Disability

• At WebLinks > Disability, you can find useful disability web sites
• For local council services, see the Health and Social Care sections of Central Bedfordshire's and Bedford Borough's web sites
• At the Local Information Database you can find out about local organisations
• See information about aids and equipment at Disability equipment
• The reference books online collections Credo Reference and Oxford Reference Online include medical dictionaries and encyclopaedias
• To keep up with disability articles in the general press, see the Newspapers section
• The annual Disability rights handbook is available at all Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough  libraries. It is a guide to social security and related benefits for disabled people, their families, carers and professionals who work with them. It also has an extensive contact list of national charities and self-help disability organisations

Further information

• Library catalogue - for example, choose a 'Keyword' search and type the word 'disabled' or 'disability'. For a more structured view of what is available, choose a 'Subject' search and type the word 'disabled
• Contact us - for help to find information, from your local librarians
• 'Enquire' - a 24-hour chat enquiry service from the national People's Network. Local librarians take part in 'Enquire' on a rota basis but it is likely that you would be answered by a librarian from another library service

Library contact details and opening times

For broader information, see Advice and help

For medical aspects, see Health and care