Basingstoke and District Disability Forum

The Forum was launched in November 2008 following an event the year before to see if the Borough wanted to have a Disabilitiy Forum that would widen the remit of the then existing Access group to include all disabilities including: Mental Health, Sensory, Physical and Learning. The Forum is the bridge between local groups and the statutory organisations so please contact the co-ordinator if you have any concerns, need information or would like to join the Forum. Membership is free. They want to be the voice of people with any disability in the Basingstoke and Deane area.

Planning Event 2007	Launch Event 2008

There is a Steering Group and sub groups dealing with issues relating to Forum members. The Forum links into 2 existing partnerships - the North Hampshire Mental Health Forum and the Basingstoke and Rushmoor Learning Disabilities Partnership. This format allows everyone to have their say and to voice their issues. The Steering Group is made up from representatives from the User Groups plus invited representatives from local statutory bodies eg the Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council etc

For more information contact the Administrator on 01256 423869

The Forum has also produced an Introduction Leaflet and a series of Signpost Leaflets to provide information for people with disabilities  

Please see link to the Disability Forum's New online Calendar at https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=disabilityforum%40voluntary  services.com&ctz=Europe/London 

Maria Miller has been the Member of Parliament for Basingstoke since 2005.

Maria is the Minister for Disabled People with responsibility for 

Disability and carers benefits Specialist disability employment Office for Disability Issues Child poverty Families Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Remploy Independent Living Fund Maria holds her Consistency Clinic here at the Orchard