SEND Directory

Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you are 16 or older and have a physical or mental health condition or disability.

An organization offering a website and app that helps users find accessible places to visit.

Apprenticeships are an opportunity to combine paid work with training and receive nationally recognised qualifications along the way. People of all ages from 16 and over are welcome to apply.

Whizz Kidz is the UK's leading charity supporting young wheelchair users up to 25 years old, providing them with the equipment and skills they need to live life as independently as possible.

Whizz Kidz offer:

• Wheelchairs and equipment 
• Skills and training
• Social activities

Help if you're a undergraduate or postgraduate student with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability

For information on university and college qualifications, apprenticeships, traineeships, internships, and funding for further education, please visit the UK Government Further and higher education, skills and vocational training website.

You could get a bursary to help with education-related costs if you’re aged 16 to 19 and:

• studying at a publicly funded school or college in England - not a university
• on a training course, including unpaid work experience
• A publicly funded school is one that does not charge you for attending it.

If you’re 19 and over

You could also get a bursary if you either:

Information includes information and discounts for:

• Transport accessibility
• Disabled persons freedom pass
• Taxicard
• Dial-a-Ride
• Blue Badge Parking Scheme
• Disabled Coachcard
• National Rail

Contact our financial support team for help to improve your financial situation.