Links
Control Your Support
About Self Directed Support
In Control is an organisation helping people get real choice and control. It is supporting local authorities to deliver Self-Directed Support.
In Control
In Control started work in 2003 to change the social care system in England. The old system did not put people in control of their own support or life.
In Control Scotland
Initially, in Control operated only in England.
Throughout 2006, however, the two founding members of in Control Scotland - ALTRUM and the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability - worked together to establish in Control in Scotland.
Direct Payments information
A Direct Payment is a form of Self Directed Support. It is a cash payment made to you as an alternative to a service provided or bought by the City of Edinburgh Council to meet your needs.
Housing Associations
Dunedin Canmore Housing Association
Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association
Port of Leith Housing Association
Altrum & Altrum Members
Advocating Together
Advice and Guidance
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance
The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance promotes, supports and defends the principles and practice of independent advocacy across Scotland.
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.
ECAS
ECAS are a voluntary organisation dedicated to giving friendly and practical help to physically disabled people.
National Debt Helpline
The helpline that provides free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems.
Edinburgh Council
The home page for the Edinburgh Council.
Help With Health
NHS 24
NHS24.com provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self care advice for people in Scotland.
Health Scotland
Health Scotland provides information and resources to support health improvement practitioners and organisations working with us to improve Scotland's health and reduce inequalities.
Health in Mind
Health in Mind's purpose is to promote the health and well being of people who experience mental health difficulties.
Well Magazine
Well? is the bi-annual magazine on improving mental health and wellbeing in Scotland,
Edspace
Edspace is a website offering Mental Helth Information in Edinburgh
Mental Welfare Commission
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is an independent organisation working to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder.
Headway
Headway is a charity that supports people with a brain injury and those who care for them.
Useful Organisations
Edinburgh Council
The Homepage for the Edinburgh Council
Social Care Department
The Social Care Department of The Edinburgh Council
Dunedin Canmore
Dunmore Canmore is a housing association in Edinburgh
Social Life
Disability Dating
DisabilityDating.com is the premier dating and chat site designed for people with disabilities and life challenges.
Disabled Dating Club
Disabled Dating Club has 1000's of fun and friendly singles, who are looking for love and relationships.
Lovebyrd
Lovebryd's goal is to provide a first class dating service and social networking website to individuals living with a condition that makes it difficult to meet and connect with other people.
Outsiders
Outsiders is a self-help group for people with physical and social disabilities. We offer members the chance to contact others, gain more confidence, make new friends and perhaps find a partner.
Stars in the Sky
Stars in the Sky is a dating and friendship service for adults with learning difficulties.
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking website that helps you connect and share with the people in your life.
Bebo
Bebo is a social networking that allows you to find old friends, and also make new ones.
Youreable
Yourable offer community forums where over 33,000 registered users from the UK and Worldwide come together to discuss everything from disabilities, to what's for dinner.
News and Blogs
Ouch
Ouch! is a website from the BBC that reflects the lives and experiences of disabled people. It has articles, blogs, a very busy messageboard and an award-winning downloadable radio show - The Ouch Podcast).
Dave Hingsburger Blog
Dave Hingsburger has worked in the field of disability since graduating from university over 30 years ago. He became disabled a few years ago now and uses a wheelchair when out in the world.
Disability Now
Disability Now is a magazine website for focussing on issues surrounding people with disabilities.
Youreable
Youreable.com is the charitable internet site for people with disabilities founded by Joe Rajko winner of channel 4's eMillionaire show.
Youreable.com provides disabled people with information and advice on travel finance and banking health computing developments work and employment opportunities motoring as well as disabled equipment and discounts for online shopping.
Help With The Law
Govan Law Centre
Govan Law Centre (GLC) is a free legal resource. Through the legal practice of Dailly & Co., Solicitors they undertake expert advice, court and tribunal representation in Scotland.
Scottish Law Online
A web portal for lawyers, solicitors or advocates, academics, students or the public who are interested in Scots Law. The site is completely independent and is not associated with any University, Law Firm, the Law Society of Scotland or the Scottish Parliament.
Venables
Legal Resources in the UK and Ireland maintained by Delia Venables
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation seek to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice.
Justice
Justice is an all party law reform and human rights organisation, working to improve the legal system and quality of justice.
The Law Society of Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland promotes the interests of the solicitors' profession in Scotland and the interests of the public in relation to the profession.
Liberty
Liberty is also known as the National Council for Civil Liberties. Founded in 1934, they are a cross party, non-party membership organisation at the heart of the movement for fundamental rights and freedoms in England and Wales.
Your Rights
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Inclusion Scotland
National Centre for Independent Living
Edinburgh Centre for Independent Living
Southampton CIL
United Kingdom's Disabled People's Council
Youreable
Inclusion Press
RADAR
Information/Resources
Queen Margaret University
HEC
SCQF
SSSC
Registration
The Care Commission
Freespace, 2 Duff Street Lane, EH11 2HS
Telephone: 0131 346 9030
Fax: 0131 313 2111
Company Number: SC111225
Scottish Charity Number: SC010825
Freespace is registered with the Care Commission to
provide Housing Support and Care at Home services.
Freespace is a member of Altrum