The following national organisations can provide more information on Disability Rights or offer a Disability Rights service:
Disability Law Service (DLS) provides high quality information and advice to disabled and deaf people. The DLS is a registered charity, is independent and is run by and for disabled people. Their adviceline is open to the families and carers of disabled people. The DLS can also provide a casework service and support at any level of the legal system. They specialise, and only give advice, in these six areas of law: Disability Discrimination, Consumer, Community Care, Further and Higher Education, Employment.
Contact details: 020 7791 9800; 020 7791 9801 (minicom) Web-site: www.dls.org.uk
Office for Disability Issues is the focal point within government to co-ordinate disability policy across all departments. Publishes a number of reports.
Contact details: Does not provide information to individuals by phone. Web-site: www.officefordisability.gov.uk
United Kingdom Council of Disabled People (UKDPC is the UK's national organisation of the worldwide Disabled People's Movement. Set up in 1981 by disabled people to promote full equality and participation in UK society. Now represent some 70 groups run by disabled people in the UK at national level.
Contact details: 01773 746698 Web-site: www.ukdpc.net
Further information about Disability Rights will be added to this section of the web-site in due course. In the meantime, please contact us for further information.