General Information



General Links


Direct Gov ("public services all in one place")
The Scottish Government
The Scottish Parliament
Equality & Human Rights Commission (Replaces the Disability Rights Commission)
Government Equalities Office (Equality strategy & Legislation. Equality Bill)
The Independent Living Fund (national financial support resource)
The Cinemas Exhibitors Association Card (concessionary cinema tickets)
SpinalCordInjury.co.uk (Spinal site by Stewarts Law LLP)
Apparelyzed (General SCI site and excellent SCI forum)
Spinal Injury Network (Comprehensive SCI web resource & forum)
Ableize - has disability and mobility covered

TetraplegicLiving.com (Tetraplegic angler's website)
BBC Ouch! (BBC's excellent disabilty site)
Wheelchair Woodturners & Woodworkers
(Ike Curran's site)
RADAR (UK Disability network. Operates the RADAR Key scheme)
Citizens Advice Bureau (Their online advice page)
DDA (Disability Discimination Act 1995 on the OPSI site)
Disability Alliance UK (Charity providing info on benefits, income, tax credits etc)
Disability Now
Hearts and Balls (Charity focussing on Rugby injuries)
Elizabeth Finn Care (Providing assisstance to those below the poverty line)
Ricability (Consumer research and reviews for disabled people)
Changing Places (campaigning for better equipped adapted toilets)
Disabled United (disabled social network & info)
Update (Scottish disability information service)
Tetraplegic Information Exchange (tetra-created info exchange site)

Access, Parking and Transport


Accessible Scotland (Visit Scotland's disabled section)
DisabledGo (UK & International access information service)
Access at Last (accessible accomodation service)
Good Access Glasgow
The Blue Badge Network
Scottish Outdoor Access Code (includes a brief section on disabled access)
Visit Scotland (official site of Scottish Tourist Information)
Disabled Persons Railcard (1/3 off rail travel)
National Entitlement Card (Free bus & coach travel throughout Scotland)
Service Call (discreet disabled assistance via infrared control, used in garage forecourts)
The Good Access Guide
The Centre for Accessible Environments (Charity focussed on inclusive design)
Public Information Exchange (sells blue badge holders, radar toilet maps etc)
The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain (Free to Blue Badge holders)
MCT Group Travel (Accessible coach hire)
Flying with Disability

Care, Therapy and Medical


NHS Scotland (Scotland's health on the web)
NHS National Patient Safety Agency
NICE (the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence)
Spinal Homecare Services (Care agency for those with SCI)
The AK Care Agency
Phoenix Care & Therapy
Origin (Care agency specialising in those with SCI)
The Outside Clinic (a home-visiting optician)
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers (Support services for carers)
My Condition My Life (self management website)
Counselling Directory (find a counsellor near you)
Shared Care Scotland (short breaks and respite care in Scotland)


Forums


Apparelyzed (General SCI site and excellent SCI forum)
Spinal Injury Network (Comprehensive SCI web resource & forum)
The Wheel Life (social network for wheelchair users)


Housing


The Accessible Property Register
Ownership Options (homeownership issues affecting disabled people in Scotland)

Legal Services


Digby Brown (Personal injury lawyers and welfare advice)

Financial


Freedom Insurance (travel insurance for pre-existing conditions)
Chartwell Insurance (various insurance products)
Fish Insurance (various products inc. wheelchair insurance)
Travelbility (travel insurance for the disabled)
MRL Insurance (travel insurance for pre-existing conditions)
Enroute insurance (car & travel insurance for the disabled)
The Insurance Surgery (life and travel insurance for pre-existing conditions)
Orbis Insurance (travel and life insurance for pre-esisting conditions)

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