Your Hidden Disability
Not all disabilities are immediately obvious. A wide range of medical, sensory, neurological, and mental health conditions can impact on daily living. In our experience, education, understanding, and practical adjustments go a long way to improving equality.
Identified and respected
Not all disabilities are obvious. A wide range of medical, sensory, neurological, and mental health conditions can impact daily living. In our experience, education, understanding, and practical adjustments go a long way to improving equality.
We’re passionate about making sure hidden disabilities are identified, respected, and adjusted for. Our friendly team has a wide variety of lived experiences which means we better understand what you need and how we can best support you.
Here to listen and support
We are here to listen and offer support. Our trained Time to Talk and Hub team and our support services range from getting active, getting connected with others, and getting involved in the things that matter to you. We also share useful links to organisations that work with us that specialise in a particular hidden disability.
Explore this web page to learn about the services and support we can offer you or contact our friendly team today
Useful Links
Information and support for adults and young people and their carers.
What is Autism? and what it is not, learn more on our dedicated website page to mark World Autism Day here.
Mental Health Matters – The Moorings @ Devon offers out-of-hours mental health support to anyone aged 16+ in the Devon area, from three locations in Barnstaple, Exeter, and Torquay
Disability Inclusion in the workplace – y making disability inclusion a priority, businesses can help drive motivation, engagement, and talent retention at work.
- Neurodiversity (Autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia)
- ME & Chronic Fatigue
- Epilepsy
- Fibromyalgia
- CPOD
- Living Options Time To Talk
- Talkworks – COPD counselling
- Exeter pulmonary fibrosis support group
- Plymouth BLF Support Group
- Breathe Easy – Torquay Support Group
- NHS North Devon Respiratory Service
- NHS Devon COPD Resources
- COPD Choices Support Resources
- NHS Inform – Living Well with COPD
- NHS Living with COPD
- British Lung Foundation
- Heart Conditions
- Living Options Keep Active team
- Congenital Hearth Disease Network Exeter
- Cardiomyopathy Devon
- NHS Torbay and South Devon Cardiac Support
- British Heart Foundation support groups and online communities
- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust cardiac rehabilitation
- NHS North Devon cardiac support
- Pinpoint Cardiac Risk in the Young
- Learning Disabilities
- Living Options Advocacy Service
- Learning Disability Devon
- Mencap learning disability advice and support
- Learning Disability England
- NHS England learning disability resources
- HF Trust Learning Disability Support
- NHS Learning Disability Resources
- Turning Point support for people with learning disabilities
- Supportline learning disability support organisations
- Mind learning disability support
- Mental Health
- Living Options Time To Talk
- NHS Devon 27/7 Urgent Mental Health Helpline
- Talkworks counselling
- Mind Devon support and advice
- NHS Torbay and South Devon mental health support
- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS mental health services
- Mental Health Matters Devon
- Young Devon wellbeing support for 15 to 25 year-olds
- Recovery Devon mental health recovery
- Devon Children and Families Partnership support services
- Pinpoint emotional help and wellbeing support
- Sid Valley HELP mental health support
- CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health services
- Action East Devon Headlight mental health services for 13-24 year-olds and their families
- Stroke
- Dementia
Are you looking for support with something else?
info@livingoptions.org Phone: 01392 459 222What is Learning Disability?
People with a learning disability can take longer to learn and may need additional support to develop new skills, understand complicated information and interact with other people (as defined by charity Mencap). Read more…
Our Support Services
The Hub
Your first point of contact with Living Options Devon, our friendly Hub team connects you to the support services, advice, and information that you need.
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Time To Talk
Our free, confidential listening support and advice helpline, for those with a disability and/or long-term health condition.
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Counselling Service
6 free sessions of accessible counselling to people with a disability and members of the Deaf community (British Sign Language Users) across Devon.
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Get Active Together
Supporting disabled and Deaf BSL users to become more active and engage in sport and physical activity
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Countryside Mobility
Providing easy access to the countryside for anyone who has difficulty walking, through an off road mobility scooter hire scheme
Explore the South West with freedom and ease.
Living Options Northern Devon, Sight and Hearing Loss Service
Living Options Northern Devon, supporting you with information, advice and equipment for sight and hearing loss. The team also signpost to additional support services locally for disabled people and members of the Deaf Community.
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Devon Disability Network (DDN)
Enabling disabled and Deaf people to campaign and be involved in developing the support services they need.
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Deaf Get Active and Volunteer
We aim to increase participation in sport / activity in the local Deaf community through volunteer-based peer support and online resources.
Learn moreYour Stories
Carly’s Advocacy Story
“The advocate continued to support me in meetings. It was crucial to my wellbeing that they were there. They found out what my options were, and helped me understand these options, and how they might work for me”.
Jodie’s Story
“Jodie has been able to fully access two National Trust properties in Cornwall. Today we have been at Godolphin. In April she was able to use the Tramper at Lanhydrock”.
David’s Story
“When I was diagnosed I went through a very difficult time. I felt despair and self pity. I thought I would not be able to do anything for myself. See Hear gave me hope and inspired me”.
William’s Story
I didn’t know what to expect or if they would be able to help me. When I got there it was fabulous. The equipment you can try out and hire makes all the difference.
Your Campaigns
We support Purple Tuesday
Ask your local shops to make a commitment to improving access. This could be through implementing the hidden disability sunflower lanyard scheme, or supporting customers with sensory needs with formal quiet hours.
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50 years of Pride
This year the UK is celebrating 50 years of Pride. On 1 July 1972 a ‘carnival parade’ of protest was […]
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BBC Make a Difference Awards 2022
BBC Local Radio has created a new award campaign to celebrate people who are going above and beyond to make […]
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Better Health: Every Mind Matters Loneliness #EveryMindMatters
As part of the Better Health: #EveryMindMatters campaign, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport are encouraging people to ‘Lift Someone Out of Loneliness’ by taking a simple action to help someone who may be feeling lonely.
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Captioning Awareness Week
Nearly one in five (18%) of UK adults are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Fewer than 1% is fluent in British Sign Language, this means captioned performances are vital for the 11 million who want to enjoy the arts like anyone else.
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Tell us about your care
Your feedback will help the CQC develop new services for disabled people, with their needs central to their plans.
Find out moreOur News
Accessible Adventures With Casey
Last year we visited Haldon Forest Park and met with Casey Newton where we spent the afternoon filming a three […]
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New films support vaccines and health checks for people with a learning disability
We were pleased to be able to contribute to such an important resource working in partnership with NHS Devon and […]
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£20,000 funding to help local Deaf and disabled community become more active
We are delighted to have received £20,000 in funding from the Peter Harrison Foundation. The fund will be used to […]
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Devon, Plymouth and Torbay VCSE Assembly
Devon, Plymouth and Torbay VCSE Assembly Update If you are a voluntary, community or social enterprise organisation in Devon, Plymouth […]
Read the news postA message from our Chair of Trustees and Chief Executive
Season’s Greetings from Living Options Devon “To our funders, partners, volunteers and friends, thank you for all your support during […]
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Living Options Devon celebrates after receiving National Lottery funding
Living Options Devon celebrates after receiving National Lottery funding Living Options Devon is celebrating today after being awarded £431,654 in […]
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