Grants for people with specific conditions

zzzLazyDaisy

I think it might be useful to list the organisations that give financial or practical help for people with specific conditions, see posts below for further info...

Crohn's and Colitis association; grants for washing machine, holiday etc - http://www.nacc.org.uk/content/services/welfare.asp

Family Fund; grants for parents of a severely disabled or seriously ill child to help with various things - http://www.familyfund.org.uk/

For brain injured children www.cerebra.org.uk

Info about funding for repairs and adaptations - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...rds/DG_4001408

Grants to adapt motorbikes for disabled people - www.nabd.org.uk

Deaf/HoH people can get advice from: http://www.rnid.org.uk ; http://www.bda.org.uk ; http://www.ndcs.org.uk ; http://www.hearingconcern.com ; http://www.royaldeaf.org.uk ; http://www.jewishdeaf.org.uk

For people wanting to return to or stay in work - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Disabled...mes/DG_4000347


(please post any more links and I'll copy them to this post)

zzzLazyDaisy

Also for parents of a severely ill or disabled child the Family Fund gives grants to help with various things including holidays, washing machines and leisure activities.

There are income and savings limits, but as far as I know they are not restricted to people on means tested benefits (a friend has had a grant recently for her very poorly child, and her husband works).


http://www.familyfund.org.uk/

[Deleted User]

The following link has lots of useful info regarding funding for repairs and adaptations -

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/Planning/GrantsFundsAndStandards/DG_4001408

allydowd

Deaf/HoH people can get advice from:

http://www.rnid.org.uk

http://www.bda.org.uk

http://www.ndcs.org.uk

http://www.hearingconcern.com

http://www.royaldeaf.org.uk

http://www.jewishdeaf.org.uk

Horace

Here's one that gives grants if you are a biker or want to be a biker - they give grants to adapt motorbikes (no tittering in the backrow please - these are a great bunch of guys and gals who have taught me a lot).

https://www.nabd.org.uk

zzzLazyDaisy

Does anyone know of any organisation that gives grants for disabled cyclists?

I'd love to get back out on my bike, but I need a recumbent trike - they are horrendously expensive, way out of my price range

hilstep2000

The Motor Neurone Association gives grants for rise and fall chairs.

bails

zzzLazyDaisy, great idea for a thread, and it would be really useful to organise the links in the first thread...would you be up for this? (I'm thinking from your username you wouldn't be able to?)
From a fellow ZZZZZZer

zzzLazyDaisy

hilstep2000 wrote: »

The Motor Neurone Association gives grants for rise and fall chairs.

Hi Hilstep, thanks for this. Can you supply a link please? (I have googled but can't put my finger on it!)

Thanks

Daisy x

zzzLazyDaisy

bails wrote: »

zzzLazyDaisy, great idea for a thread, and it would be really useful to organise the links in the first thread...would you be up for this? (I'm thinking from your username you wouldn't be able to?)
From a fellow ZZZZZZer

Good idea! 'tis done!

xx

Horace

Daisy. I have another place for grants etc that is for people at work, be they self employed or otherwise. It is also something that isnt shouted from the rooftops either and that is Access to Work.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Employmentsupport/WorkSchemesAndProgrammes/DG_4000347

If you have started a new job then you contact Access to Work who will fund the full cost of the adjustments but only during the first 6 weeks of new employment thereafter the employer has to make a contribution.

Also if you look on the site above and you are a longterm unemployed disabled person then you can go on a residential training course.