DAC Useful Links
ACAS
Tel: 08457 47 47 47 Website: www.acas.org.uk
Calibre Audio Library
Brings the pleasure of reading to people who have a sight problem,
dyslexia or physical disabilities, through a free nationwide postal
service of recorded books. They offer a choice of over 8,000 titles
fiction and non-fiction, recorded unabridged by professional actors
and broadcasters.
The Calibre website, www.calibre.org.uk
provides details of all their services including on-line access to
their complete catalogue of audio books.
Disability Rights Commission
Telephone: 08457 622 633 Textphone: 08457 622 644 Fax: 08457 778 878
(You can speak to an operator at any time between 8am and 8pm, Monday to Friday)
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland this Commission deals disability legal issues.
Telephone: 028 90 500600 E-mail: information@equalityni.org Website: www.equalityni.org/
TUC
Trades Union Congress, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WClB 3LS
Tel: 020 7636 4030 Website: www.tuc.org.uk
STUC
Telephone: 0141 337 8100 Website: www.stuc.org.uk/
Worksmart the TUC site for rights
Thorough basic information on rights - www.worksmart.org.uk/
Government Disability Site
Unite Against Fascism
Disability Action Centre
Royal Mail Site has plenty of information. Web site accessed through www.royalmail.com/portal/rmg/home/
Telephone - 0114 241 4731 Fax - 0114 241 4534 or 4678 Email - dac@royalmail.com
Trade Union Disability Alliance
Address: BM TUDA, London WC1N 3XX Website: www.tuda.org.uk/
RNIB
Main address - Royal National Institute of the Blind, 105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NE
Tel: 020 7388 1266 Fax: 020 7388 2034 E-mail: helpline@rnib.org.uk Web: www.rnib.org.uk
RNID
Royal National Institute for the Deaf, 19-23 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8SL
Telephone: 020 7296 8000 Textphone: 020 7296 8001 Fax: 020 7296 8199
Email: information@rnid.org.uk Web: www.rnid.org.uk
Disability Alliance
This organisation provides a comprehensive handbook giving information about benefits, taxation, pensions and many other things of use to disabled people and indeed people in general. It also contains the contact details of most national and regional organisations in the dealing with disability in general and particular conditions.
Address: Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth Street, London E1 7SA
Telephone (Voice and Minicom): 020 7247 8776 Fax: 020 7247 8765
Email: office.da@dial.pipex.com Web: www.disabilityalliance.org
Ability Net
For equipment, assessment, training, and so on. Website: www.abilitynet.org.uk
Working with Dyslexia
39 Cardigan Street, Kennington, London SE11 5PF
Telephone: 020 7582 6117 Fax: 020 7587 9546
Email: katherine@workingfordyslexia.com Web: www.workingwithdyslexia.com
