Disability
Definition: The Disability Discrimination Acts (1995 and
2005) define a disabled person as 'someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities'. Groups of people with disabilities include people with mental health issues, physical limitations and those with learning disabilities. The social model of disability starts from a different perspective. It is not concerned with how 'bad' a person's impairment is. Instead
it establishes that everyone is equal and
demonstrates that it is society which restricts
their opportunities and erects barriers that
prevent disabled people from participating
fully.
Category: adult social care
Credit: Department of Health
Source:
Glossary of Adult Social Care Terms
Services mentioning Disability
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or
mental health condition or
disability. The support you get will depend on your needs. Through Access to Work, you can apply for: a
grant to help
pay for practical support with your work; support with managing your mental health at work; money to pay for communication support at job interviews.
Bag Books is the only organisation in the world publishing multi-sensory books specifically for people with learning
disabilities. Each year we reach around 19,000
children and adults throughout the UK with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (
PMLD), Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD) or severely affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Calibre Audio is a charity that provides a completely free for life audiobook service to everyone with a
disability that makes reading print difficult or impossible. Members enjoy 13,000+ unabridged audiobooks with unlimited borrowing through digital streaming, download, or on memory stick. Visit the website to find out more and join.
The Calvert Trust has an accessible centre in Exmoor where
disabled people can enjoy outdoor activities.
The Calvert Trust runs an accessible centre in Kielder where
disabled people can try out new experiences with family and friends. Various types of breaks are available, from day or half day
trips to self catering and
respite breaks.
An accessible, residential, outdoor activity centre for
disabled people. A wide range of activities and breaks are available for people of all ages.
Groups provide parents of
disabled children with essential practical and emotional support. Workshops and other events are organised.
The College in Birmingham provides a wide range of courses for students with a
visual impairment, or other
disabilities. Subjects include health and
social care, hospitality, IT and the performing arts - see the website for full details.
You can access our service if you are aged 18 and over (or 16 and over if you are in transition), you are ordinarily resident in Newport, and you have or care for someone who has: physical
disability; sensory impairment; learning impairment; conditions relating to older age; dementia; terminal or degenerative condition.
Accessible Wales flagship
training course is an Introduction to
Disability Awareness which is a program of informal but professional training courses. This course is aimed at addressing day to day issues relating to disability within the workplace.
DW's
Disability Equality
Training module will provide you with an understanding of the
Social Model of Disability and barriers faced by disabled people. They offer bespoke training and can tailor the module to your organisation.
Organisations participating in
Disability Equality
Training will be able to:
demonstrate recognition of their accountability to disabled people;
understand the implications of the
Equality Act, particularly the disability provisions, and it’s relevance to arts provision in Wales
devise an appropriate and realistic format for effective action planning;
work towards best practice in inclusion and accessibility.
Each local authority in Wales has a DSDO whose role is to increase the participation of
disabled people in sports.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance. Please call the Integrated Transport Unit on the number below.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance. At the Ceredigion Council site it is not clear about the companion
pass. Contact them directly as below and stress that it is currently a local authority responsibility, not Transport for Wales, to process the Companion Travel Card.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance. (NB The website below
leads you to the Transport for Wales page, but you will still need to contact the local authority.)
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance. The site below gives no information other than to direct you to the Transport for Wales site. Contact the number or email below to apply.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance. Little or no information is available at the NPT site. Click the Provider link below for contact details for NPT Council.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance. Ask for a Disabled Eligibility
Assessment Form from the Local Authority.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance. (NB Powys does not give any information concerning the Companion Travel Card. Applicants are advised to press the council for assistance in the matter using the general number below. If you are not satisfied, please contact Wales Council of the Blind on 029 20 473954.)
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
You receive 1/3 off adult train
travel with a
Disabled Persons Railcard, for you and an adult companion, if needed.
An ID card to enable concessionary
travel for
disabled people on many Wales rail and
bus services. The holder can travel free on most bus services in Wales and the borders and enjoy discounted or free travel on many rail services. You can apply on the phone number below,
via email, or via the weblink. (Please note, this is not valid outside Wales (with the exception of some border services) and does not replace the scope of the
Disabled Persons Railcard issued by National Rail.) Also, for the Disabled Person with Companion Travel Card where you require a companion to travel with you when using your Disabled Persons Welsh Concessionary Travel Card, you must apply directly to your local authority. Where known, these contacts are given in Perspectif. Search by choosing your local authority and type 'companion travel card' in the word search field.
An on-line resource containing information on eye care for people with learning
disabilities. It includes information in easy-read format, and also information for
carers.
Provide
grants to the families of
disabled children and
young people who meet certain criteria. The grants can be used for essential items such as washing machines, fridge-freezers, family breaks, clothing and bedding as well as contributions to hospital visiting costs. They also help with tablets, laptops and sensory toys.
The Society will provide
grants to help people who are in hardship because of Behçet's disease. To provide a grant, evidence of the amount needed must be provided. Examples of claims which might be funded include prepayment certificate for drugs, help with
travel to hospital, household bills, help towards computer with reading aids/
voice recognition if you are
visually impaired, or aids/other equipment not available on the NHS to help if you are
disabled.
An on-line tool enabling
disabled people to identify sports which are suitable for their specific impairment, and then search for
clubs in their area where they can try that activity.
Provides
advice on getting
direct payments, including information on:individual budgets/
personalisation; funding from social services in relation to the care needs of the
disabled; the appeals process; general advice on employing personal assistants
Provides support to encourage independent living for
disabled people. Independent Support Officers provide support throughout the process, including recruitment, management,
training and payroll setup. The Support Officers at CIL provide an ongoing support service once everything is set up.
insport is a
Disability Sport Wales project delivered with the support of Sport Wales, which aims to support the physical activity, sport, and leisure sectors delivering inclusively of disabled people. Disability Sport Wales have developed toolkits to support
Clubs, National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and Local Authorities to deliver excellent standards of inclusion for disabled people in sport and physical activity. These are separated into individual programmes: insport Club, insport NGB, insport Development, and insport
Third Sector. You can find your nearest insport club by entering your postcode at the site below.
AbilityNet offers a range of free services to enable
disabled people to make use of assitive technologies. These include free factsheets, a telephone
helpline and an on-line
assessment tool.
'Living made easy' is an impartial
advice and information website about
daily living equipment and other aspects of independent living for
disabled people. The site includes an 'Ask Sara' section which takes you through a series of questions to identify the type of help that you need.
Disabled and
Deaf artists, as members of Disability Arts Cymru, have access to information,
advice and support throughout Wales.
An online resource dedicated to supporting people who become ill or
disabled. The site offers a range of practical tips and free impartial
advice to help people better understand their money matters when faced with a life-changing event such as
a long-term health condition or disability.
The Jubilee Sailing Trust offers
disabled people the chance to
sail on their tall ships. Day sails or longer voyages are available.
We have a host of resources that will help sports practitioners, coaches, teachers and support staff provide sensory experiences for people who are
deafblind or
disabled. We also support the sports and
social care sectors through consultation and
training. Our tools, training and resources can help you ensure your sports programmes are more inclusive and accessible.
Thrive - Get Gardening presents Thrive's experience and expertise in gardening with a
disability, which has been gathered over 30 years of helping disabled people to start or continue gardening. It contains practical information to make garden jobs easier,
advice on taking care, useful hints and tips and details of the equipment and tools which will be particularly helpful. It has a section for blind & partially sighted people. If you can't find the info you need, you can phone or email us.
UCAN has delivered vision awareness
training in
medical settings, as well as to public and private companies, schools, trade unions and youth organisations in the UK and abroad. This training is delivered by young
disabled people and takes a unique approach in challenging public perceptions and attitudes towards sight loss. UCAN Productions also works with Cardiff University School of
Optometry, delivering lectures on the lived experience of
vision impairment to optometry students.
Sensory impairment aids for everyday living such as mobile phones, talking clocks and watches, fully equipped kitchen demonstrating various aids,
CCTVS etc. There are also demonstration facilities for other
disabilities eg Tunstall equipment.
WoW is a programme that offers support and
training to people who live with
disabilities and long-term health conditions.
Library records mentioning Disability
Under the
Equality Act 2010 there is a
legal duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure equality of access to healthcare services for
disabled people. Public bodies need to take positive action so that all access and communication needs are met. The document sets out the standards of service delivery that people with sensory loss should expect when they access healthcare. These standards apply to adults,
young people and
children.
Wales Council of the Blind and members of the Welsh
Rehabilitation Officers Forum received concerns from people with sight loss about applying / renewing their
disabled person’s
bus pass and/or companion pass.
The report considers how the various changes to welfare benefits introduced by the coalition government will impact
disabled people in Wales.
The new section of the
Disability Discrimination Act (
DDA) dealing with the provision of information came into force in autumn 1999. With this in mind we carried out a survey of the existence of accessible information strategies in local authorities.
A leaflet summarising the services available to
disabled children and their parents/
carers in Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council.
Guidance to help employers to recruit and employ
disabled people.
The aims of the Framework for Action are:- to set out a positive vision for
disabled people in Wales in the challenging context of recession and the UK Government’s programme of welfare reform, combined
with public expenditure cuts; to challenge stereotypes and negative attitudes; to bring together for the first time a strategic approach to disability in Wales bringing together issues that have previously been dealt with separately;
- to set out what the
Welsh Government is doing across portfolios to promote an inclusive and enabling society; and to highlight the key roles of local delivery partners and
stakeholders.
Thrive (the charity which encourages
disabled people to enjoy gardening) have various publications about gardening for people with sight loss which can be purchased
via their website. Topics covered include growing food and growing in containers.
These Guidelines are written for designers of information and communication
technology (ICT) and provide
advice and recommendations on accessibility issues for all types of
disabilities.
If you are unable to visit a high street
optician by yourself because you have a physical or mental
disability, then this leaflet sets out how to arrange for a
sight test in your own home.
This guide is full of information about starting
your career if you have a
disability. It covers
looking for work, the recruitment process, being in a job and can tell you about the different types of support available to you at each of these stages. Learning about your rights and the support you are entitled to will help you make the most of
every opportunity at the beginning of your career.
Collection of writing by
disabled people in Wales about their lives.
