We are here so that disabled people and their families have somewhere to turn if they need help in any situation.
The Disability Resource Centre is an award-winning charity
We are here to help with advice + disability equipment + free skills workshops and online courses + Direct Payments + support for carers + free support while you’re looking for a job.
Phone: 01582 470 900
Email: info@drcbeds.org.uk
WhatsApp: 07871 744157
Text us: 07871 744157
Instant help:
Simply click the pink ‘Chat with us’ button below, open 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
What we do...
Training
Take a look at all the training options that we offer here at The Disability Resource Centre.
Disability advice
Our disability advice service is confidential, independent and free. We now help people in Milton Keynes, Luton, Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and surrounding counties. We can help you with claiming benefits, finding equipment, support for carers, direct payments, volunteering and employment, mental health, support groups, training and much more.
Disability equipment
Our charity’s disability equipment shop offers a free advice service to help you choose the right wheelchair, rollator, scooter or one of our many daily living aids. We stock a wide range of economical second-hand items and we are also a popular place to buy brand new equipment too.
Help for carers
Practical support for unpaid carers in Luton. Welcome to Carers Central, where we are completely dedicated to helping unpaid carers living or working in Luton.
Employment support programmes
We have 5 programmes providing individually tailored employment support. All delivered for free by our award-winning charity team.
Direct Payments support
The Disability Resource Centre provides a wide range of services to help you live independently at home.
A Direct Payment is a support system that allows people with individual needs, to live at home and to arrange their own care. It is a way of empowering people to make their own choices and to have control over the support they receive.
Latest news
Watch our Luton vaccination video page
Watch some excellent videos from people in Luton who have had their COVID-19 vaccinations. There are some videos from local medical professionals too…
Fibromyalgia: 10 of the best ways to get help and support
World Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 12 May 2022. We are helping to raise awareness of fibromyalgia, an invisible and debilitating chronic condition. If you have fibromyalgia, we have researched and compiled some of the best ways to get help…
7 ways to beat loneliness, with help from our charity
Mental Health Week 2022. Supporting disabled people and carers to help beat loneliness. Read through these simple strategies to help you start to build a better connection with others….
How to support a loved one with coeliac disease
Coeliac UK’s Awareness Week 2022: May 9 – May 15. In the UK 1 in 100 people are affected by coeliac disease. This article will help you support your loved one with coeliac disease…
Take a look at our popular free programmes
Free learning fair and event to support adult social care
There will be the opportunity to meet with other organisations and to get more information about the healthcare sector and support within your local area…
Free care skills training for unpaid carers and PAs
The Disability Resource Centre is pleased to announce a new series of free care skills training workshops and online courses. Since 2017 our Care Academy has helped hundreds of local carers and PAs to learn vital skills, for free…
Money Matters
Improve your financial wellbeing with our free programme of support for people in Luton. Sign-up to join the second group, starting in March 2022.
Improve your wellbeing with our free programme for Luton residents
We have helped many people improve their overall wellbeing during the pandemic in Luton and will be starting the second group in March. Sign-up to book your place today…
Get boosted…
75 or over? If you had your first booster 6+ months ago, you can get a second booster. Book yours when invited.
Visit the NHS website for more information.
Read the latest local information on the Central Bedfordshire Council website.
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.