Groups and organisations
This list is not exhaustive and should not be seen as an endorsement of any of the groups activities. It lists groups and organisations:- with whom the council works with and consults with on a regular basis.
- that offer help, advice and support to disabled people.
You can also access a wealth of information on local organisations from http://fsd.liverpool.gov.uk/.
Organisations of disabled people
Merseyside Coalition of Inclusive Living
Set up to enable disabled people to have a say in the decision making processes that affect their lives. The coalition is open to everyone who experiences barriers in society, including deaf people, people with mental health issues and people with HIV or AIDS.
Telephone: 0151 260 4001.
e-mail:info@mcil.org.uk
address: Merseyside Coalition of Inclusive Living
Lime Court Centre
Upper Baker Street
Liverpool
L6 1NB.
Liverpool Association of Disabled People
Fully staffed and controlled by disabled people. It ensures that disabled people in Liverpool are able to participate fully, and equally in all areas of life. Contact: Lyn Pimblett, LAD, Lime Court Centre, Upper Baker Street, L6 1NB.
Telephone: 0151 263 8366
Text phone: 0151 260 3187
Email:ladisabled@freenetname.co.uk / lynpimblett@btconnect.com
CIC Vocational Support Service
We support people with Physical and Learning Disabilities, Mental health needs and those with an Autistic
Spectrum Condition find and maintain meaningful work opportunities. We are the only employment service
to again Autisim Accreditation in the North of England.
Address: Job Bank
4 Tunnel road
Wavertree
Liverpool
L7 6QD
Telephone: 0151 709 1950
Fax: 0151 708 7958
Email: howard.rice@c-i-c.co.uk
Website:www.c-i-c.co.uk/independent-living/vocational-support-services.html
North West Disability Arts Forum (NWDAF)
Centre for Arts Development Training,
Mpac Building,
1 - 27 Bridport Street
L3 5QF.
Tel: 0151 707 1733.
Textphone: 0151 707 0365
Organisations and support for disabled people
Access Liverpool: Accessible Homes
Access Liverpool manages the Accessible Homes Register. People who require a home that has been adapted for disabled people can register their details on the register, and will be contacted when suitable properties become available. Telephone: 0151 233 2150
Email: access.liverpool@liverpool.gov.uk
Beechley Riding Stables
The only city council funded riding centre, aimed at disabled people. The centre is open five days per week. Please contact us if you are interested in taking lessons, volunteering or just finding out more.
Telephone: 0151 724 4490
Breakthrough UK
Breakthrough UK is dedicated to removing the barriers to employment and independence which disabled people face. Breakthrough UK support disabled people who live in Liverpool into employment, work related training and further education. They also support employers in recruiting and retaining disabled staff.
Contact: Breakthrough UK
Liverpool Employment support team
2nd Floor Offices
Orleans House
Edmund Street
Liverpool L3 9NG
Tel: 0151 236 1030
Fax: 0151 236 0455
Minicom: 0151 236 0580
Email: reception@breakthroughliverpool.fnet.co.uk
Website: www.breakthrough-uk.com
Disabled workers cooperative
Disabled Worker's Cooperative
Database of skills and services.
Football
Everton FC and Tranmere FC run several teams & training sessions for disabled players both junior & senior players.
Contact: Dave Connor
Telephone: 0151 330 2307 (Everton), 0151 608 2354 (Tranmere).
The Greenbank Project
Greenbank College provides education, training and employment opportunities for disabled people. for more inforamtion visit the website at www.greenbankcollege.org.uk
Contact: Elizabeth Brocklehurst
Address: Greenbank Lane, Liverpool. L17 1AG. Telephone: 0151 733 7255
Email: enquiries@greenbank-project.org.uk
Greenbank Sports Academy provides sports and recreational opportunities for disabled people. For more information visit the website www.greenbanksportsacademy.co.uk.
Integrated Services in Neighbourhoods team
Dedicated team within Liverpool City Council, supporting disabled people who want to work or stay in work. Please contact us for more information.
Contact: Mark Campbell
Telephone: 0151 225 6283
Email: mark.campbell@liverpool.gov.uk
JMUp IN(tergrated Dance Project
This is a dance based learning community for individuals with disabilities and their able-bodied peers who use dance and creative process to develop physical, social and cognitive skills.
The group meets every Monday evening in term time at Liverpool John Moores University, IM Marsh Campus.
For further information, a brochure and an application pack, contact:
Darren Carr, Senior Lecturer in Dance
Tel: 0151 231 5212 or e-mail D.L.Carr@ljmu.ac.uk
Liverpool Disabled Living Centre
Liverpool Disabled Living Centre
Provides independent information and advice on daily living equipment for older and disabled people.
The centre has over 2,000 products on permanent display and an information database covering over 20,000 products.
Visits are by appointment only except on Open Days which are held frequently. Free information packs available.
Telephone: 0151 296 7742 (voice or minicom)
Email: disabled.living.centre@liverpool.gov.uk
Merseyside Disability Federation
The Greenbank Project, Greenbank Lane, Liverpool. L17 1AG
Telephone: 0151 291 9570.
Moving On With Life & Learning (MOWLL)
MOWLL works in a respect-based environment and through a person-centred approach with adults with learning disabilities. We look at new ways of enabling our Self Advocates to achieve things that are missing from their lives. This could be building up their confidence and self-esteem or moving on to independent living, to a job or simply travelling on the bus without a parent or carer. Through MOWLL all our Self Advocates are encouraged to believe in themselves and their dreams and to find their "North Star".
Contact: Barbara Serres
Telephone: 0151 794 2991
Email: www.mowll.net
One Stop Shops
One Stop Shops
Community based centres where anyone can go to enquire about or request council services. All one stop shops are accessible.
Positive Action Training
Training programme run by Liverpool City Council which is targeted at disabled people, local unemployed women, people from black and other racial minority groups. Please contact us for more information or for details of future recruitment.
Telephone: 0151 225 2154
Minicom: 0151 233 1294
SCOPE
Contact: Rod Winter
Telephone: 0151 525 3090
Address: Community Fieldwork Office, Liverpool Early Years Centre, 99 Cavendish Drive, Walton, L9 1NB
Email: liverpool.office@scope.org.uk
Organisations for deaf/hard of hearing people
Merseyside Society for Deaf People (MSDP) was established in 1864, to address the many barriers and inequalities experienced by Deaf people. MSDP seeks to ensure that Deaf people achieve a full, active and influencing role in mainstream society.
Organisations for blind / people with visual impairments
Liverpool Voluntary Society for the Blind
Contact: James A Moran
Muriel Crook House, Youens Way, Liverpool, L14 2EP.
Telephone: 0151 221 0888 MinicomTextphone: 0151 221 0887
Email:lvsb@lvsb.freeserve.co.uk
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
RNIB Helpline - 0845 766 9999
Address: The Gateway Centre, 71 London Road, Liverpool, L3 8Y
Telephone: 0151 298 3220
Email: e&enorthwest@rnib.org.uk
Action for Blind People
3rd Floor, 35 - 37 Bold Street, Liverpool. L1 4DN
Telephone: 0151 708 9008. Fax 0151 708 7510
Henshaw's Society for the Blind
Wellington Building, The Strand, Liverpool. L2 0PP
Telephone 0151 227 1226
Liverpool Wheelchair User Group
We work with NHS Wheelchair Service and Liverpool City Council Social Services to promote and improve services to the wheelchair user community. we meet every month on a Tuesday.
Contact: Mr John Bruce
Phone: 07939 450849
lwug@hotmail.co.uk
Web site: http://www.lwug.co.uk/
Christopher Grange Visual Rehabilitation Centre
Contact: Steven Poole (Manager)
(Youens Way L14 2EW)
Tel: 0151 220 2525
Fax:0151 220 1972
Email: stevenpoole@christophergrange.org
Website:www.christophergrange.co.uk
Organisations for people with learning difficulties
People First Merseyside
People First Merseyside is a Self Advocacy organisation. It is made up of 2 groups, People First Liverpool & People First Sefton.
Our key aims are to:
1. Advance and promote the education of those members of the public with learning disabilities or learning difficulties in particular by the provision of training facilities and workshops in self advocacy and related areas including:
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Enabling and assisting people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties to speak up for themselves, to share the ideas and voice opinions of others.
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Assisting and enabling people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties to enjoy the same rights as everyone else, to attain greater independence, freedom of choice and participation in the community.
2. To advance public education about the educational, physical, psychological and emotional needs of people with a learning difficulty or learning disability
3. To promote or assist in promoting research into all aspects of such needs and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the benefit of the public
Contact: Neal Hodson ( Chair)
MPAC Building, 1-27 Bridport Street
Liverpool, L3 5QF
Tel: 0151 707 6751
Fax: 0151 708 6480
email: helenf@peoplefirst.uk.com
Website:http://peoplefirstmerseyside.com/
Liverpool Learning Disability Making it Happen Partnership
The Liverpool Learning Disability Making it Happen Partnership does lots of important work to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities to make sure everyone is treated equally.
The Partnership is Co-Chaired by Terry Kelly and Councillor Roz Gladden.
The Partnership is made up of 4 Task Groups which are key themes from Valuing People Now these are:
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Personalisation
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Housing
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Health
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Life Opportunities
Each of the Task Groups has a Self Advocate Rep and a Family Rep who sit on the Partnership and tell us what they think and work to make a difference.
There are also 3 Sub Groups who include all of the themes from Valuing People Now these are:
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Separate or Different
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Transition
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Person Centred Planning
For more information visit the website at www.lldpartnership.co.uk
Liverpool Citizen Advocacy
Contact: Jan Harper
60 Duke Street, Liverpool. L1 5AA
Telephone: 0151 707 4318
Email: active-cit@liverpoolca.fsnet.co.uk
Organisations for mental health service users / survivors
Joint Forum
60 Duke Street, Liverpool. L1 5AA
Telephone: 0151 707 4308
Liverpool Mental Health Consortium
Community Health Council, 17 Lime Street, Liverpool. L1 1JG
Telephone: 0151 707 8799
Liverpool MIND
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust, Fazakerley, L9 7AL. Telephone: 0151 529 3247
Mencap - Helpline 0808 808 1111.
Organisations for people with HIV or AIDS
Sahir House
P O Box 11, Liverpool, L69 1SN. Telephone: 0151 708 0980
Other useful links
Government agencies
The Employers' Forum on Disability.
This is the UK's employers' organisation focused on disability.
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
DRC is an independent body set up by Government to help enforce civil rights for disabled people.
Telephone: 0161 261 1799 (Manchester office).
DDA Helpline
Provides information and advice on all aspects of the DDA, as well as signposting to specialist organisations where appropriate.
Telephone: 0345 622 633.
Department for Work & Pensions Disability Unit
Offers comprehensive information on disability and civil rights, and enables people to learn more about legislation that exists to enforce these rights.
Direct payments
Cash payments made in lieu of social service provision to individuals who have been assessed as needing services, the aim is to give more flexibility in how services are provided to individuals who are assessed as eligible for social services support.
By giving money in lieu of social care services, people have greater choice and control over their lives and are able to make their own decisions about how their care is delivered.
You can also find out more from by contacting the Self Directed Support Unit:
Telephone: 0151 233 5612/6358
e-mail: sdsu@liverpool.gov.uk
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