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Useful Links

Here's a list of some sites that we find useful and informative, we have sorted them into sections that you may find easier to use. If you find difficulties and accessing any of the links please contact us and let us know.

Links

Campaigns: Amnesty International –www.amnesty.org.uk; http://www.ncil.org.uk; www.livingwithdignity.info

Centres for Independent Living: England National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) –www.ncil.org.uk; Ireland Centre for Independent Living – Belfast –www.cilbelfast.org; Scotland Inclusion Scotland (IS) –www.inclusionscotland.org; Wales Disability Wales –www.disabilitywales.org

Direct Payments: British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) –www.biba.org.uk; Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) –www.hmrc.gov.uk; National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) –www.nimhe.csip.org.uk; National Social Inclusion Programme: Direct Payments –http://www.socialinclusion.org.uk

Employment Information: Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) –www.acas.org.uk; Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) –www.crb.gov.uk; The Pension Service –www.thepensionservice.gov.uk

General Advice and Information: Community Matters –www.communitymatters.org.uk; Citizen Advice Bureau –www.citizensadvice.org.uk; Disability Alliance –www.disabilityalliance.org; Carers UK –www.carersuk.org; SKILL –www.skill.org.uk; http://www.ukhca.co.uk; Review of Eligibiliy carried out by CSCI –www.csci.org.uk/about_us/news/review_of_eligibilit

Government Advice and Information: Department of Communities & Local Government –www.communities.gov.uk; Caring about Carers –www.carers.gov.uk; Department of Health –www.dh.gov.uk; Department of Business Enterprize & Regulatory Reform –www.berr.gov.uk; Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) –www.dwp.gov.uk; Directgov – Government Services –www.direct.gov.uk; Directgov – Disabled people and carers –www.direct.gov.uk/disability

Independent Living: European Disability Forum –www.edf-feph.org; European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) –www.enil.eu; Independent Living Institute –www.independentliving.org; International Disabled People International –www.dpi.org

Legal Support: Community Legal Service Direct –www.clsdirect.org.uk; Disability Law Service –www.dls.org.uk; Law Centres Federation –www.lawcentres.org.uk; Public Law Project (PLP) –www.publiclawproject.org.uk

National Organisations for Disabled People: Assist UK –www.assist-uk.org; Contact a Family –www.cafamily.org.uk; National Children's Bureau –www.ncb.org.uk; DIAL UK –www.dialuk.info; Employers Forum on Disability –www.employers-forum.co.uk; Help the Aged –www.helptheaged.org.uk; MENCAP –www.mencap.org.uk; MIND –www.mind.org.uk; MS Society –www.mssociety.org.uk; National AIDS Trust –www.nat.org.uk

National Organisations for Disabled People: RADAR –www.radar.org.uk; SCOPE –www.scope.org.uk; Abilitynet –www.abilitynet.org.uk; After 16 –www.after16.org.uk; Age Concern –www.ageconcern.org.uk

National Organisations of Disabled People: Alliance for Inclusive Education –www.allfie.org.uk; Disabled Parents Network (DPN) –www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk; Equalities National Council of Disabled People and Carers for Black & Minority Ethnic Communities –www.encweb.org.uk; People First –www.peoplefirstltd.com; Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) –www.spinal.co.uk; United Kingdom Coalition of People Living with HIV/AIDS –www.ukcoalition.org; United Kingdom Disabled Peoples Council (UKDPC) –www.bcodp.org.uk; AbilityNet –www.abilitynet.org.uk; Transition Information Network –www.after16.org.uk; Age Concern England –www.ageconcern.org.uk

Personal Assistance Funding: Access to Work –www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/HelpForDisa; Independent Living Fund –www.ilf.org.uk; The Supporting People Programme –www.spkweb.org.uk

Political Parties: The Conservative Party –www.conservatives.com; The Labour Party –www.labour.org.uk; The Green Party –www.greenparty.org.uk; The Liberal Democrats –www.libdems.org.uk

Regulations and Guidelines: Direct payments guidance- community care, services for carers and childrens services (direct payments) guidance England 2003 –www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publica; The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children's Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2003 –www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20030762.htm

Research: Joseph Rowntree Foundation –www.jrf.org.uk; Personal Social Services Research Unit (PPSRU) –www.pssru.ac.uk; Centre for Disability Studies –www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies

Social Care Organisations: Social Care Institute for Excellence (S.C.I.E.) –www.scie.org.uk

Social Services: ADASS (Association of Directors of Social Services) –www.adss.org.uk; Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) –www.csci.org.uk

Support: Individual Budgets Pilot Programme –www.individualbudgets.csip.org.uk; In Control –www.in-control.org.uk