{"id":27654,"date":"2023-03-29T15:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/care-and-health\/?page_id=27654"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:30:28","slug":"disabilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-68cd77144dcbc\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-68cd77144dd04\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-9 large-6 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Helping disabled people find information and services to stay healthy, happy and independent<\/h1><\/header><p>We want people with a disability to have the same opportunities as everybody else.\u00a0This could mean\u00a0living independently at home, getting out and about, accessing\u00a0education\u00a0and training, meeting new people, joining a social club or taking up a new hobby.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-bottom\"><div class=\"cell\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr\">Priority Links<\/h2><ul class=\"banner-bottom-links\"><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;External link&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">Advice and guidance from the NHS<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/finding-help-information-and-support\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">Self-help tool<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">Independent living<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carersuk.org\/help-and-advice\/guides-and-tools\/your-guide-to-the-care-act-england\/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_efgnLyD_gIVk63tCh3LeAKfEAAYAiAAEgIVnvD_BwE\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;External link&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQs about the Care Act 2014<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-68cd77144dd34\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-68cd77144e736\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards content-border content-border-left text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Health conditions A-Z<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Your complete guide from NHS on conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/physical-disability-illness\/\">Physical disability or illness<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>A physical impairment which has substantial and long-term effects on your ability to carry out day to day activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/sensory-impairments\/\">Sensory impairments<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Our sensory team provides services to people who: are visually impaired, are Deaf, have an acquired hearing loss,<br \/>\nare deafblind \u2013 sometimes known as a dual sensory impairment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/learning-disability-in-devon\/\">Learning disabilities<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>A reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities \u2013 for example household tasks, socialising or managing money.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/autism-adhd\/\">Autism<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition characterised by a different way of thinking and experiencing the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/mental-health\/\">Mental health<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Mental health conditions affect your mood, thinking and behaviour. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/social-care\/\">Additional support and helplines<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Useful contacts and links to support available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-8\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/assessments\/care-support-needs-assessments\/\">Care needs assessments<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The first stage in getting social care support is for Devon County Council to assess your needs. This is called a care needs assessment and it helps us gain a full picture of your care and support needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-9\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/paying-for-care\/\">Paying for care<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Most people have to pay towards their care costs. Find out more about how much you might have to pay and how costs are calculated.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-10\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/carers-support\/\">Support for carers<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>If you look after or support someone who could not do without your help then there is support available for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-68cd77144e785\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"landing-buttons  \" id=\"block_acf-block-68cd77144e7dc\"><div class=\"landing-buttons-heading\"><h2 >I need advice&#8230;<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"cell medium-10 large-8 medium-offset-1 large-offset-2\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"landing-buttons-buttons\"><ul><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/moving-safely\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">keeping safe in my home and neighbourhood<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/safe-from-abuse\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">keeping myself or others safe from abuse<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"75\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/education-and-employment\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">being able to work, learn and volunteer<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/contact-with-friends-and-family\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">with maintaining relationships<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"125\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/younger-adults-16-18\/becoming-an-adult\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">transitioning to adult services<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/getting-dressed\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">getting dressed and undressed<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"175\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/social-activities\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">taking part in social activities<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/life-skills\/money-management\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">managing my money<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"225\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/carers-support\/the-carers-offer-in-devon\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">as I look after someone <\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"250\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/house-cleaning\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">keeping my house clean <\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"275\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/bathing\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">eating a healthy diet<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/housing-options\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">about housing options <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-664497dd69040\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-signposting clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-664497dd69086\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center\"><div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-6 cell border-middle-start border-middle\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-center\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-2\"><p class=\"text-normal\">Connecting people to their community and promoting social action.<\/p><\/header><p class=\"content-button small-order-3\"><span data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devonconnect.org\/\" class=\"button secondary\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;External link&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon Connect<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-image-outer small-order-1\"><div class=\"content-image-inner\"><\/div><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2023\/06\/devon-coect.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"devon connect logo\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-6 cell border-middle-end\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-center\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-2\"><p class=\"text-normal\">Information on safeguarding adults at risk from abuse.<\/p><\/header><p class=\"content-button small-order-3\"><span data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsafeguardingadultspartnership.org.uk\/about\/\" class=\"button secondary\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;External link&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">Go to TDSAP<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-image-outer small-order-1\"><div class=\"content-image-inner\"><\/div><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2023\/06\/download-300x86.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"TDSAP Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2023\/06\/download-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2023\/06\/download.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":26658,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-27654","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-24 01:28:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27654"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46069,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27654\/revisions\/46069"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}