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Services for people with disabilities
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Our services for people with disabilities aim to help people enjoy a high quality of life.   We make sure that service-users views and wishes are listened to, and that everyone is dealt with individually.

Once you have been assessed as needing a community care service, you can choose to buy your own services through the Direct Payments scheme or we can purchase them for you.

You can find out more about how we plan and deliver services for people with disabilities in the East Lothian Community Care Plan 2002-04 (pdf).

Contact us at: communitycare@eastlothian.gov.uk or find out more about the education, training and leisure activities at Prestonpans Resource Centre by calling 01620 812 747.

Facilities available for people with disabilities:

 equipment and adaptations to help people live more independently
 home care services
 short breaks
 care homes
 interpretation, brailling and signing services
 community laundry service

Useful links
 Carers of East Lothian
 East Lothian Community Care Forum
 Scotland's Health on the Web
 Lothian Primary Care Trust
 NHS Lothian
 Care Commission
 Lothian Centre for Integrated Living
 Joint Future Unit Web Site
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