Disability Support: Voluntary and Private Services

📋 Course Outline

1. Voluntary disability support organisations
2. Voluntary services: advice, respite and advocacy
3. Voluntary services: home, day and employment support
4. Private providers: assessment, treatments and professionals
5. Private providers: respite and supported living accommodation

📖 1. Voluntary disability support organisations

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Mencap NI : A voluntary disability support organisation providing information, respite, advocacy, and practical help.
• Autism NI : A voluntary organisation focused on autism support, including family guidance after diagnosis.
• Disability Action : A voluntary disability support organisation offering services for people with disabilities.
• Praxis Care : A voluntary provider organisation listed among key disability support organisations.

📝 Essential Points

• The source lists multiple key voluntary organisations, including Mencap NI, The Cedar Foundation, Orchardville, Praxis Care, Autism NI, Disability Action, and ARC NI.
• The Cedar Foundation and Orchardville are named as key organisations alongside autism-focused and general disability organisations.
• ARC NI is explicitly included among the key organisations in the source.
• The list of key organisations is presented as a starting point for identifying voluntary providers.

💡 Memory Hook

Think “NI network”: Mencap NI + Autism NI + Disability Action + Praxis Care.