DIAL SOUTH ESSEX

For your local Social Care Department call

For Essex at 0345 603 7630 visit: www.essex.gov.uk/

For Thurrock contact Thurrock First on 01375 511000, Email: thurrock.first@thurrock.gov.uk or visit www.thurrock.gov.uk

For Southend telephone:  01702 215008, Email: council@southend.gov.uk  or visit:  www.southend.gov.uk

For day centres and lunch clubs in the Thurrock area visit www.thurrock.gov.uk

For organisations, groups and tradesmen in Thurrock go to Stronger Together at www.strongertogetherthurrock.org.uk

To complete a benefit check to see if you are receiving the correct benefits or to see if you can claim any benefits visit www.entitledto.co.uk

For information for disabled people on benefits, employment, independent living, disability rights, health & support and much more visit www.gov.uk/disability

For information for carers on support services and assessments, carers rights, working and caring, Carers Allowance, etc

visit www.gov.uk/carers or www.carersuk.org on 0808 808 7777

or at www.carersuk.org by email advice@carersuk.org

or Essex Carers Support/Supporting Carers in Essex 01255474410 or by email admin@essexcarerssupport.org.uk

Would you like to know sources of funding for installing a stairlift in your home or some help towards the cost of other adaptations.  DFG Finder tool shows the Disabled Facilities Grant contact information for every council. Also included is information about other sources of funding for adults and children with disabilities. Visit www.stairliftsreviews.co.uk/grants/ for more information.

For the Essential Guide to Travelling with a Medical Condition visit: www.insurancewith.com/travelling-with-a-medical-condition/

For health advice call NHS 111 or www.nhs.uk

For sight tests in your own home contact Specsavers Health-call on 0800 198 1132 or visit www.specsavers.co.uk

For expert care and emotional support for cancer patients contact Macmillan Tel: 0808 808 0000 or visit www.macmillan.org.uk

For any problems relating to older people contact Age UK at 0800 055 6112 or visit www.ageuk.org.uk  or Independent Age at 0800 319 6789

For advice and information on issues relating to disabled children contact SNAP. Telephone 01277 211300 or visit www.snapcharity.org

Families in Focus will help with any issue facing families with disabled children in Essex (not Thurrock or Southend).  Tel 01245 353575  or visit www.familiesinfocusessex.org.uk

Do you have a child with a disability?  Please find below some helpful links in relation to entertaining children with disabilities, holiday destinations and playground tips:

Backyard Camping for Kids with Disabilities

Playground Tips for Children with Special Needs

Teaching Swimming to Children with Disabilities: Benefits & Safety Precautions

Accessible Entertaining: Making Sure Your Disabled Guests Feel Safe and Welcome in Your Home

The Best Bikes for Special Needs Kids

Finding the Right Hotel for Your Child with Special Needs

32 Vacation Destinations for Individuals with Special Needs

4 top tips for communicating with deaf children

Babyproofing Your Home: Protect Your Little One With These 9 Tips

Interacting With Children Who Are Visually Impaired

Choosing Toys for Children with Vision Loss

How to Create the Ultimate Playroom for a Child with Autism

Food Allergy 411 for Babysitters

Babysitting: Caring for Kids With Medical Conditions

Youth Group Games for Disabled Children

For various information relating to motoring for disabled people including information on reporting medical conditions to DVLA, purchasing vehicles, road tax exemption, etc contact Disabled Motoring UK at info@disabledmotoring.org or by telephone at 01508 489449

As electric vehicle sales continue to surge, it’s important for people with disabilities to understand the new opportunities they unlock, as well as the potential challenges.  View the full guide here at www.autotrader.co.uk where they take readers through:

• The driving gap between adults with and without a disability
• The benefits of and barriers to driving an EV for someone with a disability
• How to make EVs more accessible
• Support that’s currently available for disabled EV drivers

Looking for a Motability Vehicle have a chat with Rates Ford at Hogg Lane, Grays, RM17 5QL  Tel: 01375 391234 or visit www.ratesgroup.co.uk

For a Mobility scooter safety guide visit www.surewise.com/safer-mobility who are also Mobility Insurance Providers. Contact them for a quote.

Looking for Insurance for your mobility scooter or wheelchair visit www.bluebadgemobilityinsurance.co.uk or telephone 01730 233101 to see if they can help.

Mobility Scooter Safety Guide – how to use a mobility scooter safely please visit the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents PDF guide Email: enquiries@rospa.com Telephone: 0121 248 2000

For information on driving while tired with hints, tips and risks please visit www.hendycarstore.co.uk

Angel Vehicle Hire – provides the hire of wheelchair-accessible vehicles and specially adapted cars for disabled drivers nationwide. For more information, please visit www.angelvehiclehire.co.uk

Greetings from Advatech Healthcare Europe trading as Hippo www.hippocabs.co.uk

Hippo is the UK’s best technology driven wheelchair access transportation service for disabled people and non-emergency patients.
They offer a personalised punctual and cost-effective transportation service for the disabled (physical and medical) aged community and persons with restricted mobility.

For discounted rail travel for disabled people, enquire at your local station or visit www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk

If there are problems with sleeping have a look at the Mattress Advisor site at www.mattressadvisor.com.  Find below some direct links to helpful resources:

• Helping Your Child with Autism Sleep
• Sleep Deprivation and ADHD
• Our Guide to Sleep After Trauma
• How to Make a Bedroom Accessible for Disabilities
• The Connection Between Sleep and Learning

For a free copy of the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Care Services Directory click here or Call 01223 207770

The information on care includes:

• Where carers can go for support
• How to stay independent for longer
• How paying for care works

It’s gotten more expensive for providers to buy energy, which has led to it costing more for us to power our homes and businesses. This is why GoCompare, have developed an interactive energy cost calculator tool to find out how much something costs to run. Use the calculator below to pick the appliances you want to compare and select how long they’ll be in use for.
www.gocompare.com/gas-and-electricity/guide/energy-calculator

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