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Information and advice for disabled and older people
Information and advice for disabled and older people
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Information and Advice Project - we need your help!
The Information and Advice Project is made up of a number of community organisations who are working together to make sure that local people are able to find useful information and advice quickly and easily to help them stay independent, safe and well. To make sure this happens, the Project Group is working to develop an Information and Advice Service. As well as supporting local people, the service will also offer a resource to providers of information and advice so that they are better equipped to support people to help themselves.
Organisations which provide information, advice and advocacy services to disabled and older people
The directory includes local statutory and voluntary organisations which support disabled and older people by providing information, advice (tailoring information to a client's particular situation) and/or advocacy (representing a client). Many of these organisations also provide other services, such as helping clients to complete forms or apply for benefits, or by running social activities.
Some of the organisations listed seek to help people with specific types of impairment (such as mental health difficulties) or particular conditions (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's Disease). Others help a wider cross-section of disabled or older people, regardless of impairment.
Stay Independent Factsheets
Stay Independent Factsheets are short factsheets on key issues, such as accessible transport, the blue badge scheme, finding an accessible home etc.
Information on disability issues
- Disabled Living Foundation (useful factsheets and self-assessment tool for adaptive equipment)
Information on health and social care services in Kingston
The Health and Social Care pages of the website give a huge amount of information about a wide range of issues. See especially:
Information on benefits and financial matters
- www.direct.gov.uk/disability (Government website with information for disabled and older people)
- www.pensionage.co.uk (Independent website with information for people of pension age)
The Kingston Information Partnership, run by the Pension Service and Kingston Council, can give specific benefits advice and assistance to all Kingston residents over 60 and to disabled residents under 60 referred by Kingston Community Care Services. For more details of the service, download the flyer using the link below.
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Information and advice for older people
- Age Concern Kingston (www.ageconcernkingston.org)
for information, advice and advocacy for older people living in Kingston. - Help the Aged (www.helptheaged.org.uk)
for useful factsheets and leaflets on a variety of topics relevant to older people, click on 'Advice and Support' tab then 'Advice Leaflets' from the selection menu on the left hand side.
Information, advice and support for families of disabled children and young people
- Disabled Childrens Information Service, 020 8934 6378
for information, advice and support on any issue of concern to families of disabled children and young people. Includes the Parent Partnership Service which supports families through the special educational needs process.