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Torch Trust for the Blind
Vista
Age Concern Leicestershire and Rutland
DirectGov
Leicestershire County Council
Rainbows Children's Hospice
Care Services in Partnership or CSIP
Being the Boss
Peninsula
ACAS
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Torch Trust
for the Blind is a Christian charity that produces Christian
literature in Braille, giant print and on audio CD for blind and
partially sighted people. They also have over a hundred fellowship
groups in various parts of the country that meet once a month.
For further information contact Torch Trust for the Blind:
Torch House,
Torch Way,
Northampton Road,
Market Harborough,
Leicestershire,
LE16 9HL
Telephone: 01858 438260
Email: info@torchtrust.org
Website: www.torchtrust.org
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Vista
is the local society and service provider for blind and partially
sighted people in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Contact Vista:
Vista,
Margaret Road,
Off Gwendolen Road,
Leicester,
LE5 5FU
Telephone: 0116 2490909
Fax: 0116 2498811
Email: info@vistablind.org.uk
Website: www.vistablind.org.uk
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Age Concern Leicestershire
and Rutland is a local charity working with and for older
people who live in these areas.
Age Concern Leicestershire also has advocacy services for older
people, the prison service and Direct Payments.
For further information contact Age Concern:
Lansdowne House,
113 Princess Road East
LEICESTER
LE1 7LA
Telephone: 0116 2992233
Fax: 0116 2992244
Email: enquiries@ageconcernleics.com
Website: www.ageconcernleics.com
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Direct
Gov is a government website which has information on
Benefits, disabilities, employment, environment, Housing, Local
Councils, money, pensions, Schools and much much more!
Website: www.direct.gov.uk
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Leicestershire
County Council’s website is packed full of information
on benefits, disabilities, employment, environment, housing, Local
Councils, money, pensions, schools and much much more for the
people of Leicestershire!
For further information contact Leicestershire County Council:
County Hall,
Glenfield,
LEICESTERSHIRE,
LE3 8RA
Phone: 0116 2323232
Website: www.leics.gov.uk
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Rainbows
Children’s Hospice provides care and support for
terminally ill children and their families.
For further information contact Rainbows Childrens Hospice:
Lark Rise,
Loughborough,
Leicestershire,
LE11 2HS
Telephone: 01509 638000
Fax: 01509 216472
Email: administration@rainbows.co.uk
Website: www.rainbows.co.uk
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Care Services Improvement
Partnership (CSIP) are working in collaboration with
Government organisations such as the Department of Health, the
Department of Social Care Services and the Department of Work
and Pensions.
Website: www.csip.org.uk
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Being
The Boss has been created to address the lack of peer support
available to disabled people who employ their own Personal Assistants
(PAs). For further information you can contact Being the Boss
by:
Email: mail@beingtheboss.co.uk
By post: BM, Being the Boss, London, WC1N 3XX.
Website: www.beingtheboss.co.uk
Peninsula. Employment
legal services help disabled employers to deal with a difficult
employee or what they should do when facing a Tribunal claim.
They can also provide help with other personnel, employment law,
tax and health & safety services.You might be able to buy
their services with Direct Payments.
Tel: 0800 328 9348
Website: www.peninsula-uk.com
ACAS. Acas stands for Advisory,
Conciliation and Arbitration Service. We aim to improve organisations
and working life through better employment relations. We help
with employment relations by supplying up-to-date information,
independent advice and high quality training, and working with
employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Whether you're an employer or an employee you can get free advice
from this website or by calling our telephone helpline. Employers
might also be interested in our more specialised services, including
training, workplace projects, conciliation and mediation.
Website: www.acas.org.uk
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