Welcome to Hertfordshire PASS

Hertfordshire PASS (Personal Assistance Support Service) is a 'user-driven charity enabling people with disabilities to live more independently' - using work and employment as the primary means to achieve such independence.

Hertfordshire PASS currently operates 3 projects:

• WorkABILITY which enables disabled students to access work tasters, work experience and apprenticeship opportunities (funded by The Big Lottery Fund) - as described in 'User-Driven' a book published in 2008 (view here and buy here)
• Payroll which supports nearly 150 people with disabilities in the payment of wages to their own care staff, and
• The development of good practice in ‘user-driven’ work.

Hertfordshire PASS has over 600 current or past users largely resulting from its days when it held the Direct Payments Support Service contract. One of these users has established pa-pool which Hertfordshire PASS is supporting and promoting. www.papool.co.uk is a website for PA users (people with disabilities) who are recruiting, and PAs (carers) who are looking for work.