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We are
constantly searching for sites that could benefit from being part of
the directory. If you know of a site or organisation why not
recommend them
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Disclaimer: Although from time to time we check every site on the
directory for unsuitable content, Disability Direct cannot be held responsible
for the content or practices of external sites and advertisers.
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Frequently
Asked Questions & Help Page
What's the site all about? |
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Its a directory of
disability groups, (charities and voluntary organisations),
services and companies that offer advice, support, services or
equipment particularly suited to disabled people. The directory covers the whole of the
UK and is designed to be as inclusive of as many disabilities and
areas of interest as possible.
Along with the directory are included
some basic fact sheets about disability, a news blog.
We are not trying to compete
with other already valuable websites, merely bring them together to
make them easier to find for those people who need them most.
For more please
see the About page
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I want
to be included in the directory, but I really hate computers!
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If you, or your group, charity or
organisation would like to be included in the directory, but
you just can't cope with the idea of using your computer to
fill in the online forms and make a submission to the
directory, you can still be included!
Just write to me, my e-mail address can be found
on the
contact page. Please include as much
information about what it does and who it does it for and I
will then complete the forms on your behalf.
Once your listing is ready, If you
wish, I can send a printed copy of your listing by post or
email for your approval and from time to time will contact
you to confirm that your details are still correct.
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Do You Have A Guestbook? |
| No we don't - it kept
getting spammed ... But if you would like to
drop us an email
that would be great!
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FAQ's about the directory |
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Problems with the code Some
visitors have reported a problem with using the code
boxes that are sometimes required, particularly at the
bottom of forms. All the codes can be entered
using lowercase letters only, regardless of the case of
the characters presented. And its not always easy to differentiate between
lowercase j and i so please bear that it mind when entering the letters.
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Registration Confirmation Emails
AOL users have reported a problem
with using the link in the email to confirm an account.
If this happens to you, please
contact us and we can activate your account
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sure which form to use, Add Charity URL or Add Premium
URL? Essentially whichever form you use to submit a
URL to the directory we still get the information! However when
you complete the Add Premium URL form you will be taken on to further
pages to make a payment immediately through PayPal.
If you intended to submit a
listing which was meant to be free, don't panic ... If
you get to the page entitled
Payments Through PayPal, just click the link in the main
menu to go to the home page. All submissions are
reviewed before being made available on the directory,
If we think you should of paid, we will tell you!
Equally if we think you may of used the wrong form we
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Some Useful
Shortcuts
Have you lost your
password? Need a reactivation email to be resent?
There is a list of
directory shortcuts on the on the
Sitemap which might
help!
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Inclusion Policy |
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The Disability Direct site and its directory
are about disability. It might be obvious to say this,
but if you want to be included in the directory and your
product or service is not related to disability, or is not
of obvious benefit to people with a disability then its
probably not for you. Regardless
of whether you have free inclusion in the directory (a
Charity URL) or a
Premium URL listing, inclusion in the directory is entirely
at the discretion of the site and its owners. If you
have applied to be included in the directory and your
request has been rejected you will normally receive an
explanation from a human being to tell you the reason.
In some cases you may be offered suggestions about how you
may modify your wording to make your application acceptable.
If you have paid for a Premium listing
and it is rejected and you do not wish to modify your
wording or you are just not given the opportunity, your
payment will be returned to you in full within 28
days.
If your product or service is judged
to provide a poor service to people with a disability, even
after your inclusion on the directory, Disability Direct (uhad2bthere) reserves
the right to either not include your listing or remove your
listing from the directory. If following inclusion
your listing is removed within 28 days of your application,
then any payment you have made will be refunded to you, less
a £10 administration fee.
We can accept no liability for circumstances considered to
be outside of our reasonable
control. And you understand and agree that in requesting
that you be included in the directory you are bound by these
terms and conditions, both in fact and in the spirit of this
agreement and inclusion policy.
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Is Disability Direct for profit? |
| No, is the brief answer ...
However, we do encourage commercial organisations to
sign up for paid listings using the Premium URL system in order to help
cover the cost of maintaining the site and to recover some of the
original start up costs.
We do also receive small payments from Google and
Amazon whenever the links on the left hand side of the page are clicked
... So if you are going to buy stuff from Amazon why not do it through
one of our links? The final price to you is the same, but we
benefit too!
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About, Keep Calm and Carry On |
| Keep Calm and Carry On is very apt, don't you
think, for most people living with a disability?
And that's why we have a link - just because we like
the idea. Disabilitydirect.org is not receiving any sort of
commission or payment through this link. And apart from the fact that we
wish we had thought of it ourselves, have no connection with the site.
Though if you are feeling cheeky, its always worth
contacting the owner to offer some praise and perhaps ask for a
discount, but that's up to you.
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Disability Direct or uhad2bthere? About the name
change |
| uhad2bthere has changed its name to
www.disabilitydirect.org
for a couple of reasons. The main one of course is because while
uhad2bthere is a great Google keyword no one knows what it really means!
But apart from the change in name very little of the
great stuff that uhad2bthere is known for has not changed that much.
If you have a link on the directory that remains
the same - and indeed if you link to the old domain name from your
own site that link will still work, though if you have linked using the
html code we provided you should have noticed that the images have been
updated. Though its not essential, if you would like to update the
link on your site please go to the
linking section on
the admin page. Similarly although the
site has a new email address,
info@disabilitydirect.org if you have an old uhad2bthere address in
your contacts that will still work, though again, if you get the chance
to update to the new email address that would be appreciated.
If none of this makes sense and you need to ask
something please email us on our new email address.
Please also see:
uhad2bthere Press Release, 1st January 2010
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Credits and Thanks |
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So many people have been involved with the site its impossible to
list them all, but a few individuals and organisations deserve
particular praise. Rachel at
www.connect2u.org.uk - Thank you for your friendship and
constant encouragement.
Charmain - er, thanks...
Daniel - You know who you are. Thanks
Nick Haysom, Administrator at
www.wycp.org.uk - It's good to laugh sometimes!
Nick Heyworth, National Parasport Manager at
www.parasport.org.uk
Katie,
Marketing Officer at
www.disabilities-trust.org.uk
Geoff Howlett, Coach at Thameside Wheelchair Dancing
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