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Support for people with disabilities
If you currently have a disability which is either visual, sensory or physical and your
current property does not meet your requirements, and cannot be adapted to
meet your needs, speak to us about the Disability Housing Register. We can help
put you in touch with Social landlords who may have suitable properties.
People with Disabilities
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) defines a
disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental
impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse
effect on his or her ability to carry out normal
day-to-day activities.
- substantial means
neither minor nor trivial
- long term means that
the effect of the impairment has lasted or is likely
to last for at least 12 months (there are special
rules covering recurring or fluctuating conditions)
- normal day-to-day
activities include everyday things like eating,
washing, walking and going shopping
- a normal day-to-day
activity must affect one of the 'capacities' listed
in the Act which include mobility, manual dexterity,
speech, hearing, seeing and memory
Disability Housing Register
–(DHR) is a service which aims to assist disabled people
who are seeking re-housing by identifying and matching
them with suitable registered social rented properties
that meet their disability needs.
If your need further assistance or advice on whether
your home can be adapted to your needs or to be put onto
the Disabilities Housing register please contact:
TMBC Adult Services –
Adult Assessment and Customer Care Team (AACCT)
Stalybridge Resource Centre
Waterloo Road
Stalybridge SK15 2 AU
Tel 0161 342 2400
TMBC Children’s Services – Children with
Disabilities Team
Garden Avenue
Droylsden M43 7XA
Tel 0161 371 2060
If the already have an
allocated case worker, the case worker should be advised
to contact , Occupational Therapist (Re-housing) Tel no:
0161 342 2473 for further advice as necessary.
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