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Disability
West
Sussex County Council social services provides a wide range of services to
people with disabilities, including special equipment. For more information
about the services they provide see the WSCC
website - a good place to start is their A to Z section under 'D' for 'disabled'
where there are links to all relevant pages across their website ... (www.westsussex.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ArticleSection:%7Bid=785000%7D%5D)
This webpage includes details of :
- Disabled parking : Blue Badges, On street parking and requests for disabled parking bays
- RADAR key scheme
- Useful external websites
The Adur District Council website also contains other pages that may be of interest or use to those with a disability, these are listed in the 'related sections on this website' section of this page (in the right hand column).
See also :
- Adur District Council's Equalities Policy and Three Year Equalities Scheme (incorporating the Race Equality Scheme and the Disability Equality Scheme).
Disabled parking : Blue Badges, On street parking and requests for disabled parking bays
The
Disabled Badge Car Scheme (Blue Badge) provides a national arrangement of
parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties, who travel
either as drivers or as passengers. It is admistered by West Sussex County
Council. Blue badges have replaced the orange badge disabled parking scheme.
You can find out more about the scheme and how to apply for a Blue Badge by calling (01273) 268800 or by visiting the disabled badge car scheme (Blue Badge) webpages on the WSCC website(www.westsussex.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ArticleSection:{id=1767998}])
If you are a badge holder under the 'Disabled Blue Badge Scheme', you may be entitled to a parking bay. Although these bays are not limited to a specific individual's use, they can help ensure a parking space is available outside your home.
See
also :
- Parking in public car parks in the Adur District
- Department for Transport website : Blue Badge scheme webpages (www.dft.gov.uk/transportforyou/access/bluebadge/)
- WSCC website : On street disabled parking (www.westsussex.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.Article:%7Bid=1904030%7D%5D)
- WSCC website : Requests for disabled bays (www.westsussex.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ArticleSection:%7Bid=1904078%7D%5D)
- Directgov website : Disabled people - Motoring and transport (www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/MotoringAndTransport/index.htm)
- Directgov website : Blue Badge map - being developed at the moment (Adur area not well covered as at 23-10-2008) - http://bluebadge.direct.gov.uk/index.php?br_wid=1280&br_hgt=1024&stoneage
RADAR key scheme
For more information about RADAR keys please see our public toilets page.
Useful external websites :
- AIDIS Trust (www.aidis.org) helps Disabled People know how to maintain and adapt their computer. Their telephone helpline gives straightforward, non techie advice on computers and adaptations - see their website for details.
- British Council
of Disabled People (www.bcodp.org.uk)
British Council of Disabled People is the only national umbrella organisation to be democratically set up by disabled people themselves to represent their interests at the national level. - British Institute of Learning Disability (BILD) (www.bild.org.uk)
- DirectGov : Disabled people (www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople)
- Disability Now (www.disabilitynow.org.uk, was www.disability.gov.uk - now moved)
- Disability Rights Commission (now the Equality and Human Right Commission) (http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/Pages/default.aspx)
- Disability Sport England (www.disabilitysport.org.uk)
- Down’s Heart Group (www.dhg.org.uk) : Parent friendly support and information relating to heart conditions associated with Down's Syndrome.
- Down’s Syndrome Association (www.downs-syndrome.org.uk)
- Dyslexia Action (previously the Dyslexia Institute) (www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/) : Dedicated to successful learning for Dyslexic people. There may be charges for some services.
- Equality
and Human Right Commission (previously the Disability Rights Commission) (http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/Pages/default.aspx)
- Equality and Human Rights Commission website : Information about right to vote (http://83.137.212.42/sitearchive/DRC/easyread/votingrights/index.html)
- See also : Equality and Human Rights Commission website : Publications (www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publicationsandresources/pages/default.aspx)
- FAST (Foundation for Assistive Technology) (www.fastuk.org) : Provides disability equipment guides. List on website of books for sale.
- Focus on Disability (www.focusondisability.org.uk)
- Impact Initiatives (www.impact-initiatives.org.uk)
- Mobility
Assessment, Research & Education Branch (MARE)
includes : Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information Service (MAVIS)
includes : Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) (www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_mobility/documents/page/dft_mobility_035667.hcsp) - MENCAP (www.mencap.org.uk)
- Motability (www.motability.co.uk)
- National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) (www.ncil.org.uk)
- RADAR - the disability network (www.radar.org.uk)
- Skill : National bureau for students with disabilities (www.skill.org.uk)
- Social Care and Health section of the WSCC website (www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/social-care-and-health)
- Special needs cycling (search set up on Google) (www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=special+needs+cycling&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB)
- Telecare (www.telecaremadeeasy.com)
- Valuing people (http://valuingpeople.gov.uk)
- Wellspring West Sussex (www.wellspringwestsussex.org.uk) : an independent organisation set up to provide information, dialogue and discussion with and for children and young people with disabilities, and their parents and carers in West Sussex.
- WSCC : People with a disability (www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/social-care-and-health/disabled-people)
- WSCC : Children with disabilities or special needs (www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/social-care-and-health/disabled-people/children-with-disabilities-or-special-needs.en)
