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Useful publications
Benefits for Students in Scotland Handbook and Leaflets
Child Poverty Action Group,
Unit 9, Ladywell,
94 Duke Street,
Glasgow
G4 0UWtel: 0141 552 3303
web: http://scottishhandbooks.cpag.org.uk
www.cpag.org.uk (for leaflets)
Directory of Grant Making Trusts
Directory of Social Change,
24 Stephenson Way,
London
NW1 2DPtel: 020 7391 4800
fax: 020 7391 4808
e-mail: info@dsc.org.uk
web: www.dsc.org.uk
Disability Rights Handbook
Published every April by
Disability Alliance,
1st Floor East,
Universal House,
88-94 Wentworth Street,
London
E1 7SA.tel/text: 020 7247 8776
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Post-16 Code of Practice
Disability Rights Commission,
DRC Helpline,
Freepost MID 02164,
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 9HYtel: 08457 622 633
text: 08457 622 644
email: enquiry@drc-gb.org
website: www.drc.org.uk
Educational Grants Directory
Directory of Social Change (address as above)
Funding for Learners booklets
- Helping you meet the costs of learning: your guide to funding 2006-2007
- Helping you meet the costs of learning: funding for students with dependent children 2006-2007
- Helping you meet the costs of learning: part-time study 2006-2007
- Employing Support Workers in Higher Education: a guide for students
Available free from Blackwell's bookshop on tel: 0131 622 8283 and available online at www.scotland.gov.uk/fundingforlearners
A Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need
Directory of Social Change (address as above)
Partnership Matters
A Guide to Local Authorities, NHS Boards and Voluntary Organisations on Supporting Students with Additional Needs in Further Education
Scottish Executive,
Europa Building,
450 Argyle Street,
Glasgow
G2 8LGtel: 0141 242 0181
email: james.taylor@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
web: www.scotland.gov.uk
Personal Assistance for Disabled Students in Higher Education
Skill,
Chapter Hse,
18-20 Crucifix Lane,
London
SE1 3JWtel/text: 020 7450 0620
email: skill@skill.org.uk
website: www.skill.org.uk
Skill information booklets
Skill produces a range of information booklets, covering disability issues in post-16 education, training and employment. The following are particularly relevant to the issues covered in this information booklet:
- Applying to Higher Education: Guidance for Disabled People
- Applying to Further Education: Guidance for Disabled People
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Applying for Disabled Students' Allowances
- Funding from Charitable Trusts
- Income Support for Disabled Students
- Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit for Disabled Students
- Studying and Claiming Benefits as 'Incapable of Work'
As a disabled student or jobseeker, you can obtain five information booklets free of charge. There is a charge of £2.50 per booklet for professionals. You can also access all of these at Skill's website: www.skill.org.uk in the Information section, under Information Booklets.
The Grants Register, 2006
Macmillan Press Ltd,
Houndmills,
Basingstoke,
Hants
RG21 6XStel: 01256 329 242
web: www.macmillan.com
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