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Centre for Accessible Environments
www.cae.org.uk
Centre for Education in the Built Environment
http://ctiweb.cf.ac.uk
National Federation of Access Centres
www.nfac.org.uk
National Federation of Shopmobility
www.justmobility.co.uk/shop
National Register of Access Consultants
www.nrac.org.uk
Advice Rights
www.advicerights.fsnet.co.uk
Department for Work and Pensions
www.dwp.gov.uk
Disability Alliance
www.disabilityalliance.org
Rightsnet
www.rightsnet.org.uk
Disability and Carer Benefits Directorate
www.dwp.gov.uk
After 16 (Choices & Challenges for Young Disabled People)
www.after16.org.uk
Barnardo's
www.barnardos.org.uk
BRAINWAVE - Charity providing therapy for children with developmental delay
www.brainwave.org.uk
British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
www.baaf.org.uk
British Youth Council
www.byc.org.uk
Child Poverty Action Group
www.cpag.org.uk
Child Rights Information Network
www.crin.org
The Children's Society
www.the-childrens-society.org.uk
Council for Disabled Children
www.ncb.org.uk/cdc
National Childrens Bureau
www.ncb.org.uk/
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
www.ndcs.org.uk
NCH (Young Carers Project)
www.nch.org.uk/families
NSPCC
www.nspcc.org.uk
The Orpheus Centre
www.orpheus.org.uk
Save the Children
www.savethechildren.org.uk
Whizz-Kidz
www.whizz-kidz.org.uk
Better Caring Homes
www.bettercaring.co.uk
A-Z Care Homes Guide
www.carehomes.co.uk
Carers Web Site
www.aqu.co.uk/carers
Community Care Magazine
www.community-care.co.uk
Direct Payments, DoH
www.doh.gov.uk/directpayments.htm
Disability Advice Service, Lambeth
http://www.disabilitylambeth.org.uk/dasl/advice/
Disability Alliance
www.disabilityalliance.org
Equalities National Council
www.encweb.org.uk
Government Information for Carers
www.carers.gov.uk
Independent Living (products and advice)
www.independentliving.co.uk
Independent Living Fund
www.ilf.org.uk
Institute on Independent Living (International)
www.independentliving.org
National Centre for Independent Living
www.ncil.org.uk
Community Development Foundation
www.cdf.org.uk
Community Matters
www.communitymatters.org.uk
Community Work Resources
www.community-work-training.org.uk
UK Communities Online
www.communities.org.uk
A-Z to Deafblindness
www.deafblind.com
Action for Blind People
www.afbp.org
Action for M.E.
www.afme.org.uk
Afasic (Speech & Language Impairments)
www.afasic.org.uk
Age Concern
www.ace.org.uk
Alzheimer's Society
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Arthritis Care
www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Ask Mencap
www.askmencap.info
Association of Disabled Professionals (ADP)
www.adp.org.uk
Birmingham Disability Resource Centre
www.disability.co.uk
BRAINWAVE - Charity providing therapy for children with developmental delay
www.brainwave.org.uk
British Brain and Spine Foundation
www.bbsf.org.uk
British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)
www.bcodp.org.uk
British Deaf Association
www.bda.org.uk
British Dyslexia Association
www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
British Epilepsy Association
www.epilepsy.org.uk
British Institute for Brain Injured Children
www.bibic.org.uk
British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD)
www.bild.org.uk
Brittle Bone Society
www.brittlebone.org
Coeliac Society
www.coeliac.co.uk
Deafblind Web Resource
www.deafblind.co.uk
Equalities National Council
www.encweb.org.uk
Family Fund
www.familyfund.org.uk
Foundation for People with Learning Difficulties
www.learningdisabilities.org.uk
Greater London Action on Disability
www.glad.org.uk
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
www.gdba.org.uk
Headway - The Brain Injuries Association
www.headway.org.uk
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
www.hearing-dogs.co.uk
HemiHelp for Children with Hemiplegia
www.hemihelp.org.uk
Mencap
www.mencap.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Muscular Dystrophy Group
www.muscular-dystrophy.org
Multiple Sclerosis Society
www.mssociety.org.uk
National Autistic Society
www.nas.org.uk
National Society for Epilepsy (NSE)
www.epilepsynse.org.uk
RADAR
www.radar.org.uk
REACH - Association for Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency
www.reach.org.uk
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
www.rnib.org.uk
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
www.rnid.org.uk
Scope
www.scope.org.uk
Sense
www.sense.org.uk
Spinal Injuries Association
www.spinal.co.uk
United Cerebral Palsy Association
www.ucpa.org
Values into Action
www.viauk.org
Wales Council for Deaf People
www.wcdeaf.org.uk
Abilitynet
www.abilitynet.org.uk
Aids to Communication in Education
www.ace-centre.org.uk
Association of National Specialist Colleges
www.natspec.org.uk
Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers
www.rcv.org.uk
Technolgies for Information Systems in Higher Education
www.techdis.ac.uk
National Institute of Conductive Education
www.conductive-education.org.uk
Advice Rights
www.advicerights.fsnet.co.uk
Job Hunter
www.jobhunter.co.uk
Jobs Unlimited
www.jobsunlimited.co.uk
National Organisation for Adult Learning
www.niace.org.uk
Opportunities for People with Disabilities
www.opportunities.org.uk
About Equal Opportunities
www.aboutequalopportunities.co.uk/home.htm
Disability Rights Commission
www.drc-gb.org/
Equal Opportunities Commission
www.eoc.org.uk
Equalities National Council
www.encweb.org.uk
Just Ask - Community Legal Service
www.justask.org.uk
Language Line (Telephone Interpreting)
www.languageline.co.uk
Disabled Living Foundation
www.dlf.org.uk
Empower (Consortium of Users of Disability Equipment)
www.empowernet.org
Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST)
www.fastuk.org
Motability
www.motability.co.uk
REMAP (Technical Equipment for Disabled People)
www.remap.org.uk
Aromacaring
www.aromacaring.co.uk
BRAINWAVE - Charity providing therapy for children with developmental delay
www.brainwave.org.uk
Equip (NHS Information Service)
www.equip.nhs.uk
MIND
www.mind.org.uk
National Rehabilitation Centre for the Paralysed (NRCP)
www.nrcp.co.uk
Patient UK (Directory of UK Health sites)
www.patient.org.uk
UK Health Centre
www.healthcentre.org.uk
Care and Repair England
www.careandrepair-england.org.uk
Mobility Friendly Homes
www.mobilityfriendlyhomes.co.uk
National Disabled Persons Housing Service
www.hodis.org.uk
Ableize (Disability Directory)
www.ableize.com
Advice Rights
www.advicerights.fsnet.co.uk
Ask Mencap
www.askmencap.info
Cerebral Palsy Helpline
www.scope.org.uk/helpline
Citizens Advice Bureau Advice Guide
www.adviceguide.org.uk
DIAL UK (Disability Information Advice Line)
www.dialuk.info
DIAL UK (Find your nearest DIAL Office)
http://www.dialuk.info.uk/findadial/index.asp
Disability Advice Service, Lambeth
http://www.disabilitylambeth.org.uk/dasl/advice/
Disability Net
www.disabilitynet.co.uk
Disability Search
www.disabilitysearch.net
Disability UK
www.disabilityuk.com
Disability World Directory
www.disabilityworld.com
DisabledGo
www.disabledGo.info
Equalities National Council
www.encweb.org.uk
Focus on Disability
www.focusondisability.co.uk
National Library for the Blind
www.nlbuk.org
Abilitynet
www.abilitynet.org.uk
British Computer Association of the Blind
www.bcab.org.uk
British Computer Society Disability Group
www.bcs.org.uk/siggroup/siglist.htm
Computers for Charities
www.computersforcharities.co.uk
I.T. Can Help
http://www.itcanhelp.org.uk/index.htm
Access-Able Travel Source
www.access-able.com
Accessible travel
www.accessibletravel.co.uk
Access Travel
www.access-travel.co.uk
British Disabled Angling Association
www.anglinglink.co.uk
British Paralympic Organisation
www.paralympics.org.uk
British Ski Club for the Disabled
www.bscd.org.uk
Can be Done
www.canbedone.co.uk
Caravanning 4 U
www.caravanning4u.co.uk
Cinema Card (from The Card Network)
www.ceacard.co.uk
Clynfyw Countryside Centre
www.clynfyw.co.uk
Cruising Holiday
www.cruisingholiday.co.uk
Disabled Drivers Association
www.dda.org.uk
Disabled Drivers' Motor Club
www.ddms.org.uk
Disabled Photographers Society
www.dps-uk.org.uk
Enable Holidays
www.enableholidays.com
Gone Gardening
www.gonegardening.com
Good Access Guide
www.goodaccessguide.co.uk
HolidayCare
www.holidaycare.org.uk
National Disability Arts Forum
www.ndaf.org
Olivier Jamin - Deaf Contemporary Artist
http://www.olivierjamin.com/
Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers
www.rcv.org.uk
Sportability
www.sportability.org
Thrive (horticulture)
www.thrive.org.uk
Winged Fellowship Trust
www.wft.org.uk
Yes Magazine
www.yesmagazine.co.uk
Your Level Best (Guide to accessible pubs, restaurants etc)
www.yourlevelbest.com
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
http://www.blackburn.gov.uk
Carmarthenshire County Council
www.carmartheshire.gov.uk
Ceredigion County Council
www.ceredigion.gov.uk
Conwy County Borough Council
www.conwy.gov.uk
Denbighshire County Council
www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Dorset County Council
www.dorsetforyou.com
Lancashire County Council
www.lancashire.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire Council
www.nelincs.gov.uk
Nottinghamshire City Council
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Nottinghamshire County Council
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Pembrokeshire County Council
www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
www.richmond.gov.uk
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
www.solihull.gov.uk
Staffordshire County Council
www.staffordshire.gov.uk
Vale of Glamorgan
www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Warwickshire County Council
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (CHAI)
www.chai.org.uk
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
www.csci.org.uk
Department of Health
www.doh.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk
Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Olivier Jamin - Deaf Contemporary Artist
http://www.olivierjamin.com/
Susie Bennett - Living with Cerebral Palsy
http://www.livingwithcerebralpalsy.com/