Independent Living Services
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.
Primarily disabled people but also carers, professionals, voluntary groups, volunteers and the wider public.
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:
Independent living services at the Link Centre
Independent living services at the Link Centre (large print)
Re-enablement services at the Link Centre
Re-enablement services at the Link Centre (large print)
Room hire services at the Link Centre
Room hire services at the Link Centre (large print)
Oldham Disability Information Point
Oldham Disability Information Point (large print)
Updated: DL 07/2008