Knowsley Disability Concern (KDC)

Knowsley Disability Concern is a registered charity which exists to provide a range of practical services for disabled people. Services provided include:

• Information about disability-related issues
• Support and facilitation of the BIG group (Being Involved Group) for people with learning disabilities
• Support for parents with learning and support needs to help raise their children independently - Parents Together
• Information, advice and support to access direct payments
• Support planning and brokerage service to help people use their personal budgets for health and social care effectively
• Payroll services for people employing personal assistants under the direct payments scheme and any other individual employers
• Help and support in recruiting PAs
• Managed Accounts Support Service for people who need exra help managing their direct payments/personal health budget
• Practical support for statutory agencies and voluntary groups to provide information in accessible formats
• Facilitation of consultation and coproduction for people with disabilites to influence the development of local policy and services for their community
• The BIG Pathway learning programme