Disability Rights UK provides detailed information, products and services developed by and for disabled people and partners with the private and public sector, with the aim of improving business practices.
Disability Rights UK was formed through a unification of Disability Alliance, Radar and National Centre for Independent Living on 1 January 2012. It is led, run and controlled by disabled people, with disabled people making up at least three-quarters of its board members.
Disability Rights UK focuses on:
- promoting "meaningful" independent living for disabled people
- promoting disabled people’s leadership and control
- breaking the link between disability and poverty
They provide detailed information, products and services developed by and for disabled people and partner with the private and public sector, with the aim of improving business practices.
More details of the work they are doing can be found at this link.
Get Advice
To obtain information on ways you can get advice on legal matters, benefits and other related issues follow this link.
Students with a health condition, learning difficulty or disability
"Into Higher Education" is a guide for anyone with a health condition, learning difficulty or disability thinking about studying in higher education detailing whether colleges or universities will be accessible, how to choose a course, what support will be available and the student finance system. Produced by Disability Rights the guide is available to download at this link.
Disability Rights UK have also produced Education Fact Sheets available at the following links:
- Funding Higher Education for Disabled Students
- Funding Postgraduate Education for Disabled Students
- Applying for Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)
Factsheets
A range of factsheets and guides providing basic information about benefits, tax credits, social care and other disability related issues for claimants and advisers, are available at this link.
A range of detailed printed publications are available for purchase at the Disablity Rights UK Shop.
Helplines
Disability Rights UK operates three Advice Quality Standard Acredited Helplines.avalable at the following links:
- Disabled Students Helpline
- Welfare Rights Advice Service (for DR UK Member Organisations only)
- Personal Budgets Helpline
Disability Rights UK Blog
All the latest news, views and advice from the Disability Rights UK is available here.
Newsletter
Their weekly newsletter features information about Disability Rights UK and issues affecting Disabled people and is available to receive by signing up on thier home page.
Membership
For more information on becoming a member of Disability Rights UK and have a chance to contribute to what they do and say follow this link.
Contact Disability Rights UK
Full contact details are available at this link.
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