Type of service: Family support and information services

Disability Cambridgeshire exists to help maintain and improve the quality of life of disabled people and carers. It does this mainly by providing them with information and advice about their opportunities and entitlements. However, it also works to raise the profile of disability issues and provides disabled people and carers with a means to make their views known. Activities and services: free, confidential and impartial advice on disability issues on a five-day a week advice line, and at drop in sessions at various locations; free support, advocacy and representation on the claiming of disability, sickness and carers benefits; free support, advocacy and representation on matters relating to a range of statutory services for disabled people and carers including community and residential care, education and housing adaptations.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of an adult