Disabilities

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Safeguarding for adults

If you are worried about an adult and feel you want to raise your concerns to someone, here are some useful contacts and links:

If someone is in immediate danger

  1. Please call 999.
  2. If they are not, you can contact the police on the non-emergency number 101.

Local Support

The Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (OSAB)

OSAB consists of various organisations in Oxfordshire working together to protect vulnerable adults. Our mission is to raise awareness and promote the welfare of adults at risk by fostering effective cooperation and ensuring positive outcomes for those they serve.

Visit The Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (OSAB) website

National Support

Guide Dogs UK

Guide Dogs UK offers a wide range of services with and without dogs to support people living with a vision impairment.

Visit the Guide Dogs website

Deafblind UK

Deafblind UK supports people with combined sight and hearing loss to live the lives they want. Losing your sight and hearing can be frightening. The charity’s team of experts is here every step of the way to show you life beyond sight and hearing loss.

Visit the Deafblind UK website

Limbless Association

A support group for amputees or those about to become amputees and their families, carers and friends to seek answers to common problems.

Visit the Limbless Association website

Contact: For families with disabled children

Contact support families with the best possible guidance and information. For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability.

Visit the Contact website

Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK is the UK’s leading organisation led by, run by, and working for Disabled people where everyone can participate equally.

Visit the Disability Rights UK website

Action on Hearing Loss

As the largest charity for people with hearing loss in the UK, Action on Hearing Loss understands how hearing loss can affect everything in your life from your relationships, to your education and your job prospects. They are there to support and help you, so you can take back control and live the life you choose.

Visit the Action on Hearing Loss website

National Autistic Society

Founded in 1962, they are the UK’s leading charity for autistic people and their families. Their goal is to help transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people.

Visit the National Autistic Society website