Weather disruption
Winter weather is causing disruption to services in some parts of the county. Find out what services may be affected in your area.
Disability
Disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day to day activities. People with a severe disfigurement are also protected by the act, without needing to show that it has a substantial adverse effect on day to day activities.
Information and consultation
The Dorset Equalities Partnership has commissioned various disability groups to write fact sheets on the different aspects of disability:
- Asperger syndrome fact sheet
- Hearing impairment fact sheet
- Learning difficulties fact sheet
- Learning disability fact sheet
- Physical and mobility impairment fact sheet
- Visual impairment fact sheet
Further information is also available:
Disability Etiquette Guide - A practical and easy to use Tool Kit to help confidently and competently involve and interact with service users (older and disabled people, and people with long term health conditions) and their carers.
For more information on disability see:
Disability reports
- Working with a health condition or disability - a report from Citizens Advice Bureau looking at employment levels and disability
- Hearing matters report - a report from Action on Hearing on why urgent action is needed on deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss across the UK
- Accessible Information Specification report - an NHS England report looking at a consistent approach to meeting the information and communication support needs for people with disabilities
- You Don't Look Disabled - a report from the TUC on supporting people with invisible impairments
- Disability UK - Disability UK have produced a guidance on training, employment and education options to people with a newly acquired disability or health condition
- Research Matters 'Mental Health' - a report by Dorset County Council looking at mental health in Dorset