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Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with visual disorders.

• Updated: 2 March 2021

Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

• Overview

  There is a wide range of disability-related financial support, including…

• Disability and sickness benefits

  Disability Living Allowance for children Disability Living Allowance for…

• Vehicles and transport

  You’ll need to meet the legal obligations for drivers before you can…

• Home and housing

  Direct Payments - arranging your own care and services If you’ve been…

• On a low income

  Universal Credit You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a…

• Television licence discount

  You can get 50% off the cost of your TV licence if either: you’re…

• VAT relief for disabled people

  If you’re disabled or have a long-term illness, you will not be charged…

• Work-related injuries or illness

  Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit You may be entitled to get…

• Armed forces compensation

  You can claim for compensation if while serving in the armed forces: you…

• Updated: 10 October 2019

Find out about which goods and services for disabled people and people aged 60 or over that you should apply zero or reduced rate VAT.

• Updated: 31 December 2020

UKAEA has improved optical viewport technology - reducing optical distortion by up to 75 percent - for applications such as fusion energy and quantum physics.

• Updated: 9 April 2024

You do not need to tell DVLA if you have monocular vision and can meet the visual standards for driving

You may need to tell DVLA if you have a medical condition affecting one or both eyes - report it online or download a form to let them know

How to use a clinical audit to evaluate your digital health product.

• Updated: 20 May 2020

• Updated: 1 January 2001

Case study from Advai.

• Updated: 12 December 2023