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Disabilities & Mobility
Local Support
Accessibility and autism friendly libraries
Somerset Council aim to provide accessible services for library members with special needs or disabilities. They offer support and services for carers, foster carers, home educators and child minders. Specialist book collections cover mental health, autism, dementia, long-term conditions, adult literacy and learning English. If you have an accessibility issue not covered by these initiatives, please speak to library staff. Additional concessions if you are blind, partially sighted or have other disabilities that affect reading such as dyslexia.
Children with Disabilities Service – Somerset
Support, equipment, short breaks and care for disabled children and those caring for them. The Children with Disability Service sits within Children’s Social Care in Somerset.
Community Equipment & Wheelchair Service in Somerset
There is a range of equipment available to help you live independently, whether it’s equipment for your home or things to help you while out and about. Somerset residents can borrow equipment from this service for as long as you need it. The offer includes delivery and fitting, servicing, collection and recycling, in short, all you need to get set up with the service.
Concessionary Bus Pass
English National Concessionary Travel Scheme Passes are available for residents of Somerset who are of pensionable age or eligible on the grounds of disability.
Frome Falcons Powerchair Football club
Brought to you in partnership with Nova Sports and Coaching, a specialist provider in disability sport. This club is for people with physical and learning disabilities and their siblings. Age 5+.
Somerset Activity passes and discounts for children
Free activity day passes are available to all families in Somerset with a child or young person with a disability or additional need. Available all year round for ALL families in Somerset with a child or young person with a disability or additional need.
Somerset Independence Plus (SIP)
Somerset Independence Plus is a Home Improvement Agency service provided by Somerset Council.
They can provide Disabled Facilities Grants and other discretionary forms of financial assistance to help you be independent in your home.
Somerset Independent Living Centre (SILC)
Independent Living Centres have a range of equipment and technology to help you stay independent, both in the home, and also when out and about. At the centre you can get free advice, find out what kind of equipment is available, and even try some out for yourself.
HomeFirst Plus
HomeFirst Plus provides a range of practical services and home adaptations for anyone needing support. The service covers the whole of the Somerset.
National Support
Blue Badge Scheme
The Blue Badge Scheme provides national parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties who travel as drivers or passengers. The scheme is also for people who are severely sight impaired and for people with hidden disabilities including autism and mental health conditions.
Contact: For families with disabled children
Contact support families with the best possible guidance and information. For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability.
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK is the UK’s leading organisation led by, run by, and working for Disabled people where everyone can participate equally.
Disabled Persons Railcard
You may be able to apply for a disabled person’s rail card, if you are in receipt of certain benefits, are visually or hearing impaired.
Listening Books
Listening Books provides an internet-based audiobook lending service to people who have a disability or illness that impacts their ability to read the printed word.
Limbless Association
A support group for amputees or those about to become amputees and their families, carers and friends to seek answers to common problems.
Motability Scheme
If you are disabled, you may be able to exchange your mobility allowance to get a vehicle that suits your needs. What’s more you don’t even need to drive. Family, friends or carers can drive on your behalf. The Motability Scheme enables disabled people to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair by exchanging their Government funded mobility allowance.
National Key Scheme - Radar key
The National Key Scheme (NKS) offers disabled people independent access to locked public toilets around the country
Red Cross Mobility Aids Service
The British Red Cross provides wheelchair hire services across the UK.