DISABILITY
LEGISLATION
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
The UK Disability Discrimination Act (1995) in
its entirity can be downloaded from HMSO.
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm
If the above is a bit too technical then a more user-friendly guide to
the act can be found at this government web site. www.disability.gov.uk
Disability Rights Commission
The Disability Rights Commission gives advice and
information to disabled people, employers and service providers about the
DDA. You can find their website here www.drc.org.uk
or you can phone their helpline 08457 622633.
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DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT
Employers' Forum
on Disability
The Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers'
organisation focused on the issue of disability in the workplace. It is
funded and managed by employers. For easy to understand information on
the DDA and the October 2004 changes visit their site www.employers-forum.co.uk/www/guests/info/index.hml
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SPECIFIC DISABILITY ORGANISATIONS
Scottish
Association for Mental Health
SAMH operates a range of services across Scotland for people with
mental health problems. It also strives to influence public policy as it
affects people with mental health problems.
www.samh.org.uk
Health Education
Board for Scotland
HEBS has a number of useful documents for download on their site. www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk/topics/mentalhealth/
The Foundation
for People with Learning Disabilities
The Foundation claim to be "the biggest, most comprehensive website
on learning disabilities/difficulties in the UK." www.learningdisabilities.org.uk
The National Multiple Sclerosis
Society
The Society and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate,
advocate on critical issues, and organize a wide range of programs - including
support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS over time.
Capability Scotland
Capability Scotland offers a range of services that support disabled people
into employment. www.capability-scotland.org.uk
Leonard Cheshire
Leonard Cheshire works with disabled people, helping them to live independently,
whether that means a few hours of care at home, or more intensive support
at one of our residential and nursing homes.
They are also developing cutting-edge services for people with an acquired
brain injury.
www.leonard-cheshire.org.uk
SANE
SANE is one of the UK's leading charities concerned with improving the
lives of everyone affected by mental illness. You will find detailed information
on their website about a number of different mental health conditions.
www.sane.org.uk
National Schizophrenia Fellowship
(Scotland)
NSF (Scotland) works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of those
affected by schizophrenia and other mental illness, including families
and carers. www.nsfscot.org.uk
Epilepsy Scotland
Epilepsy Scotland aim to improve the quality of life for people with epilepsy
and their families. Epilepsy is the world's most common brain disorder.
More than 350,000 people in the UK have epilepsy. Nearly 30,000 Scots live
with the condition. Epilepsy affects men, women and children and can begin
at any age. It happens to people of all abilities and from every race.
www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk
The National Autistic Society
(including Asperger Syndrome)
The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests
of all people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive
quality services appropriate to their needs. Their site includes information
about autism and Asperger syndrome, and about support and services available
in the UK. www.nas.org.uk
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Royal Hospital for Neuro Disability
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, is an independent, not-for-profit,
medical charity that seeks, through research and the provision of specialist
services, to meet the needs of people with complex neurological disabilities
resulting from damage to the brain or other parts of the nervous system.
Believing that all disabled people should have the opportunity to enjoy
an optimal quality of life, it also works with other individuals and organisations
to improve professional knowledge and skills and to raise public awareness
of disability issues.
The aims of the Royal Hospital are to:
- Provide specialist clinical services, which enable profoundly disabled
people to enjoy as good a quality of life as possible within the limitations
of their disability.
- Develop technological methods together with social and recreational
programmes, which enable profoundly disabled people to be as independent
as possible.
- Undertake research relevant to profoundly disabled people.
Communicate with professionals and the public in improving care for profoundly
disabled people.
For more information contact RHN at the address below.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
West Hill, Putney, London, SW15 3SW
Central switchboard
Tel: 020 8780 4500
Fax: 020 8780 4501
Email: info@rhn.org.uk
www.rhn.org.uk
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ORGANISATIONS WHO CAN HELP
Intowork has put together a comprehensive list of local and statutory agencies
who provide disability and employment services to individuals and employers.
You can either visit this section of
our website or download the document here.
Download Disability
and Employment Organisations as a Word document
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