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.

Therefore Hertfordshire PASS currently operates 2 projects:

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

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.