BuDS has an active Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) project which publishes free fact-checked information for disabled people about issues of concern to them. This information is seen by tens of thousands of disabled people every month and makes BuDS one of the best-known, respected and increasingly influential disability charities in the UK.
BuDS currently has four Information, Advice, & Guidance projects, which publish a vast range of information every year. You can learn more about each project below. You can find tips about how to find information on the BuDS website, and how to get involved, at the end of this page.
Enquiries & Information Service
The BuDS Enquiries & Information Service answers questions on any disability related issue or topic. Typical queries include housing, utilities, benefits (PIP, ESA, DLA and Universal Credit), accessibility, disability law, equality, work and employment, education and schools, and Covid.
This Service does not duplicate services available elsewhere, such as CAB. It is a safety net for people, questions and issues that cannot get answered elsewhere. As this is a volunteer-led project, we may refer people to other services who also provide that type of support.
This Service can offer long-term support with complex issues, and work with disabled people who find it hard to access other services.
The BuDS Enquiries & Information Service can only help disabled people based in England, or with issues relating to English law or services.
Health & Disability Information, Advice, & Guidance
This project provides disabled people with accurate, fact-checked, general information and advice on topical health and disability-related issues, presented in a simple and accessible way.
BuDS publishes over 300 articles per year on the BuDS website and on social media, aiming to support disabled people, and their families and carers, in the online spaces which they most often use.
The project routinely corrects popular misconceptions, addresses and disproves misinformation, and helps people see past clickbait and alarmist media headlines, increasingly AI generated. Opposing vaccine misinformation is a common theme. We also sometimes analyse current events which have a particular impact on disabled people.
BuDS does not provide medical advice, that is to say personalised health information or advice intended for or tailored for one person, or relating to a specific person’s symptoms or medical history. Read more about this using the button below.
Covid Information, Advice, & Guidance
The BuDS Covid IAG project supports disabled and clinically-vulnerable people across England with information, advice and guidance about Covid. We publish a weekly Covid risk assessment, which is now the only source of reliable information about Covid risk. We also publish regular articles, answer individual questions, and support people with Covid-related issues.
BuDS has a national and international reputation as a highly respected and reliable source of Covid information. Our information is used weekly by tens of thousands of people. We present information in written, video, infographic and easy read formats, and are proud to receive endorsements and praise from respected academics and clinicians.
You can find out more using the buttons below.
Assisted Dying Bill Campaign
Since October 2024, BuDS has had an information and lobby campaign against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, in collaboration with Disability Rights UK and other disabled-led groups.
BuDS shares the widespread concerns of disabled people about this Bill (widely known as the assisted dying or assisted suicide Bill). Recognising the high public profile and strongly-held views on this matter, BuDS consulted widely within its own community and through disability networks before Trustees agreed a statement of policy opposing assisted dying/suicide on evidence-led and principled grounds. This statement was used to inform our information and lobby campaign.
BuDS’ statements and insights around the issue of assisted suicide are very well-received by disabled people across England. We have amplified the views of disabled people, and helped inform the vigorous Parliamentary debate on the Bill. As part of this, we have written to MPs and parliamentary authorities, published articles, and made thousands of social media contributions.
Finding Information
You can find information on the BuDS website in several ways:
- Use the Information tab. If you hover your cursor over the word “Information” in the top menu, a drop-down list will appear. Keeping your cursor over the list, click on the category of information you would like to see. You will see a page containing all the articles on the BuDS website in that category, with the most recent at the top.
- Use the Search button. If you click the “Search” button above the top menu, you will be taken to a page where you can enter key words and search the whole BuDS website. Your search will produce a page containing all the articles on the BuDS website using those key words, with the most relevant at the top.
- Use the Project Buttons below. If you click on the button under each project heading below, you will be taken to a page where you can see all the articles belonging to that project, with the most recent at the top.
Get Involved
BuDS IAG projects depend on volunteers. We welcome support from researchers, writers, web and social media specialists, and campaigners. We are an independent charity run by disabled people for disabled people, and our strong voice on behalf of disabled people matters.
Want to get involved? Fill in the from below, or email volunteering@buds.org.uk.