AllAboutSpecialNeeds.com

Someone recently put this phrase into the site search. Whoever it was won’t have found any results returned. So I aim to rectify that right now.

What is Person Centred Planning? Person Centred Planning (or Person Centred Support) is a set of processes, tools and approaches designed to assist someone (usually with disabilities [...]

What is self-directed support? This is the question I asked myself when I came across this phrase on the halow project’s website.  The halow project directed me to in Control.

In Control, founded in 2003, is a social enterprise that was set up to transform the current social care system into a system [...]

Disability Living Allowance – sometimes referred to as DLA – is a tax-free benefit for children and adults who need help with personal care or have walking difficulties because they are physically or mentally disabled.

You may qualify for DLA if:

You have a physical or mental disability, or both
Your disability is severe enough [...]

If you are a homeowner in the UK then your home is subject to Council Tax. Council tax is levied at different rates (bands) and is dependent on the value of your home. However concessions are available.

Concessions for Persons with Special Needs

There are Council Tax reductions for persons with Special Needs, subject [...]

In the USA, the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability programmes are the largest of several Federal programs to provide assistance to people with disabilities. These programmes have considerable differences, but both are administered by the Social Security Administration and only individuals who have a disability and meet medical criteria may [...]

Attendance Allowance (AA) is a tax-free benefit for people aged 65 or over who need help with personal care because they are physically or mentally disabled.

You may get Attendance Allowance if:

You have a physical or mental disability, or both
Your disability is severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself
You [...]