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For Parents & Carers
As the parent or carer of someone with a learning disability, you'll want to know about the social care and support that's available locally. But this website is also about you, and your needs. In this section you'll find information about support for you as a carer and practical information about money, work and wellbeing.
- Local support for carers
- National support for carers
- Working and caring
- Money matters
- Events
- Your wellbeing
Carers World Radio
In the Carers Wold Radio August show hear Dr Jim Briggs from Portsmouth University talk about "smart homes" - houses that read the behaviour of people and alert you when things are not as they should be. Listen at www.carersworldradio.com.
National Carers Summit
25th November 2010
Clifford Chance, Canary Wharf, London
Carers UK holds an event each year allowing carers to debate the issues that matter to them. This event also incorporates their AGM. To find out more please click here....
Online Basics
Online basics is a new free course designed to help thousands of offline adults take their first steps with computers and the internet.
Online basics, which is available free of charge at www.onlinebasics.co.uk, offers five key modules covering the basics people need to know to get going online - from keyboard and mouse skills through to email, internet searching and how to stay safe on the internet. The site also provides access to guidance for people helping someone to use the course, such as tutors in learning centres or family and friends supporting someone at home. In this way, Online basics is available to everyone.
Looking for a Personal Assistant?
The Federation of Disabled People is piloting a new noticeboard scheme on its website to provide lists of PAs looking for work and DP Users looking for PAs. For more information please click on this link to find out more detail...
- Planning for the future
Local support for carers | National support for carers | Working and caring | Money matters | Your wellbeing