Disabled people - specialist equipment

Related information from NHS Choices

Disability and independent living

More than one million disabled adults live alone in the UK. With the right support and facilities, leading an independent life with a physical or learning disability is now more achievable than ever. For more information see the Disability and independent livingpage from NHS Choices.

Adjusting to disability

We often talk about disability as if it's always a life-long condition. In fact, more than 80 per cent of disabled people were born without their disability. The majority of disabled people became disabled in adulthood. For more information see the Adjusting to disabilitypage from NHS Choices.

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• British Deaf Association
  The British Deaf Association is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. They represent the sign language community which is united by shared experiences, history and most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL).
• GOV.UK - disabled people
  Get up-to-date information about benefits, assessments, disability equipment, adapting your home, grants and more.
• Disabled Parents Network
  Disabled Parents Network (DPN) is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters.
• Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
  The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss.
• Sense - for deafblind people
  Sense is the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind.
• Speaking Volumes
  The Speaking Volumes initiative aims to bring the enjoyment of reading and involvement in reading activities to people with a visual impairment through the public libraries in all fifteen local authorities throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region.
• Action on Hearing Loss
  Action on Hearing Loss is the new name for RNID. The name better represents the full scope of the charity’s work for a world where hearing loss doesn't limit or label people, where tinnitus is silenced and where people value and look after their hearing.
• UK Council on Deafness
  The UK Council on Deafness works with and for deaf organisations in the UK by providing information, advice and support and by representing the views of the sector to government and policy makers.