Devon County Council Accessibility Support
Contacting Devon County Council
Web link: http://www.devon.gov.uk/help/contact-us/
Telephone: 0345 155 1015
Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm and Saturdays 9am to 1pm. Closed on bank holidays
All other Devon County Council contacts and how to access the BSL Interpreters Live Service (for Deaf people) or Telephone Interpreting Service (for speakers of other languages) is available through the web link.
Adult Social Care
Web link: https://www.devon.gov.uk/adult-social-care/devon-social-care/contact-us/
Telephone: 0345 155 1007
Information and help for older people, vulnerable adults, and their carers
Emergency Duty Team (Adult Social Care)
- Provision of emergency Social care and advice for clients urgently in need out of office hours (not including Torbay and Plymouth). Part of Devon County Council.
- A generic emergency service responding to social care (both adults and children) which cannot be safely left until the next day.
- 0345 600 0388
Devon County has an excellent website to help people with disabilities find information and services to stay healthy, happy and independent:
https://www.devon.gov.uk/adult-social-care/care-and-support/disabilities/
This includes information on:
- Health conditions A-Z
- Physical disability or illness
- Sensory impairments
- Learning disabilities
- Autism
- Mental Health
- Additional Support and Helplines
- Care needs assessments
- Paying for Care
- Support for Carers.
Early Help
Web link: https://www.devonscp.org.uk/early-help/early-help-information-for-workers/
Telephone: 0345 155 1071
When a child/young person/family needs something extra, Early Help is the initial response offered by all services in contact with children, young people and families. This builds an understanding to address extra needs and prevent situations from getting more difficult for children and young people.
Blue Badges
Web link: https://www.devon.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/parking/blue-badge-parking/
Telephone: 0345 155 1006
Information on blue badges, including applying for or renewing a badge
Community Transport
Web link: https://www.traveldevon.info/accessibility/community-transport/
Transport options for people with disabilities, people on low incomes and people living in isolated areas
Disabled Parking Bays
Web link: https://www.devon.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/make-a-request/disabled-parking-bay/
Telephone: 0345 155 1004
If you want to enquire about having a disabled bay close to your home
Learning Disability Devon
Web link: https://www.learningdisabilitydevon.org.uk/
Find useful information and support networks on this user friendly website for people with a learning disability by people with a learning disability. Reviewed and checked by Devon People First.
Mental Health Support
Web link: https://www.devon.gov.uk/adult-social-care/care-and-support/disabilities/mental-health/
Support and advice for mental health needs
Support for people with sensory impairments
Web link: https://www.devon.gov.uk/adult-social-care/care-and-support/disabilities/sensory-impairments/
Telephone: 0345 1551 007
Rehabilitation work with people who have sensory impairments
Advice and Support for Carers
Web link: https://devoncarers.org.uk/
This is a service provided by Devon-based charity Westbank and is commissioned jointly by Devon County Council and the NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group to provide support services and assessments to unpaid carers across Devon.