Welcome to the County Disability Development Team

Our role is to actively work in partnership with disabled people in promoting and increasing access to available community as well as statutory based resources. Our aim is to promote wherever possible an individual’s skills and strengths in developing an independent approach to life. Our work will involve an individual in ways to maintain independence, build confidence and work towards achieving their potential and personal aims. Disability Development Workers can link people to community based resources via partnership working. This includes: working with Adult Education, Access to Work, Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People, Disability Forums, and Strategy Groups for Sensory and Physically Disabled People

What we do - Provide a main artery for overview of services. Work in partnership with other organisations in developing local and Countywide inclusive and disability specific opportunities & initiatives. Provide an advisory service and sign posting. Use networking as a tool for collecting information and resources. Provide individual and group assessments. Tailor information provision to relevant organisations. Develop links with formal group of Disabled People and Carers. Assist in raising public Disability Awareness.

You can contact us by calling our Central Access Service on: Telephone: 0844 800 8014 Minicom: 01603 763585 Fax: 01603 762445 E-mail: ssdaccessservice@norfolk.gov.uk

Mission Statement County Disability Development Worker Team as we are today The Social Services Department exists to ensure that people in Norfolk with social care needs are provided with help, care and support to enable them to live independent and dignified lives at home or elsewhere in the community.