DISABILITY RIGHTS UK

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.

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.