Disability advice
We are taking telephone, online and face to face appointments. Please email us and we’ll be in touch to arrange a suitable time.
Our disability advice service is confidential, independent and free.
This service provides up-to-date information and advice to people of any age and with any disability, older people, their families, carers, friends and associated professionals throughout Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and Luton.
Please fill in this form to ask us a question or to book a one-to-one telephone appointment.
We are open
We are here with a listening ear too, offering emotional support to disabled people, older people, people with long term health conditions, carers and families.families.
Contact us…
WhatsApp: 07871 744157
Phone: 01582 470 900
Facebook Messenger: @TheDisabilityResourceCentre
Email: info@drcbeds.org.uk
Text us: 07871 744157
Chat with us now: Click the pink ‘Chat with us’ button below, 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
The advice service is open to everyone, there is no formal referral process and it is free.
Please do ask us a lot of questions. We are all trained and ready to answer.
We can help you with benefits, equipment, carers, employment, mental health, support groups, training and much more.
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Our charity helps hundreds of people every week to get the best information and advice
Take a look at our ‘What we do’ page today for your quick route to the main free services that we provide to people across the Bedfordshire, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area.
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Join our team of superhero volunteers
If you would like to volunteer remotely to help our charity team or as part of a work placement then we would love to hear from you. Our volunteers gain valuable experience and really enjoy helping out in many different departments including marketing, helpdesk, admin, social media and research.
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