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Introductory section includes contents list, foreword, a section on the Disability Discrimination Act and information on using the Guide.

Part 1 "Help near by" points to the support you can get in the community where you live from the local authority social services, the National Health Service and voluntary organisations.

Part 2 "Help with everyday needs"  is about support with different aspects of life, such as work and housing.

Part 3 "Help with particular needs"  tells you about services, equipment and sources of information related to particular disabilities, such as deafness or learning disabilities.

Part 4 "Helpful organisations" gives the addresses of organisations whose telephone numbers have been included in the appropriate parts of this guide.

You can read A Practical Guide for Disabled People or Carers in a number of ways:

Via this Web site with Adobe Acrobat
You will see the book exactly as it appears in the printed version. It is divided into the six sections given below. However, please note that each part is an individual document in its own right and each part has its own page numbering. The page number of the document will not be the same number as on the page. To read a particular section, click on the blue print below

Via this Web site without Adobe Acrobat
You can read and navigate this book on your screen without the use of Adobe Acrobat. The words will all be the same but it will not have the same layout or page numbers as the book version. To view this version please click on the very last link on this list below    

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