Disabilities

• Aiming High for Disabled Children
  Aiming High for Disabled Children is a major Government programme to transform services for disabled children and their families.
• Children with Disabilities
  Information for children with disabilities.
• Deaf Services Team
  The Deaf Services Team provides social services to deaf and hard of hearing children and adults living in Berkshire
• Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions
  Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions
• Disability Publications
  Social Services - Disability Publications
• Learning disabilities - Services for adults
  Services and support for people with Learning Disabilities.
• Occupational Therapy
  Information on occupational therapy and self-assessment form.
• Parking Permits (Blue Badge Scheme)
  Blue parking badges for the Disabled - eligibility, application and renewal.
• Physical Disabilities
  Services and support for people with physical disabilities.
• Project 'Clarity'
  Project 'Clarity' is a scheme to help people with communication difficulties integrate into wider society within the Royal Borough and gain more independence, confidence and self-esteem in managing their everyday needs.
• Shopmobility
  Shopmobility Scheme provides wheelchairs and scooters for use in town centres and events.

Also See:

• Adult Social Care Financial Contributions Policy Consultation 2009
  As part of a national government scheme, changes have been made to the Royal Borough's policy on financial contributions that residents make to the cost of their social care services.
• Assessment of Care Needs
  Assessment of Care Needs - The Social Services assessment process.
• Assisted Collections
  The Council is able to provide assistance to residents who are unable to put out their bin or recycling box due to incapacity.
• Community / Day Centres
  Community and Day Centres for people with disabilities or older people.
• Community Transport Schemes
  Local organisations who can provide transport for elderly and/or disabled people.
• Cookham Easy Going Route
  Download the leaflet showing the Cookham Easy Going Route which is suitable for wheelchair users.
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
  Information about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
• DFG: Grants for the Disabled
  A grant towards the cost of providing adaptations and facilities to enable a disabled person to continue to live there or improve their independence.
• Disabled Parking Bays
  Information about applying for on-street disabled parking bay.
• Employment and Training
  Information on employment and training for people with a disability
• Equipment and Adaptations
  Information on Specialist Equipment and Adaptations to the Home
• Holiday and After School Activities for Disabled Children
  Holiday activities for disabled children in local leisure centres
• Leisure and Social Activities
  Available leisure and social activities targetted at specific groups within the community (e.g. Older people, people with a disability).
• My Care, My Choice
  Information on Transforming Adult Social Care initiative, which we've called My Care, My Choice. This is what our users told us they wanted to see as the way of developing the new way of providing support, advice & information to all our users & Carers.
• Personal Transport
  Personal Transport - Information on the Motability Scheme, helping disabled people meet the cost of a car, powered wheelchair or scooter.
• Safeguarding Adults from Abuse
  Safeguarding adults work is about preventing abuse and neglect as well as promoting good practice for responding to concerns on a multi-agency basis.
• Social Services Access Team
  Social Services Access Team - the first point of contact for older people or for adults with a physical or sensory disability.
• Special Educational Needs
  Information on services and support for children with special educational needs.
• Specialist Communications
  Advocacy - specialist communications, Makaton, translation
• Support Groups and Organisations
  Information and contact details for support groups and organisations.
• Supporting People - Accessing Learning Disability Services
  List of Information on Learning Disability services, including locations and contact details of who to call when accessing a services

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