About Us

Founded in 1985 DAS celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2020. Find out more about our history

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We work at the heart of the East Suffolk community, supporting anyone with a disability-related problem including their family carers. We provide free, independent advice on welfare benefits (including appeals representation); housing rights; adaptations to the home; accessible transport and leisure; employment and support for return to work; crisis intervention and our Listening Service. Read more about who we are, what we do and why we do it.

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Over 15% of our clients live in Ipswich.

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It is our mission to build confidence, enabling those who live with disabilities to gain the same rights and quality of life opportunities as others.

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Read about our partnership networks here, and also see the formalities - our governance, policies documents and accreditations here.