NHS
Find local Disability Information & Support Services
Gov.uk Disability Service Centre
Get advice or information about a claim you’ve already made for Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance or Personal Independence Payment.
Disability Rights UK
Equality Advisory Support Service
Disability Rights UK is the UK’s leading organisation led by, run by, and working for Disabled people. We work with Disabled People’s Organisations and Government across the UK to influence regional and national change for better rights, benefits, quality of life and economic opportunities for Disabled people.
Scope/ Dial
Helpline: 0808 800 33 33
We provide practical information and emotional support when it’s most needed. We’re all about changing society for the better, so that disabled people and their families can have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Equality & Human Rights Commission
If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service on 0808 800 0082 and Textphone: 0808 800 0084
Citizen’s Advice
Adviceline (England): 0800 144 8848Advicelink (Wales): 0800 702 2020 Relay UK – if you can’t hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 144 8884
What counts as disability discrimination?
We give people the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
Our national charity and network of local charities offer confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free.
Disability Law Service
Disability Law Service is a unique charity providing free legal advice and representation for disabled people. All the people that DLS helps are disabled people, or family members or carers who contact us on the disabled person’s behalf. Whether by helpful advice over the phone, the provision of online fact-sheets or full representation at tribunal, we provide a vital service to some 4,000 people each year, many of whom are in distress as a result of discrimination or improper care.
ACAS – Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Helpline: 0300 123 1100
Disability discrimination at work
Bullying and Harassment at work
Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect at work. Bullying and harassment of any kind are in no-one’s interest and should not be tolerated in the workplace, but if you are being bullied or harassed it can be difficult to know what to do about it.
Royal National Institute of Blind
Sight Loss Advisor: 0303 123 9999
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the leading charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people with sight loss. If you or a loved one has a sight problem, we can help. We have practical ways to help you live with sight loss. We’ve got advice to help you travel, shop and manage your money and finances independently. We’ve also got advice on technology for blind and partially sighted people. RNIB is an organisation of blind and partially sighted people, passionately committed to ending the isolation of sight loss. We campaign and carry out research on the issues that matter to you.
The Foundation for Conductive Education
www.conductive-education.org.uk
Provides direct services to children and adults with motor disabilities; cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, children with dyspraxia and those who have been affected by strokes and head injuries. The Foundation also undertakes research and offers a comprehensive range of professionally oriented, skills-based training courses at all levels.
The Brain Charity
Helpline: 0151 298 2999
The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help, and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends and carers.
