Disability Rights and Carers

 
 
 

1.Finding a solicitor to take on a disability discrimination case

 To find a solicitor who specialises in discrimination law: 

·      Gov.UK legal aid lawyers search engine

This is a directory of all solicitors with a legal aid contract around the country – enter the town or postcode and tick “discrimination”.

You will need to qualify financially for legal aid. If you have a partner you live with, their finances will also be assessed as part of yours. 

2. Obtaining pro bono legal advice

                            

  • Disability Law Service
    Advice on welfare benefits, housing, community care, employment and discrimination law

  • Equality Advisory and Support Service
    A charity which provides information about the law and advice on equality issues at work, with an advice line, however not legal advice from employment lawyers.
    Advice line 0808 800 0082

  • Carers UK  
    Advice to carers on benefits, employment matters, carers’ assessments and services available for carers.

  • LawWorks – national umbrella for pro bono services
    On the LawWorks website you can search for pro bono legal advice clinics around the country on different areas of law. Search “legal advice for individuals”, then “free advice clinics” – scroll down to the search function where you can enter the area of law and distance from home address.
    The website also has a useful section on “Going to Court without a Lawyer” – scroll down to the link to Advicenow’s website – this has a page on going to court or tribunal without a lawyer – with a link to a range of resources for litigants in person – for family court, civil court and tribunals.

  • AdviceLocal search engine
    AdviceLocal have developed a map of advice services across the country assisting in social welfare law: welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment, community care, asylum & immigration. (It does not include the main national organisations, advice services that are open for only a small number of hours a week and law clinics that don't provide a service in social welfare law). The services are mostly law centres, university law clinics, housing advice services and also legal aid solicitors who do  social welfare law.

  

3. Specialist women’s services for disabled women (not legal advice)

  • StaySafe East
    A service run by and for disabled women, providing support on domestic and sexual violence and hate crime. Assist women throughout London.

  • SignHealth
    A charity supporting deaf people’s health and well-being including a domestic abuse service, psychological therapy and social care.

  • Respond
    A national charity providing support services and therapy for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who have experienced abuse, violence or trauma, including an ISVA service.

 

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