There are a number of telephone help lines for disabled people which you may be interested in using. Please be patient they are often busy at certain times of the day.
This is a short listing of the main ones, selected by Disability Now magazine:-
DIAL UK helpline
Provides general disability information and advice.
Telephone: 01302 310123
Textphone: 01302 310 123
Fax: 01302 310 404
Website: www.dialuk.org.uk
Helpline open Monday - Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4pm.
Disability Alliance helpline
Provides benefits and rights advice. Also sell the Disability Rights Handbook.
Telephone: 020 7247 8763
Website www.disabilityalliance.org.uk
Helpline open Monday and Wednesday 2pm to 4pm.
Disability Rights Commission helpline
Covers discrimination issues.
Telephone: 08457 622 633
Textphone: 08457 622 644
Fax 08457 778878
Website www.drc-gb.org
Helpline open Monday - Friday 8am to 7.30pm.
Disabled Living Foundation helpline
Provide advice about disabled living equipment.
Telephone: 0845 130 9177
Textphone: 0207 423 8009
Fax 0207 266 2922
Website www.dlf.org.uk
Helpline open Monday - Friday 10am to 1pm.
Learning Disability helpline
Provide advice and information to learning disabled people, their carers, friends and family. Provide details of local organizations, issues about community care and will refer people to other services.
Freephone telephone: 0808 808 1111
Textphone: 0808 808 8181
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