Disabilities

Social Services provides a wide range of help and support for people with disabilities and their carers.

We have social workers who support:

• People with a physical disability
• Children with disabilities
• People with hearing or visual impairment
• Adults with a learning disability
• A Carer Support Team

Listed below are links to internal sites specifically for those who care for, or who are, disabled.

Find out more

If you would like more information about equipment that may be able to help you or someone you know who is disabled, or if you want more information about how you can be assessed by one of our social workers for disabled equipment, click on the internal link called the Neville Garratt centre, below.

If you would like more information about adapting your own home so that it is more disabled-friendly, click on internal link called Adaptations to private properties, below.

Supporting People

Supporting People funds organisations which provide support to a range of people who require assistance to live independently.

For information about the assistance you may be able to receive, contact Supporting People.