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Stand Up 4 Your Rights Under Arrest Disability - Access All Areas I Don't Need This Abuse In Confidence Environmental Concerns Race Faith Employment Rights Right To Be Heard Are You Old Enough? Guide to Street Awareness Victim of Crime Disability – Access All Areas The Disability Discrimination Act [DDA] The Disability Discrimination Act aims to end the discrimination that many disabled people face. In this way it tries to ensure that disabled people can access the same opportunities as everyone else as a right not a favour. The act gives disabled people rights in the areas of:   employment   education   access to goods, facilities and services   buying or renting land or property The Act also:   requires public bodies to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people   allows the government to set minimum standards so that disabled people can use public transport easily. Somerset services for young people with disabilities ABLE Advocacy - information, advice and advocacy service for anyone with a disability in Yeovil and South Somerset. Call 01935 433 055 Barnardo’s Somerset Inclusion Project www.barnardos.org.uk - project offering a range of activities and support for young people with disabilities in Somerset. It includes an advocacy service. Call 01823 257917 D.I.A.S (Disability Information and Advocacy Service) www.dias-somerset.org.uk - information for people with disabilities in Taunton Deane, West Somerset and Sedgemoor. Call 01823 327453 SIGNPOSTS www.somerset-health.org.uk/signposts - Somerset's health, disability and community care information service. Call 0800 317220. Somerset Total Communication – helps everybody to talk to each other in Somerset using a variety of methods. Call 01278 444949 Talking Books – www.somerset.gov.uk/libraries - a service where you can borrow talking books from a local or mobile library. Available free if you are registered blind or partially sighted, have a physical disability (which prevents you from using printed books) or if you are dyslexic. Call 0845 345 9177. For other Somerset organisations, clubs, societies and self-help groups try Somerset Gateway: www.somerset.gov.uk/somersetgateway National disabilities organisations The Equality and Human Rights Commission HRC) www.equalityhumanrights.com - deals with rights concerning disability, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion and belief (has replaced the Disability Rights Commission). Helpline for disability issues: 08457 622 633 Disability Alliance www.disabilityalliance.org - advice on benefits for people with disabilities. Helpline: 020 7247 8776 RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) www.rnid.org.uk – call 0808 8080123 (or textphone 0808 808 9000) RNIB (Royal National Institute For The Blind) www.rnib.org.uk – information, support and advice helpline 0845 766 9999 Return to top of page Make text larger Make text smaller Text Only Display Disclaimer