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  1. Disability Cambridgeshire Organisations and suppliers in Cambridgeshire plus lots more disability information.
  2. Calculate possible Tax Credits and Benefits This site will help you work out the benefits to which you may be eligible. (If you prefer us to do this for you tel. 01480 830833.)
  3. Community Information This is a site provided by the county council which allows you to search for local organisations.
  4. National Centre for Independent Living This organisation campaigns for a better deal for disabled people. It supports the Independent Living Bill and its website includes useful information and contacts.
  5. Down's Heart Group a charity offering support and information relating to heart conditions associated with Down’s Syndrome.
  6. Disability Equality Duty information for those who want to make sure that public bodies are living up to these duties.
  7. Accessible restaurant, cafe or pub near you run by wheelchair user Mary Dixon, this site will help you find one. You can also make recommendations. When using the search field, type in a county or a town. The post code option can be a bit limited.
  8. Advice Now Making sense of the law and your rights, by Advice Services Alliance.
  9. Advice Guide This is the public information service provided by Citizens Advice. (also in Punjabi, Gujarati,Urdu, Bengali, Chinese and Welsh) CABx hold a much more detailed system which advisers will help you to access. DISH also has the same detailed Citizens Advice database. You can access it by E-mail info@dish.org.uk , telephone 01480 830833 or by letter to Info, D.I.S.H. Pendrill Court, Papworth Everard, CAMBS CB23 3UY.
  10. Disability Living Centre CAMBS
  11. Screenreader.net You can download a free screenreader and web-brouwser (Windows XP or Vista) suited to the needs of visually impaired people. For Macs see below.
  12. Voice Over Macs with OS X Tiger and onwards have this built in.
  13. RADAR Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation. A good place to start if you want to find out more about particular disabilities, support and services. Produces a number of publications, including an annual guide to holiday accommodation.
  14. Contact a Family Parents with a disabled child will find this site very useful.
  15. Legal Advice for deaf people online This site is run by the Royal Association for Deaf People. Other contact methods are:Phone: 020 7613 3841, Fax: 0709 209 8568, Minicom: 020 7613 3967, SMS: 0773 880 268
  16. Benefits Now A very comprehensive website with lots information and news about benefits.
  17. CLS Direct Free initial legal advice from the Legal Services Commission about; benefits, debt, housing, employment and education
  18. Hunts Information Fact Sheet Information from SCIP on groups in the Huntingdonshire area that provide activities or services for children and young people with special needs or a disability. (this is an 11 page pdf file and may take some time to download)
  19. Hunts Forum Here you will find a list of all the voluntary organisations in Huntingdonshire that are members of the Forum.
  20. Disabled Workers Co-operative Very useful site if you are looking for work or accessible services.
  21. Department of Work and Pensions Index page on the department's website relating to disabilities.
  22. Disability Handbook DWP This is a technical medical guide published by the DWP. It is useful if you want to know the guidance on care needs. Unfortunately it's in pdf form and a bit slow.
  23. The BHAS website The Barton Hill Advice Service. This site has some very useful and detailed guides on applying for DLA and other benefits.
  24. Papworth Trust The Papworth Trust, provides a wide range of services. It changes and improves its services continuously in response to the needs of disabled people.
  25. Disabled Living Foundation Useful factsheets about equipment, frequently asked questions and much more.
  26. OT Direct Lists of equipment suppliers.
  27. Every Child Matters Information from the government about policies and services in regard to disabled children.
  28. Disability Now This is the site for the magazine of the same name. Full of useful news and products.
  29. Debt National Debt Line gives free and impartial advice about how to cope with debts. You can download useful forms and documents.
  30. MYVESTA Free advice and information packs if you have money problems. Bankruptcy service for which you pay a nominal charge so that your bankruptcy petition can be reviewed by an insolvency practitioner plus you receive 1 year of telephone support from a firm of insolvency experts.
  31. Equality and Human Rights Commission This commission has taken over from the Disability Rights Commission. You can find out more about the Equalities Act 2006 via this site.
  32. UK Carers This is a website with a noticeboard run by carers. It invites new members and is a campaigning group that wants to achieve a better deal for carers.
  33. Ask Cedric A consumer education website run by Cambridgeshire County Council with information for individuals, businesses and schools.
  34. Holiday Care An independent charity which provides information about transport, accommodation, visitor attractions, activity holidays and respite care establishments, both in the UK and overseas, which enables people with all kinds of disability to holiday where possible in a mainstream environment.