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Barriers to Independent Living

Barriers to independent living include:

  • Financial restraints within the NHS to deliver choice regarding the type of prosthetics and assistive technologies available to amputees.
  • Limited resources within the support and social services
  • Limited counselling support Inconsistent benefits system
  • Poor disabled access to transport services
  • Poor access to everyday public services and facilities
  • Lack of access to accessible housing
  • Lack of understand of the capability of disabled people from the employment sector
  • Lack of understanding of the capability of disabled people form the general public

A White Paper has been published by the Department of Health outlying proposals for the future direction for adult social care services, which plans to address some of these barriers. Download  ‘Independence, Well-being and Choice’