
DPPA Disabled persons accommodation agency - provides accommodation matching service for anyone living in Kent with either a physical disability or sensory impairment
01634 819922
HoDis (National Disabled Persons Housing Service)
01904 653888
Please check that these details are still current and that the policy suits your individual needs before taking out an insurance policy. N.B. It is up to you to disclose any “material facts” to the insurance company which may affect their offer of cover
All Clear Travel for those with disabilities or existing conditions no age limit
0870 7779339
City Bond Travel Consultants- their spectrum policy covers those up to and including age 60 with life threatening illnesses or serious physical disabilities
0870 4446431
Co-op Insurance Society does not have a specific policy but will assess applications individually
Telephone your local branch for details
Direct Line travel insurance does not have a specific policy but will assess applications individually.
0845 246 8910
Fish Insurance offer a wide range of policies
0500 432141
Free Spirit Insurance does not have a specific policy but will assess applications individually.
0845 230500
J & M Insurance Services (UK) Ltd Their “Travelbility” policy is designed for disabled people their families and carers
020 7446 7626
B J Knibbs Ltd
01271 346711
Marrs Insurance Brokers Ltd Offers travel insurance for both disabled travellers and their able bodied companions. There is no age limit or exclusion for pre existing conditions. 24 hour emergency medical service is written within the cover
020 8366 2222
Nationwide Building Society does not have a specific policy but will assess applications individually.
0500 30 20 12
British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD)
National charity committed to improving quality of life for people with learning disabilities. Provides publications and training services for organisations and individuals, and supports advocacy.
01562 723010
email: enquiries@bild.org.uk
Campion House, Green Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1JL
The Elfrida Society
Leading charity aiming to make it possible for people with learning difficulties to manage as much of their lives as they want and feel able to.
020 7359 7443
34 Islington Park Street, London N1 1PX
Inspired Services
Inspired Services publishes easy-to-read documents and a ‘valued people’ clip-art collection; and provides advocacy and training. Provides advice or help on anything to do with learning disability, for example, benefits, housing rights and local services.
01638 561 753
Cotswolds, Centre Drive, Newmarket CB8 8AN
LDA Learning
LDA Learning enables each chld to achieve their best through innovation, knowledge and empathy. Allows parents and teachers to find the right products to support the development of people with special needs.
0845 120 4776
Mencap
Mencap is the UK’s leading learning disability charity, providing a variety of services including support with housing, education, employment and leisure activities.
ENGLAND:
020 7454 0454
123 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0RT
MENCAP CYMRU:
31 Lambourne Crescent, Cardiff Business Park, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5GF
0808 808 1111
Mencap Direct (to find local Mencap services): 0300 333 1111
email: information@mencap.org.uk
The National Forum for People with Learning Disablities
Works with the Learning Disability Programme Board and has the job of telling the Government how Valuing People Now is working for people with learning difficulties.
email: info@nationalforum.co.uk
c/o PO Box 2100,Shoreham-by-sea,West Sussex BN43 5UG
People First
Organisation run by and for people with learning difficulties to raise awareness of and campaign for the rights of people with learning difficulties and to support self advocacy groups across the country.
020 7820 6655
Unit 3, 46 Canterbury Court, Kennington Park Business Centre, 1-3 Brixton Road, London SW9 6DE
Values Into Action
An organisation of people with and without learning difficulties working together for rights, equality and citizenship for all people with learning difficulties, through research, training, policy work, consultancy, outreach and accessible information.
07754 157718
PO Box 59043, London E13 3AZ
The Disability Law Service – charity which provide free legal advice and casework for disabled people, carers and their families
020 7791 9801
Brighterlife Healthcare
Online business offering wide range of products for both the elderly and disabled
DART- Driving Assessment Rehabilitation Team provide a driving assessment and advice centre
01622 795719
Disabled Drivers Association
01508 489449
0870 7703333 Helpline
Disabled Drivers Motor Club Ltd
01832 734724
Disabled Motorists Federation
01914 416 3172 Tel/fax
email: jkillick2214@compuserve.com
Discount Mobility Direct – Excellent savings to be made throughout a range of mobility products
Tel: 01245 850800
MAVIS (Mobility Advice & Vehicle Info Service)
01344 661000 Tel/textphone
01344 661066 Fax
Motability
01279 635666
01279 632273 Textphone
01279 635666 Mobility Choice Helpline
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation Mobility Centre
020 8770 1151
ASBAH The Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
01733 555988
Cerebra - provide a support service for those caring for a child with a condition related to the brain
0800 328 1159
Cerebral Palsy care
01634 2220120
email: cerebral_palsy@lineone.net
Child Brain Injury Trust
01865 552467
Dyslexia Institute
01784 463851
Epilepsy Action
0113 210 8800
0808 805050 Helpline
Headway - National Head Injuries Association
0115 924 0800
Hemihelp provide support for those with Hemiplegia and their families
020 8672 3179
National Society for Epilepsy
01494 601300
Neurological Alliance
020 7793 5907
Scope
0808 800 3333
email: cphelpline@scope.org.uk
Stroke Association
020 7566 0300
0845 3033100 Helpline
Association to Aid the Sexual and Personal Relationships of people with a disability (formerly SPOD)
0207 607 8851
0207 607 8851 Counselling hotline
Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood, International (DPPI)
0800 0184730 Helpline
0800 0189949 Textphone
Family Planning Association
020 7837 5432
0845 3101334 Helpline
AFASIC (unlocking speech and language)
0845 35555577
I CAN –helps children with speech and language difficulties
0870 0104066
Makaton Vocabulary Development Project
01276 63190
01276 681368 Fax
Speakability – supporting adults with aphasia
020 7261 9572
Speech therapy
Referral via Health Visitor or Community Nurse
ASBAH The Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
01733 555988
Backcare (formerly National Back Pain Association)
0208 977 5474
British Chiropractic Association
0118 950 5950
British School of Osteopathy
020 7407 0222
European school of osteopathy
01622 685989
Scoliosis Association UK –organisation providing information and advice to those with abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
020 8964 5343
Spinal Injuries Association
0800 980 0501
British Blind Sport
0980 0789000
British Deaf Sports Council
0161 273 3415 Tel/textphone
British Paralympic Association
0207 662 8882
British Ski Club for the Disabled
01892 542921 Contact Mark Green
British Wheelchair Sports Foundation
01296 395995
Cerebal Palsy Sport
0115 982 5352
Disability Sport England DSE
0208 801 4466
Federation of Sports Associations for the Disabled (FSAD)
029 2030 0500
Kent Sports Development Unit – offers details on a wide range of sporting activities across Kent.
Contact Michael Bishop Sports Development Officer for disabled people:
01732 525389
Riding for the Disabled Association
024 7669 6510
Sport and disabled people
UK Sports Association for People with a learning disability
0870 7702466
AbilityNet (information and advice on technology)
01926 312847
0800 269545 Freephone
Age Concern
0800 009966
ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices) formerly SATFA
020 7631 0285
Birth Defects Foundation
08700 70 70 20
British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)
01332 295551
01332 295581 Text phone
01332 298288 Info line
British Red Cross Society
020 7235 5454
Changing Faces Facing Disfigurement with Confidence
020 7706 4232
Citizens Advice Bureau
020 7833 2181
Cruse Bereavement Care
0870 167 1677
DIAL-UK – Paediatric medicine Information Advisory line
01302 310123 Tel/textphone
DIAL - Disabled information and advice line
01474 537666 NW Kent
01227 771 155 Whitstable
Disability Alliance
0207 247 8776 Tel/textphone
0207 247 8763 Helpline
DISK - Disability Information Service Kent
01303 226 464
Disability law service
020 7791 9800
email: advice@dls.org.uk
Disabled Living foundation
020 7289 6111
0845 1309177 Helpline
0870 6039176 Textphone
Disability Rights Commission
0845 7622633 Helpline
0845 7622633 Textphone
Eating disorders Association
01603 621414 Helpline
01603 765050 Youth line
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD)
0207 802 0300
Foundations (The national coordinating body for home improvement)
01457 891909
HoDis (National Disabled Persons Housing Service)
01904 653888
Home Farm Trust - enables people with learning disabilities to develop their potential
0117 927 3745
John Grooms Association for Disabled People
020 7452 2000
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - independent social policy research and development UK charity
01904 629241
Kent Information Federation
0808 808 5050
email: enquire@kip.cix.co.uk
L’Arche - An international federation of communities for people with learning disabilities and assistants.
01535 656186
Leonard Cheshire – providing various services for disabled people in the UK and overseas.
020 7802 8200
MacIntyre Care – supporting people with learning disabilities
01908 230100
Macmillan Cancer Relief
020 7840 7840
0808 8082020 Cancer line
0808 8080121 Textphone
Medic-alert Foundation
020 7833 3034
Mencap - provide support for those with learning difficulties
020 7454 0454
Migraine Trust
020 7831 4818
National Asthma Campaign
0845 701 0203
National Autistic society
020 7833 2299
0870 6008585 Helpline
National Eczema Society
020 7281 3553
0870 2413604 Helpline
NHS Direct 24 hr health advice service
0845 6060 4645
0845 6060 4647 textphone
Nystagmus Network provide support for those with Nystagmus a condition characterised with rapid, jerky eye movements
01392 272 573
RADAR (Royal Association for disability and rehabilitation)
020 7250 3222
020 7250 4119 Textphone
Samaritans
08457 90 90 90
Scope
020 7619 7100
Voice UK - supporting people with learning disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse and supporting their families carers and professional workers
0870 0133965
Wheelchair Users Group provides advice and information on all aspects of life
0800 0740948
Write Away - pen friend club for young people aged 8-18 with special needs
020 8964 4225
Action for sick children (healthcare support for children)
020 7843 6444
Childline– helpline for children only
0800 1111
Counselling children with chronic medical conditions
0116 254 9568
KIDS – helping children and young people with disabilities and special needs develop their skills and abilities
020 7359 3635
Kidscape - charity which provides support and guidance for bullied children
020 7730 3300 Helpline
National Children’s Bureau - provides support for children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs
020 7843 6000
Youth Access details of young peoples counsellors throughout the UK
020 8772 9900
Contact a family ~ Helpline for parents/carers of children with disabilities
0808 808 3555
email: info@cafamily.org.uk
Disabled Parents Network (DPN)
0870 2410450 Help line
0800 0189949 Text phone
Homestart provide family support for parents of children under 5
08000 68 63 68
Link family scheme
01634 331424
Parentline plus
0808 8002222
Relparent service for parents who are separating or divorced
01634 846914
SNAAP Special Needs Advisory and Activities Project (for families and children within the Canterbury and coastal area).
01227 768526 >
BT Free priority fault repair service
Freephone:150
Department for transport
0207 944 5281
Disability Holidays Guide
Disability Holidays Guide offers worldwide holidays, accessible accommodation and mobility equipment hire. This is a guide for all types of disability.
The home energy efficiency scheme
0800 316 6011
Medical Devices Agency
020 7972 8000
National Centre for Independent Living(NCIL)
020 7587 1663
020 7587 1177 Text phone
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
020 7713 6161
020 7278 1289 Textphone
National Federation of Access Centres
01752 232696
01752 232278 Text phone
National Information Forum
020 74026681
Ricability (RICA: Research Institute for Consumer Affairs)
020 7427 2460
020 7427 2469 Text phone
Chatter-Post – links visually impaired young people 6-20 by freepost.
020 8946 1441
Deafblind UK
01733 358100
01733 358858 Text phone
0800 132320 Help line
Kent Association for the blind
01622 691357
National Library for the Blind
0161 355 2000
Royal Institute for the Blind
0845 702 3153
Sense – National Deafblind and Rubella Association
020 7272 9648
020 7272 9648 Text phone
Talking Newspaper Association of the UK
01435 866102