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.
We are here for you
Phone: 01582 470 900
Email: info@drcbeds.org.uk
WhatsApp: 07871 744157
Text us: 07871 744157
Talk to us via Facebook Messenger
Instant help
Simply click the pink ‘Chat with us’ button below, open 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Take a look at our popular free programmes
Free care skills training
Free online training courses for PAs in care and unpaid carers. Now you can access our popular free workshops online, anytime, with our free online courses. We have over 30 mini-courses including Mental Health Awareness, Dementia Awareness, Health and safety, Safeguarding Adults, Autism awareness, Infection control, Epilepsy Awareness and Deaf Awareness.
Free exercise classes and equipment
More free exercise classes for Bedfordshire and Luton residents only. We have received new funding to provide free exercise and Yoga classes live online. We can help you with free exercise equipment hire and laptop/tablet hire too.
Wheelchair hire
Our wheelchair hire service has now reopened following COVID-19 safety guidelines. So we can help when you have a temporary need for a manual wheelchair.
Latest news
Our charity will be opening an interim centre in Dunstable
Melanie Hawman, CEO of The Disability Resource Centre, has this to say about the opening of the centre: “The whole team has been working extra hard as we move into our new interim site at the Mayfield Centre in Dunstable…opening soon”
Paralympics photos, videos and news…
Tishy Thomas, our volunteer web reporter, collated all the best videos, articles and photos about the Paralympics in Tokyo…
A massive thank you to all the volunteers
Melanie Hawman, the CEO of The Disability Resource Centre says “I would like to say a massive thank you to all the volunteers who have worked tirelessly throughout the last 12 months….
Direct Payment support now available for residents in Oxfordshire
The Disability Resource Centre is officially listed as an approved provider of Direct Payment services for Oxfordshire County Council. We are now able to support residents of Oxfordshire who receive a Direct Payment with recruitment, payroll and managed account services…
