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Name of service

Independent Living Services

What the service is

The service provides a range of services that promote the independence of disabled people. This includes re-enablement for adults, accessible information, funding opportunities, assistive technology demonstration rooms and equipment, volunteering, room hire, Welfare Rights and so on.

Who the service is for

Primarily disabled people but also carers, professionals, voluntary groups, volunteers and the wider public.

How can you access the service

For re-enablement services, disabled people (adults) need to be assessed as eligible and referrals need to be made through ADIS:

Phone:0161 770 1515

Fax:0161 770 1519

Minicom:0161 770 1520

Email:adis@oldham.gov.uk

Postal: Adult Duty and Intervention Service, The Link Centre, 140 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DZ

Opening hours - 8.40am - 5.00pm

No referrals are required to access our assistive technology demonstration rooms, Oldham Disability information Point (ODIP) and other services, contact us to make an appointment or pop in. You can also find out about room hire arrangements in this way. Welfare Rights is by appointment only (contact the centre).

Phone:0161 770 4786

Fax:0161 770 4789

Minicom:0161 770 4786

Email: link.centre@oldham.gov.uk

Postal / visit: The Link Centre, 140 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DZ

Opening hours - 9.00am - 4.30pm weekdays for independent living services

Rooms can be hired bewteen 9.00am - 9.30pm weekdays and 9.00am - 5.00pm Saturdays.

For further information please see our detailed fact sheets:

Updated: DL 07/2008


Social Care & Welfare:

Services for Adults
How to Complain, Comment or Compliment
Adult Placement
Adult Protection
Aids and Adaptations
Community Independence Team
Community Occupation
Day Care Services
Deaf and hard of hearing services
Disabled Parking Badge
Forum4Age
Hospital Support
Individualised Budgets
Independent living services for disabled people
Learning Disability Services
Link Service
Neighbourhood Access and Prevention Officer Service
Neighbourhood Care Network
Oldham Disability Information Point
Oldham Language Shop
Palliative Cancer Care Team
Residential Care
Physical Disability Team
The Re-enablement Service
Small Community Services Project
Respite Care
Supporting People
Training into Employment
The Visual Impairment Service
Vulnerable Adults Service
Useful Addresses
Out of Hours Contacts
Involvement Strategy
Services for Children and Families
Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA)
Performance Improvement Plan
Preventative Strategy
Information for Carers
Charges for Social Care Services
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2007/08

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