Unit
9 Motherwell Business Centre Organisations for independent living
Ayrshire independent living network
Organisation of disabled people, run by disabled people to promote and develop direct payments and provide payroll system.
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living
Training for voluntary groups, private and public sector and disabled people. Register of PA’s. Housing information, advice and advocacy services. Accessible offices and meeting rooms for hire.
Lothian Centre for Integrated Living
Provide information, support, training services, fully accessible peer counselling and payroll services.
National Centre for Independent Living
"Promoting personal assistance to enable independent living"
NCIL was formed by members of British Council Of Disabled People's (BCODP) Independent Living Committee. At the urging of the Independent Living Committee, BCODP's National Council has agreed to support the establishment of a new organisation to manage the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL). This decision was ratified in March 2003 by an overwhelming majority of BCODP member groups. NCIL is a not for profit company controlled by disabled people. The board of 10 directors are jointly chaired by Nick Danagher and Menghi Mulchandani. Staff will be accountable to the board, via the Chief Executive. NCIL's core objectives are:
- to promote independent living;
- to set up a forum for discussion of independent living;
- to contribute to national policy development relating to independent living;
- to promote and support the use of direct payments to enable independent living;
- to ensure that the options of independent living and direct payments are available to all who want them, on a basis of equality.
Direct payments organisations
Direct Payments Caledonia
Provide support services to help people who want to apply for or are currently in receipt of a direct payment.
Direct Payments Scotland
Increase awareness of Direct Payments amongst community care users, local authority staff and service provider. Develop user-led support organisations and identify the training needs for support organisations and local authority staff.
Other organisations
Disability Rights Commission
Information and advice for disabled people, employers and service providers about legislation rights and requirements.
PRT Dundee Carers Centre
Information and Support for carers and disabled people in Dundee.
DisabilityInformation
Information on disability, Services organisations of disabled. People can offer. Housing, technical aids, adaptations, PAs, transport and physical access.
Disclosure Scotland
Is the organisation which process applications for disclosure checks, which come in three categories, enhanced, standard and basic. These are carried out in conjunction with the Scottish Criminal Records Office.
Inclusion Scotland
Consortium of disability led organisations and individual disabled people who want to reverse the current social exclusion experienced by disabled people through civil dialogue, partnerships, capacity building, education, persuasion, training and advocacy.
Inland Revenue
Information on becoming an Employer. Tax, national insurance, ssp etc.
The Pensions Trust
Provider of occupational pension schemes for charities, voluntary bodies and not – for profit organisations.
Fish Insurance
Provide insurance solutions for disabled people.
Scottish Low Pay Unit
Low Pay Unit is committed to tackling poverty, inequality and exclusion in Scotland through promotion of social and economic justice at work.
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