Charities
Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury Group
Erbs Palsy Group
Aids and equipment
You may also want to consider whether you need specialist insurance for any of your equipment. If so, you may want to contact Fish Insurance, which is a specialist disability insurer.
Specialist care agencies
Onward can provide free advice in relation to your entitlement to local authority and/or state funded healthcare. The below agencies are specialist care agencies and you may want to contact them for assistance:
Active Care Group
Helping Hands
You may also want to consider whether you need specialist insurance as a result of your care and assistance needs. If so, you may want to contact Fish Insurance, which is a specialist disability insurer.
Employment and income
Onward can provide access to free advice in relation to returning to work, however, if you want to obtain your own advice the following organisations may be of assistance:
Access to Work
Diversity and Ability
Onward can provide access to free advice about what welfare benefits you may be entitled to, however, if you want to obtain your own advice the following organisations may be of assistance:
If you have financial concerns, Onward can provide access to free assistance with liaising with creditors. If you wish to obtain alternate advice, the following organisations may be of assistance:
Citizens Advice
Debt Advice Foundation
National Debt Line
Stepchange
Holidays
You may also want to consider whether you need specialist insurance for your holiday. If so, you may want to contact goodtogo Insurance, who are a specialist disability insurer.
Housing
Onward can provide access to free advice including in relation to housing, however, if you want to obtain your own advice the following organisations may be of assistance:
Housing Adaptations
Independence at Home
Medical, rehabilitation and wellbeing
Breathe and Recover
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation
Travel and Transport
Accessable
AccessibleGo
Adaptacar
Blue Badge Scheme
Disabled Persons Railcard
Driving Mobility
Independence at Home
Motability Scheme
National Key Scheme (R.A.D.A.R)
TBPIG
You may also want to consider whether you need specialist insurance for your vehicle. If so, you may want to contact Fish Insurance, which is a specialist disability insurer.