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2020 Disabled People's Directory i Forward Mid Forward Mid is an active, vibrant and purposeful group of people whose aim is to improve the lives of physically disabled people in Midlothian - either at home, at work or in the wider community. We are THE forum for disabled people, and disability related equality issues in Midlothian. Forward Mid meet supportively and informally to discuss and recognise the local issues around health, social care, education, employment, transport, self-directed support and other areas of importance to disabled citizens and how these affect their lives. Forward Mid aims to raise the awareness of the challenges and opportunities which exist for disabled people both locally and nationally: h Forward Mid actively promote the rights of disabled people by working in partnership with public and private organisations representing the interests of disabled people, h Forward Mid share wealth of useful information on issues that affect disabled people; publishing and distributing bi- monthly newsletter and maintain a website and Facebook page, h Forward Mid co-ordinate community library hubs across Midlothian. These provide a source of first-class information and resources for disabled people, h Forward Mid are members of several council and health planning groups including Midlothian’s Joint Physical Disability Planning Group, h Forward Mid operate a monthly peer support community café - Café Connect. Forward Mid – working hard to provide disabled people more choices, more control, more dignity and more freedom! If you want to be part of what we do, please get in touch by contacting Eric 0131 663 9471 or Iain 01875 825 937 ii Forward Mid Table Of Contents Forward Mid•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••ii Disability Disability Discrimination Act••••••••••••••••••••••1 Models of Disability••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••5 Self-Directed Support•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••7 Health & Social Care Midlothian Integration Joint Board••••••••••••10 A&E Alternatives•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••12 Adult Social Care••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••15 Community Physical Rehabilitation Team•••16 Dentists••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••17 Medical Practices••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••19 Merrit•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••25 Midcare Alarm Service••••••••••••••••••••••••••27 Midlothian Community Hospital•••••••••••••••29 Midlothian Wellbeing Access Point•••••••••••33 Midlothian Wellbeing Team•••••••••••••••••••••35 NHS 24 Scotland•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••36 NHS Minor Ailment Service•••••••••••••••••••••38 Pharmacies••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••39 Pharmacies in Midlothian•••••••••••••••••••••••41 Podiatry••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••43 Rapid Response Falls Service••••••••••••••••45 The Smart Centre••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••46 Medical Conditions Alzheimer Scotland••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••49 Medical Conditions Websites••••••••••••••••••51 iii Midlothian Care Support••••••••••••••••••••••••54 MS Therapy Centre Lothian••••••••••••••••••••55 Patient Information Centre•••••••••••••••••••••56 Transport Blue Badge Scheme•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••57 Buses•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••61 Disabled Persons Railcard•••••••••••••••••••••63 Motability•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••64 National Entitlement Card••••••••••••••••••••••66 Taxis and Private Hire Cars••••••••••••••••••••67 Thistle Assistance Card or App••••••••••••••••69 Trains•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••70 Wheelchairs on Public Transport••••••••••••••71 Local Services Advocacy••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••72 British Red Cross•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••73 Carers••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••75 Citizens Advice Bureau••••••••••••••••••••••••••76 Cyrenians••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••78 Defibrillators•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••80 Education••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••84 Communities and Lifelong Learning••••••••••84 Edinburgh College•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••87 Newbattle Abbey College•••••••••••••••••••••••89 Emergency Services••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••91 Police Scotland••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••91 Scottish Ambulance Service •••••••••••••••••••94 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service•••••••••••••95 Employment•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••97 iv Access to Industry•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••97 Action on Hearing Loss•••••••••••••••••••••••••97 Deaf Action••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••97 Into Work•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••98 Jobcentre Plus••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••98 RNIB Scotland••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••98 Skills Development Scotland••••••••••••••••••99 Local Area Co-ordination••••••••••••••••••••••100 Local Groups••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••102 Beeslack Family Club••••••••••••••••••••••••••102 Breathe Easy Group•••••••••••••••••••••••••••102 Bright Sparks••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••103 Café Connect••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••103 Can Do••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••104 Connecting Midlothian Socially••••••••••••••105 D-Café••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••105 Easy Does It•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••106 Get2gether•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••106 Gorebridge Community Café•••••••••••••••••107 Lothians Veterans’ Centre•••••••••••••••••••••107 Midlothian Peoples Equality Group••••••••••108 SJKP Community Café••••••••••••••••••••••••109 Walkie Talkies•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••109 Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living•••••••••••111 Midlothian Disability Access Panel••••••••••112 Midlothian Financial Inclusion Network•••••114 Radar key••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••115 R.N.I.B.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••117 Sport••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••118 Active Midlothian••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••118 v Ageing Well••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••118 Boccia Coaching••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••119 Lothian Disability Sport••••••••••••••••••••••••120 Murrayfield Racers••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••121 Sports Clubs•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••122 Thistle Foundation••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••123 VOCAL & Wee Breaks•••••••••••••••••••••••••124 Volunteer Midlothian•••••••••••••••••••••••••••127 National Services Benefits•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••128 contactScotland-BS••••••••••••••••••••••••••••131 Cinema Exhibitors’ Card•••••••••••••••••••••••132 Disability Information Scotland•••••••••••••••134 Disabled Living Foundation•••••••••••••••••••135 Euan’s Guide••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••137 Help with Housing Adaptations•••••••••••••••138 Housing Options Scotland••••••••••••••••••••140 Inclusion Scotland ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••141 Independent Living In Scotland••••••••••••••142 Midlothian Council Midlothian Councillors•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••145 Council Buildings Accessibility•••••••••••••••146 Libraries••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••150 Physical Disability Planning Group••••••••••152 Welfare Rights Team•••••••••••••••••••••••••••153 Scottish Parliament for Midlothian Scottish Members of Parliament••••••••••••••154 Disclaimer••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••156 vi Image logos used by kind permission. Other graphics by Iain Tait. In order to produce this directory, various organisations were asked to provide information. For the purposes of this directory, this information has often been repeated verbatim. This directory provides a platform for practical information, organisations are always evolving and changing contact details. Forward Mid accept no responsibility for these changes. If you would like to appear in this directory and provide a service that is aimed at Disabled People. Please contact Forward Mid and we will take it under consideration. This icon will be found at the bottom corner at the end of each subject, it will return you to this Table of Contents Page. vii Disability Disability Discrimination Act The disability discrimination act states that you are disabled if you have: A mental or physical impairment that has an adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. If the disability has badly affected the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities but doesn’t anymore, it will still be counted as having that effect if it is likely to do so again. If it is a progressive medical condition and it will badly affect your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities in the future, it will be treated as having a bad effect on you now - past disabilities are covered. What are “normal day-to-day activities”? At least one of these areas must be badly affected: h Mobility, h Manual dexterity, h Physical co-ordination, h Continence, h Ability to lift, carry or move everyday objects, h Speech, hearing or eyesight, h Memory or ability to concentrate, learn or understand, h Understanding of the risk of physical danger. The Act says that any treatment or correction should not be taken into account, including medical treatment or the use of a prosthesis or other aid. The things taken into account, are glasses or contact lenses. The indispensable thing is to perceive how a disability affects a person. Remember concentrating on what they can’t achieve or find problematic, rather than what they can achieve. If a person suffers from a hearing disability, being unable to hold a conversation with someone talking naturally in a moderately Midlothian Disabled People's Directory 2020 1 noisy place constitute a disability. Being unable
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