Overview

Disability Rights UK are disabled people leading change, working to create a society where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens.  A national charity aiming to relieve poverty and improve the living standards of disabled people.  Provides information on social security benefits and tax credits to disabled people, their families, carers and professional advisers. It produces the Disability Rights Handbook which provides a guide to all disability benefits and independent living.  On the website there is a Shop for publications on disability, Radar keys, etc.

Ways the charity can help:

1. Independent living: getting a life

• Advice and information
• Get Out Get Active – training people to support someone who wants to be more active
• Get Yourself Active project – helping disabled people participate in sport
• Disability Rights Handbook
• Radar Keys
• Taking Charge – A practical guide to living with disability
• Training on disability rights and welfare benefits

2. Career opportunities: getting work, education and skills

• Advice and information
• Employer services
• Good practice in supporting disabled learners toolkit
• Jobs
• In the Making project – disabled people developing commercial, social and creative benefits from digital fabrication technology
• Leadership Academy Programme
• Training and consultancy
• Volunteering

3. Influencing public attitudes and behaviours: seeking a sea change in perceptions of disability and tackling hostility, bullying and hate crime

• Stopping disability hate crime

Personal Budgets helpline (free)  0330 995 0404

Disabled Students Helpline (free)  0330 995 0414

Equality Advisory Support Service (free)  0808 800 0082