As people grow older, or if they have accidents or disabilities, getting around can become a real issue. This section lists organisations helping people in the Swindon area stay mobile - at home and beyond.

Automobile Association (AA) Disability Helpline
Motoring and travel-related information for people with disabilities.

Blue Badge (formerly Orange Badge) Parking Scheme
Parking Scheme for registered blind people, and people who are unable (or virtually unable) to walk.

British Red Cross - Medical Loan Service
Short-term loan of wheelchairs, commodes, raised toilet seats, bath seats, backrests, etc.

British Red Cross - Transport and Escort Service
For journeys people cannot make alone.

British Tinnitus Association
Advice, support and information for people with tinnitus.

Bus Services
Local bus services.

Bus Services Timetables
Bus services to and from Swindon town centre.

Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE)
UK charity supplying information and training on the accessibility of the built environment for everyone.

Centre for Deaf Studies (Bristol University)
Academic institution concentrating on research and education aiming to benefit the deaf community.

Community Physiotherapy Service (Primary Care Trust) (Community Rehabilitation Team)
Offers assessment and treatment for older people and adults with disabilities.

Disability Care and Mobility
Shop selling wheelchairs, chairs, and equipment useful to disabled people

Disabled Living Foundation
Provides information and advice on equipment to assist with all aspects of daily living.

Disabled Parking
Information about parking for disabled people in Swindon.

Friends of Swindon Shopmobility
Support group hiring out wheelchairs and scooters, etc.

Independent Living Centre
Offers independent advice and assessment of equipment for daily living to people with a disability, their carers, family and friends.

Jobcentre Plus (DWP)
Information about employment from the Government.

MAGIC (Mobility and General Information Centre)
Service from the Ford Motor Company providing information on the Motability Scheme.

Mobility Information Service
Advice on purchasing or adapting wheelchairs, scooters, mobility aids, etc.

MTM Mobility
A local shop with a large showroom offering a large range of mobility equipment.

Optimum Mobility
Sells and repairs powerchairs, scooters, armchairs, wheelchairs, walking aids and household equipment.

Physiotherapists
Practitioners to restore movement and function within the body.

Physiotherapy Department (The Great Western Hospital)
Assessment and treatment for older people and adults with disabilities.

Physiotherapy-Learning Disabilities Service (Primary Care Trust)
Assessment and treatment for people with learning disabilities.

Podiatry Service, Primary Care Trust
Provides assessment and treatment for conditions affecting feet and lower limbs.

Radar Keys
Special key giving access for older or disabled people to toilets in public places nationwide.

Rail Travel
Local and national information.

Swindon Community Equipment Stores(SBC and PCT) formally Joint Home Loans Store
Supplies and fits equipment to aid mobility inside and outside people’s homes.

Swindon Community Equipment Stores(SBC and PCT) formally Joint Home Loans Store
Supplies and fits equipment to aid mobility inside and outside people’s homes.

Swindon Dial A Ride and Community Transport
Transport for those with permanent or temporary impairment who are unable to use public transport.

Swindon Mobility Centre
Commercial retailer and repairer of wheelchairs, scooters, etc.

Swindon Shopmobility (Swindon Borough Council)
Provides wheelchairs, scooters and walking aids to shoppers in Swindon town centre.

Taxis
Details of taxi services and taxi ranks in Swindon.

Transport Office (The Great Western Hospital)
Bookings for patients movements at, to and from the hospital.

Travel Concessions (Swindon Borough Council)
SBC public transport travel concessions for older people and adults with physical disabilities.

Traveline
Public transport information line.

Victoria Hospital (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
The Department of Old Age Psychiatry is housed at Victoria Hospital.

Victoria Hospital (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
The Department of Old Age Psychiatry is housed at Victoria Hospital.

Vision Team (Swindon Borough Council)
Provides rehabilitation and equipment for people with a visual impairment.

Womens Royal Voluntary Service  (WRVS)
Guiding and escort service at the hospital.