The Disability Resource Centre is an award-winning charity
Browse our website for advice + disability equipment + free workshops and online courses + Direct Payments + support for carers + support for your mental wellbeing
Working with local communities to support anyone with a disability or health condition in Milton Keynes, Luton and across Bedfordshire.
Phone: 01582 470 900
Email: info@drcbeds.org.uk
Highlights
Our 30 years celebration curry night raised over £700 for our charity
Thanks to amazing support and generous donations, we raised over £700. These funds will go directly towards providing vital services for people with disabilities and health conditions in our community.
We attended a Men’s Health Awareness event in Dunstable
Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire hosted the Men’s Health Awareness event in partnership with Chiltern Hills PCN. The Disability Resource Centre was one of over 20 organisations at the event.
MSK ActiveWell: A new and free musculoskeletal condition support programme
If you are struggling with a musculoskeletal condition, feeling stuck on waiting lists, and unsure of how to manage your pain, and regain control of your life, then our new MSK ActiveWell programme could be the answer. Within a week of joining, you’ll start your wellbeing journey, designed specifically for your needs, guided by our qualified Health and Wellbeing Practitioner.
Please donate second-hand wheelchairs, tri-walkers, rollators to our charity
Our charity needs more equipment to sell in our shop at the Mayfield Centre in Dunstable. Please donate wheelchairs, rollators/walkers, rise and recliner chairs, walking sticks, mobility scooters and more.
Sign up for our fabulous free newsletter
Sign-up to read our latest newsletters that are full of events, news and all the ways we help disabled people and carers every week of the year. Over 1,500 people across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have signed-up to receive our newsletter. Sign-up for free today with just your email address…
You could be our charity’s next Trustee
We are recruiting new Trustees for our charity, to help us achieve even more in the coming years. Read full details in our new Trustee Pack which you can download today…
News
MSK ActiveWell: A new and free musculoskeletal condition support programme
If you are struggling with a musculoskeletal condition, feeling stuck on waiting lists, and unsure of how to manage your pain, and regain control of your life, then our new MSK ActiveWell programme could be the answer. Within a week of joining, you’ll start your wellbeing journey, designed specifically for your needs, guided by our qualified Health and Wellbeing Practitioner.
Please donate second-hand wheelchairs, tri-walkers, rollators to our charity
Our charity needs more equipment to sell in our shop at the Mayfield Centre in Dunstable. Please donate wheelchairs, rollators/walkers, rise and recliner chairs, walking sticks, mobility scooters and more.
Disability Pride Month: Celebrating our diverse abilities
This July, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible diversity, strength, and contributions of people with disabilities. Disability Pride Month is our time to stand tall, share our stories, and shape a more inclusive world.
We received excellent feedback from participants of our Employer Academy event
90% of the people that attended the event thought it was beneficial and inspiring. It was an exciting collaboration between The Disability Resource Centre and University of Bedfordshire Employer Academy.
Volunteering opportunities at The Disability Resource Centre
We are recruiting for a number of volunteers to join our incredible team. We are in an exciting stage of growth and would love to recruit people who are passionate about helping to drive disability awareness.
We’ve relaunched our retail shop
We are thrilled to announce that we have relaunched our retail shop. Our new shop is based at our Mayfield Centre in Dunstable, where you can pop in and shop a variety of disability equipment and mobility aids.
We are supporting you in the cost of living crisis
Help with benefits
We can always help with benefits advice for people with disabilities. For more specific advice just make an appointment with the benefits advisors who can help with benefits’ checks and form filling.
We are here to help you in the cost of living crisis
If you are worried about paying bills or having enough money for food and essentials then we have compiled the many different ways you can get some help.
Disability benefits you can apply for as a disabled person
If you’re disabled, you may be eligible for government benefits that can help with your cost of living. Our support team is here to help you to apply for disability benefits. We have specialist benefits advisors who can assist with a range of queries and help you to fill in benefits’ forms.
Services available from our charity:
Our wellbeing and mental health programme is kindly funded by East London NHS Foundation Trust.
6 steps to better self esteem
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How to use mindfulness to help your mental health
Whether you suffer from mental health problems yourself or know someone who does, it can be useful to know some ways you can use mindfulness to help your mental health.
Improving your mental health for those living with arthritis
Arthritis adds an extra layer of complexity to an individual’s life and can take a toll on one’s mental health. In this article, we will share some ways that you can improve your mental health if you live with arthritis.
6 simple ways to get more exercise as part of your daily routine
Exercise doesn’t have to be a separate activity – it can be part of other activities through your day. Even if you don’t have time for an hour long workout every day, there are simple ways to get more physical activity each day…
AdviceCentral is your open door to free advice in Central Bedfordshire
People living in Central Bedfordshire now have a single source of information on a vast range of topics, including:
BENEFITS – DEBT– EDUCATION – HEALTH – HOUSING – IMMIGRATION – EMPLOYMENT – LEGAL & more.
Carers Central for unpaid carers in Luton
Helping unpaid carers in with emotional and practical support
Call the helpline on 0300 303 0201. Open Monday to Friday in office hours and on Tuesdays we are open for telephone calls until 7pm.