Redhall School

Blue Badge Scheme If you’re a driver or a passenger and you have mobility issues or are affected by a disability which compromises your safety near roads you may be eligible for a Blue Badge. You can pick up forms from your local library or neighbourhood office.  At your local neighbourhood office, you can bring your completed blue badge form and they can take payment or photocopy documents for you as well as pass on to the Travel Concessions team. Email: travelconcessions@edinburgh.gov.uk  Tel: 0131 469 3891

CEC Cinema Card

The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema.

You will need to provide evidence for the card holder of one of the following:

Disability Living Allowance (DLA);  Attendance Allowance (AA);   Personal Independence Payment (PIP);    Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP);   Severely Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Registered Blind);   Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Partially Sighted)

Telephone: 01244 526 016. https://www.ceacard.co.uk/

Disability Grants:

www.disability-grants.org is a directory website designed to help you find appropriate funding for various issues, including adaptations to our home, medical equipment and specialist holidays. 

Edinburgh Disability and Neurodiversity Hub https://theyardscotland.org.uk/edan-hub/

https://www.youngcarers.org.uk/

FREE information and advice for people with learning disabilities and carers in Edinburgh. https://www.fairadvice.org.uk/

Family and Household Support Service work within communities assisting residents who need support. They can help residents improve the quality of their day to day lives with:

Tenancy Support; Parenting; Debt and Benefits; School attendance; Neighbour disputes

Family relationship; Health and well-being; Accessing work and learning.

FHS act as a single point of contact and work across and with other Council services and partners making it easier for people to access the right support at the right time.

South West Team

10 Westside Plaza

EH14 2ST

Tel: 0131 469 5150

Southwest.familyandhouseholdsupport@edinburgh.gov.uk

North East Team

101 Niddrie Mains Road

EH16 4DS

Tel: 0131 529 7168

Northeast.familyandhouseholdsupport@edinburgh.gov.uk

North West Team

8 West Pilton Gardens

EH4 4DP

Tel: 0131 529 5014

Northwest.familyandhouseholdsupport@edinburgh.gov.uk

South East Team

40 Captains Road

EH17 8QF

Tel: 0131 529 5123

Southeast.familyandhouseholdsupport@edinburgh.gov.uk

Family Fund is nationwide charity providing funding for young people with additional needs, for example funding can be applied towards a holiday or towards a new computer.

www.familyfund.org.uk, Tel: 01904 658085.

https://www.firsthand-lothian.org.uk/

https://kindred-scotland.org/

At Mindroom, we advocate for equal access to healthcare, education, employment, and social opportunities. That’s why we offer a wide range of services, including advice, advocacy, support during school transitions, training opportunities and our Neuroinclusion at Work programme.

Our goal is to empower neurodivergent children and young people by providing access to the resources and support they need to unlock their full potential and create a future full of possibilities.

https://www.mindroom.org/

National Entitlement Card (NEC) is for: young people, older people and people with a disability. To apply for an NEC you need to go to one of our libraries and fill in an application form. To apply you will need a passport quality photo and proof of: who you are, where you live and your entitlement.

Email: one-edinburgh@edinburgh.gov.uk Tel: 0131 200 2351

Take a Break is a short break fund for disabled children and their families. Applications can be made through the website. http://www.takeabreakscotland.org.uk/, 01904 571093

The Taxicard is a concessionary transport scheme available to any Edinburgh resident with a permanent disability (over the age of two) who finds it difficult to travel by bus.

Currently, Taxicards last for three years and allow users to make 104 discounted taxi journeys per year. Journeys must begin in Edinburgh and the Council will provide a current discount of up to £3.00 per journey. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/taxi/taxicard

Taylor Ed is a charity that was set up to teach life skills for children and young people affected by autism.

Tel: 0131 624 8970, www.tailoredfoundation.co.uk

Sleep Action, formerly Sleep Scotland, transforms lives by helping families and professionals to improve sleep through tailored support and training. https://sleepaction.org/

VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) supports and empowers unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian through individual support, information, training and access to services. https://www.vocal.org.uk/