This section of the AskDES website is maintained by
SID - Social Information On Disability
Useful Services & Links
Your hospital, district nurse, GP or Social Services may be able to arrange for equipment you may need.
- Surrey Contact Centre – can provide a contact for your nearest social services office
- Social Information on Disability - for information on living with a disability and contacts for local equipment shops
- Red Cross Surrey – hire or offer short term loan of small items of equipment
- Deaf Services – offer advice on equipment available to help with hearing impairment
- SAVI – Surrey Association for Visual Impairment - provide advice on equipment for people with a visual impairment
- QEF Mobility Centre – assessments for driving, passenger access to cars and scooters
- Buy With Confidence – businesses approved by local Trading Standards Services
- AskEnid - the Surrey disability website & directory
- The Children’s Information Service provides a general information and advice service to parents in Surrey.
Safety
As well as being another source of equipment, the Surrey SwapIt site has the following good advice on safety:
In the interest of security, please ensure that you have plenty of information about anyone coming to your home. A good idea is to get a potential caller's home telephone number (not a mobile phone number), which is traceable, before allowing strangers to call at your home. Take every precaution possible.