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Adjusting to a disability support in United Kingdom

For people adapting to a new or changing disability. Talk with people in United Kingdom who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

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Help for adjusting to a disability in United Kingdom

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Hands Together Oxford

Run by people who have been through facing a terminal illness and adjusting to a disability themselves.

Evenings and weekends

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Northside Debt Advice, Cambridge

Run by people who have been through facing a terminal illness and stroke recovery themselves.

Evenings and weekends

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Northside Debt Advice, Stoke-on-Trent

Practical help for people dealing with long covid and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, plus a weekly drop-in.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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The Leeds Men's Shed, Leeds

Run by people who have been through adjusting to a disability and facing a terminal illness themselves.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Turn2us

Benefits calculator and grants search for people in financial hardship.

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NHS 111

Urgent medical help and advice in England, including mental health (option 2).

24/7

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Northside Debt Advice, Edinburgh

A small team supporting ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and chronic pain. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Evenings and weekends

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Open Door Psychotherapy, Leicester

We help people with ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and difficult or high-risk pregnancy, in person in Leicester and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Plymouth Talking Therapies

We help people with difficult or high-risk pregnancy and organ transplant, in person in Plymouth and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

From people who came through it

  • β€œFor whoever is where I was: I was right where you are in 2023. Back then it was learning to use a wheelchair. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. It doesn't stay this heavy.”

    tori.dawn Β· been through adjusting to a disability
  • β€œI'm not going to tell you everything happens for a reason. It doesn't, but you can get through it. I did, and I'm not especially strong so I had to stop googling so it made everything worse.”

    Uğur from Istanbul · been through adjusting to a disability
  • β€œHello from the other side of it. I was right where you are not that long ago, about a year. For me it was people talking to my partner instead of me. Yesterday I booked a holiday. It doesn't stay this heavy.”

    guitar_hill Β· been through adjusting to a disability
  • β€œFor whoever is where I was: I've been there. For me it was two years ago. An amputation below the knee, every single day. I laugh properly again. It doesn't stay this heavy.”

    femi_quiet Β· been through adjusting to a disability

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