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Access

Accessible Property Register
http://www.accessible-property.org.uk/

Artsline - disability access information service
http://www.artsline.org.uk/

Centre for Accessible Environments
http://www.cae.org.uk/

Centre for Education in the Built Environment
http://ctiweb.cf.ac.uk/

JMU Access Partnership
http://www.jmuaccess.org.uk/

National Federation of Shopmobility
www.justmobility.co.uk/shop

National Register of Access Consultants
http://www.nrac.org.uk/

WebAble (disability-related Internet resources)
http://www.webable.com/



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Benefits and finance

Department for Work and Pensions (formerly Department of Social Security)
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/

Rightsnet
http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/




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Cerebral palsy and associated impairments

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
http://www.aacpdm.org/

Arcos
http://www.arcos.org.uk/

Bladder and Bowel Foundation (B&BF)
http://www.bladderandbowelfoundation.org

British Paediatric Neurology Association
http://www.bpna.org.uk

Birth Trauma Association
http://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk

Changing Faces
http://www.changingfaces.org.uk/

Deafax Trust
http://www.deafax.org/

DeafPlus
http://www.deafplus.org/

Dimensions (people with learning difficulties)
www.dimensions-uk.org

Elfrida Society
http://www.elfrida.com/

European Disability Forum
http://www.edf-feph.org/

HemiHelp for Children with Hemiplegia
http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/

HI2U (for people with hidden impairments)
http://www.hi2u.org/

Living with Cerebral Palsy
www.livingwithcerebralpalsy.com

Living with Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy
http://www.leandcp.plus.com/

Living with Reflux
www.livingwithreflux.org

SpeechDisorder
www.speechdisorder.co.uk



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Cerebral palsy - national organisations

Worldwide links page
www.geocities.com/Tokyo/7970/cp_pages/cpworld.htm

America

United Cerebral Palsy Association
www.ucpa.org/

Argentina

Fundación FUARPE
http://www.fuarpe.org.ar/

Australia

CP Australia
www.cpaustralia.com.au

Bermuda

Bermuda Physically Handicapped Association
http://www.bermuda-online.org/BPHA.htm

Brazil

Associação de Paralisia Cerebral do Brasil
http://www.apcb.org.br/

Canada

Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
www.ofcp.on.ca

China

China Disabled Persons' Federation
www.cdpf.org.cn/

Denmark

Dansk Handicap Forbund
www.dhf-net.dk/

England and Wales

Scope
http://www.scope.org.uk/

France

La Fédération Française des Associations d'Infirmes Moteurs Cérébraux
http://www.ffaimc.org/

Germany

Spastikerhilfe Berlin
http://www.spastikerhilfe.de/

Iceland

OBI (The Organization of Disabled in Iceland)
http://www.obi.is/

India

The Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy (IICP)
http://www.iicpindia.com/

Italy

AIAS (Associazione Italiana Assistenza Spastici)
http://www.aias-bz.it/

Korea

Korean Society for the Cerebral Palsied
http://www.kscp.net/

Luxembourg

Centre National d'information et de rencontre du handicap
http://www.info-handicap.lu/

Netherlands

CG-Raad (De Chronisch zieken en Gehandicapten Raad Nederland)
http://www.cg-raad.nl/

New Zealand

Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand
http://www.cpsoc.org.nz/

Northern Ireland

Cedar Foundation
http://www.cedar-foundation.org/

Norway

The Norwegian Association of the Disabled
http://www.nhf.no/

Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Paralisia Cerebral
http://www.appc.pt/

Republic of Ireland

Enable Ireland
http://www.enableireland.ie/

Scotland

Capability Scotland
http://www.capability-scotland.org.uk/

Singapore

The Spastic Children's Association of Singapore
http://www.spastic.org.sg/


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Children and young people

Action For Kids
www.actionforkids.org

Afasic
http://www.afasic.org.uk/

After 16 (Choices and Challenges for Young Disabled People)
http://www.after16.org.uk/

Barnardo's
http://www.barnardos.org.uk/

Brainwave
http://www.brainwave.org.uk/

British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
http://www.baaf.org.uk/

British Youth Council
http://www.byc.org.uk/

Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT)
http://www.cbituk.org/

Childcare Link
http://www.childcarelink.gov.uk/

Child Poverty Action Group
http://www.cpag.org.uk/

Child Rights Information Network
http://www.crin.org/

The Children's Society
http://www.thechildrenssociety.org.uk/

The Children's Society Disability Toolkit
www.disabilitytoolkit.org.uk (opens in new window)

Contact a Family
http://www.cafamily.org.uk/

Council for Disabled Children
www.ncb.org.uk/cdc.htm

ESPP Parents' Library for Deaf Children
http://www.esppdeaflibrary.org.uk

Family Fund
http://www.familyfund.org.uk

How It Is
http://www.howitis.org.uk/

Institute of Child Health
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/

The March Foundation
http://www.marchfoundation.co.uk/

National Blind Children's Society (NBCS)
http://www.nbcs.org.uk/

National Children's Bureau (NCB)
http://www.ncb.org.uk/

NCH Action for Children
http://www.nchafc.org.uk/

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
http://www.ndcs.org.uk/

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/

National Youth Agency
http://www.nya.org.uk/

Nigel Clare Network Trust
http://www.nigelclare.org/

Play Helps
www.playhelps.com

Parentline Plus
www.parentlineplus.org.uk

Powerpack
www.powerpack.uk.com

Raising Kids
www.raisingkids.co.uk

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/

Special Abilities
www.abilities.fsnet.co.uk

Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/

Special Needs Family Fun
http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/

Steps Charity
http://www.stepscharity.org/

Sure Start
http://www.surestart.gov.uk/

Talking Point
www.talkingpoint.org.uk

The Orpheus Centre
www.orpheus.org.uk

Wheelchair Children
www.wheelchairchildren.org.uk

Youthnet
http://www.thesite.org.uk/

Zero2nineteen
http://www.zero2nineteen.co.uk


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Community care and independent living

A-Z Care Homes Guide
http://www.carehomes.co.uk/

Carers Information
www.carersinformation.org.uk

Centre for Independent Living, Berkeley USA
http://www.cilberkeley.org/

Commission for Social Care Inspection
www.csci.org.uk

Community Care Magazine
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/

Disability Alliance
http://www.disabilityalliance.org/

Government Information for Carers
http://www.carers.gov.uk/

Inclusion
http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/

Institute on Independent Living
http://www.independentliving.org/

Proactive Parents
http://www.proactiveparents.org.uk/


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Community development

Citizenship Foundation
http://www.citfou.org.uk/

Commission for Social Care Inspection
www.csci.org.uk

Common Purpose (Independent Educational Organisation)
http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/

Community Development Foundation
http://www.cdf.org.uk/

Community Matters
http://www.communitymatters.org.uk/

Institute for Citizenship
http://www.citizen.org.uk/

Partnerships Online
http://www.partnerships.org.uk/



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Disability organisations

A-Z to Deafblindness
http://www.deafblind.com/

Action for Blind People
www.afbp.org/

Action for ME and Chronic Fatigue
http://www.afme.org.uk/

Afasic (Speech and Language Impairments)
http://www.afasic.org.uk/

Alzheimer's Society
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

Arthritis Care
http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/

Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH)
http://www.asbah.org/

Association of Disabled Professionals (ADP)
http://www.adp.org.uk/

Autism Connect
http://www.autismconnect.org/

BBC Ouch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/

British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)
http://www.bcodp.org.uk/

British Deaf Association
http://www.bda.org.uk/

British Dyslexia Association
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

British Epilepsy Association
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/

British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC)
http://www.bibic.org.uk/

British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD)
http://www.bild.org.uk/

British Liver Trust
http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/

Brittle Bone Society
http://www.brittlebone.org/

Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust
http://www.cftrust.org.uk/

Deaf Sign
http://www.deafsign.com/

Deaf Education through Listening and Talking
http://www.deaf-education.org.uk/

Deafblind UK
http://www.deafblind.org.uk/

Deafblind Web Resource
http://www.deafblind.co.uk/

Diabetes UK
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/

Disability LIB (Listen, Include, Build)
http://www.disabilitylib.org.uk/

Disabled Living Centres Council
http://www.dlcc.org.uk/

Disabled Parents Network
http://www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk/

Disability Awareness in Action
www.daa.org.uk

The Disabilities Trust
www.disabilities-trust.org.uk

Down's Syndrome Association
http://www.dsa-uk.com/

Dyspraxia Foundation
http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/

Family Fund Trust
http://www.familyfundtrust.org.uk/

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
http://www.gdba.org.uk/

Headway - National Head Injuries Association
http://www.headway.org.uk/

HearFirst
www.hearfirst.org.uk

Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
http://www.jtsma.org.uk/

John Grooms Association for Disabled People
http://www.johngrooms.org.uk/

Leonard Cheshire Disability
http://www.lcdisability.org/

ME Association
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/

Multiple Sclerosis Society
http://www.mssociety.org.uk/

Motor Neurone Disease Association
http://www.mndassociation.org/

Mencap
http://www.mencap.org.uk/

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org/

National Autistic Society
www.nas.org.uk/

National Deaf Children's Society
www.ndcs.org.uk

National Family and Parenting Institute
http://www.nfpi.org/

National Society for Epilepsy (NSE)
http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/

People in Action
http://www.people-in-action.co.uk

Phab England
http://www.phabengland.org.uk/

Phab Northern Ireland
http://www.phabni.org/

People First Ltd
http://www.peoplefirstltd.com/

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People
http://www.qefd.org/

RADAR
http://www.radar.org.uk/

REACH - Association for Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency
http://www.reach.org.uk/

Repetitive Strain Injury
http://www.rsi.org.uk/

Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
http://www.rnid.org.uk/

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
http://www.rnib.org.uk/

Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association
http://www.sense.org.uk/

Spinal Injuries Association
http://www.spinal.co.uk/

United Response
http://www.unitedresponse.org.uk

Vale Royal Disability Services
www.vrds.org.uk/



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Early Years

1 Voice
www.1voice.info/

4 Nations Child Policy Network
http://www.childpolicy.org.uk/

Alexander Trust
www.thealexandertrust.com/

Barnardo's
www.barnardos.org.uk

BLISS
http://www.bliss.org.uk/

Bobath Centre
www.bobath.org.uk

Brainwave
www.brainwave.org.uk

British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
www.baaf.org.uk

British Youth Council
www.byc.org.uk

Childcare Link
www.childcarelink.gov.uk

Child Poverty Action Group
www.cpag.org.uk

Childcare recruitment opportunities
www.childcarecareers.gov.uk

Child Rights Information Network
www.crin.org

The Children's Society
www.the-childrens-society.org.uk

The Children's Trust, Tadworth
www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk

Contact a Family
www.cafamily.org.uk

Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International
www.dppi.org.uk/

Early Support
www.earlysupport.org.uk

face2face
http://www.face2facenetwork.org.uk/

Family Fund Trust
www.familyfundtrust.org.uk

Families Online
http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/

Fledglings
http://www.fledglings.org.uk/

HemiHelp
http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/

Institute of Child Health
www.ich.ucl.ac.uk

National Children's Bureau (NCB)
www.ncb.org.uk

NCH Action for Children
www.nchafc.org.uk

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
www.ndcs.org.uk

National Portage Association
www.portage.org.uk

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
www.nspcc.org.uk

National Youth Agency
www.nya.org.uk

Nicolettes Cerebral Palsy website
http://www.writer29.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
www.rcpch.ac.uk

Save the Children
www.savethechildren.org.uk

SIBS Encounter
www.sibspace.org

Special Families
http://www.specialfamilies.org/

Special Needs Family Fun
http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/

Steps Charity
http://www.stepscharity.org/

Sure Start
www.surestart.gov.uk

The Movement Centre
www.the-movement-centre.co.uk/

Whizz Kidz
http://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/

Whoopsadaisy
www.whoopsadaisy.org

Youthnet
www.thesite.org.uk



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Education

Advisory Centre for Education
http://www.ace-ed.org.uk/

Aids to Communication in Education (Oxford ACE Centre)
http://www.ace-centre.org.uk/

Association of National Specialist Colleges
http://www.natspec.org.uk/

British Association for Early Childhood Education
http://www.early-education.org.uk/

Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE)
http://inclusion.uwe.ac.uk/csie/

Cenmac
http://www.cenmac.com

Debatabase (International Debate Education Association)
http://www.debatabase.org/

The Department for Children, Schools and Families
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/

Disability Equality in Education
http://www.diseed.org.uk/

Government Special Education Needs site
www.dfes.gov.uk/sen

Hornsey Trust
www.dfes.gov.uk/sen

Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA)
http://www.ipsea.org.uk/

Inter-American Conductive Education Association
http://www.iacea.org/

National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN)
http://www.nasen.org.uk/

National Institute of Conductive Education
http://www.conductive-education.org.uk/

Network 81
network81.org

Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

The Pace Centre
http://www.pacecentre.co.uk/

Scope's Education
http://www.scope.org.uk/education/

Skill (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities)
http://www.skill.org.uk/

Sure Start
http://www.surestart.gov.uk/

The Teacher Support Network
http://www.teachersupport.info/

Technology for Disabilities Information Service
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/

Treloar Trust
http://www.treloar.org.uk/

UK Lifelong Learning
www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/



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Employment, training and careers

After 16
www.after16.org.uk/

Association For Supported Employment
www.afse.org.uk/ /

BBC Jobs
www.bbc.co.uk/working

Breakthrough UK's Independent Employment Advocacy Centre
www.breakthrough-uk.com/gmeap.shtml

Charity Job
www.charityjob.co.uk

Connexions
http://www.connexions.gov.uk/

Department for Work and Pensions
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/

Disabled Entrepreneurs Network
www.disabled-entrepreneurs.net/

Disabled Workers
www.disabledworkers.org.uk/

Diversity Now
http://www.diversitynow.net/

Employers Forum on Disability
http://www.employers-forum.co.uk/

Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET)
http://www.gladnet.org/

IMBY
http://www.imby.org.uk/

Jobability
http://www.jobability.com/

Local Government Vacancy Website
http://www.lgjobs.com/

Job Centre Plus
http://www.jobcentreplus.co.uk/

New Ways to Work
www.nww.org/

NIACE - The National Organisation for Adult Learning
http://www.niace.org.uk/

Opportunities
http://www.opportunities.org.uk/

Realising Potential
http://www.realising-potential.org/

Remploy
http://www.remploy.co.uk/

Scope's employment service
http://www.scope.org.uk/work/

Shaw Trust
www.shaw-trust.org.uk/index.php/

Social Firms UK & ERMIS Database (Training and Employment)
http://www.socialfirms.co.uk/

Springboard
http://www.springboarduk.org.uk/

Voluntary Sector Jobs
www.voluntarysectorjobs.co.uk

Workability International
http://www.workability-international.org/

Worktrain
http://www.worktrain.gov.uk/


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Equality

Black Britain
http://www.blackbritain.co.uk/

Black Information Link
http://www.blink.org.uk/

Diversity Works for London
www.diversityworksforlondon.com

Equality and Human Rights Commission
www.equalityhumanrights.com

Equality Britain
www.equalitybritain.co.uk

Equality Direct (Practical solutions for business)
http://www.equalitydirect.org.uk/

Institute of Race Relations
http://www.irr.org.uk/

Language Line (Telephone Interpreting)
http://www.languageline.co.uk/

Stonewall (Working for Lesbian and Gay Equality)
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/

Urban UK
http://www.urbanukonline.com


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Equipment

Association of Wheelchair Children
www.wheelchairchildren.org.uk

Bathing Made Easy
www.bathingmadeeasy.com

Disability Equipment Register
www.disabilityequipment.org.uk

Disabled Living Foundation
http://www.dlf.org.uk/

FAST - Foundation for Assistive Technology
http://www.fastuk.org/

Independent Living
http://www.independentliving.co.uk/

Medical Devices Agency
http://www.medical-devices.gov.uk/

Motivation (Wheelchair Design)
http://www.motivation.org.uk/

Mobility Information Service/National Mobility Centre (UK)
http://www.mis.org.uk/

REMAP (Technical Equipment for Disabled People)
http://www.remap.org.uk/

Ricability (Research and Information for Consumers with Disabilities)
http://www.ricability.org.uk/



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Funding and grants

Elizabeth Finn Care
www.elizabethfinncare.org.uk

Equality Direct
http://www.equalitydirect.org.uk/

Funderfinder
www.funderfinder.org.uk/

Independent Living Funds
http://www.ilf.org.uk/

Institute of Fundraising
http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/

SEN Standards Fund
www.dfes.gov.uk/standardsfund/

Sensory Trust
www.sensorytrust.org.uk/

Surgery Door
www.surgerydoor.co.uk/

UK Fundraising Information for Charity and Non-profit Fundraisers
http://www.fundraising.co.uk/



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Government and politics

Audit Commission
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/

Directgov - Government information for Disabled People
http://www.Direct.gov.uk/disability

Directory of UK Local Government on the Web
www.tagish.co.uk/tagish/links/localgov.htm

Directory of UK Parish and Town Councils on the Web
www.tagish.co.uk/tagish/links/parish.htm

Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
http://www.dptac.gov.uk/

Disability Employment Advisory Committee
http://www.deac.org.uk/

Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board
http://www.dlaab.org.uk/

Lists of Members of Parliament
www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/mem.htm

Local Government Association Internet Service (LGAnet)
http://www.lganet.gov.uk/

Local Government Information Unit (UK)
http://www.lgiu.gov.uk/

National Assembly for Wales
http://www.wales.gov.uk/

Polls Apart
http://www.pollsapart.org.uk/

UK Parliament WWW Service
http://www.parliament.uk/

YouGov
http://www.yougov.com/



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Healthcare

Association of Medical Research Charities
http://www.amrc.org.uk/

British Association/College of Occupational Therapists
http://www.cot.co.uk/

British Medical Association
http://www.bma.org.uk/

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
http://www.csp.org.uk/

Department of Health
http://www.doh.gov.uk/

Institute of Child Health
http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/factsheets/index.html

King's Fund
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/

Medical Research Council
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/

National Health Service
http://www.nhs.uk/

NHS Direct Online
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/

Nursing Portal
http://www.nursing-portal.com/

Primary Care Electonic Library
http://www.pcel.info/

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
http://www.rcslt.org/

Royal Society of Medicine
http://www.roysocmed.ac.uk/

Specialist Info
http://www.specialistinfo.com/

Source International Information Support Centre
http://www.asksource.info/

The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP)
http://www.inpp.org.uk

UK Medical Portal
http://www.medic8.com/

UK Self-Help
http://www.ukselfhelp.info/

The Wellcome Trust
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/



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Housing

Care and Repair England
http://www.careandrepair-england.org.uk/

Centre for Housing Policy, University of York
www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp

Chartered Institute of Housing
http://www.cih.org/

Housing Corporation
http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/

Housingnet
http://www.housingnet.co.uk/

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
http://www.jrf.org.uk/

National Housing Federation
http://www.housing.org.uk/



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Inclusion

Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE)
http://inclusion.uwe.ac.uk/csie/

Inclusion supporting individual learning needs
http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/

Inclusive Solutions
http://www.inclusive-solutions.com

Parents for Inclusion
http://www.parentsforinclusion.org/

The Pre-school Learning Alliance
http://www.pre-school.org.uk

Early Support DfES, Surestart and Dept of Health
http://www.earlysupport.org.uk

Disability Equality in Education
http://www.diseed.org.uk

Kidsactive
http://www.kidsactive.org.uk

National Children's Bureau
http://www.ncb.org.uk

Surestart
http://www.surestart.gov.uk

Childcarelink
http://www.childcarelink.gov.uk

Office for Standards in Education OFSTED
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

National Parent Partnership Network
http://www.parentpartnership.org.uk/

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Information and advice services

Anchor Trust
http://www.anchor.org.uk/

Ask NCVO
http://www.askncvo.org.uk/

British Wireless for the Blind
www.blind.org.uk

Calibre audio library
www.calibre.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau Advice Guide
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/

Contact the Elderly
http://www.contact-the-elderly.org/

Disability Archive UK
www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk

DIAL UK (Disability Information Advice Lines)
www.dialuk.info

Disability UK
http://www.disabilityuk.com/

Disability World Directory
http://www.disabilityworld.com/

Focus on Disability
http://www.focusondisability.org.uk/

Inclusion Education and Equality Research Centre
http://www.shef.ac.uk/inclusive-education/

Intute: Social Sciences
www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/

LASA - London Advice Services Alliance
http://www.lasa.org.uk/

Librarian's Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org/

Listening Books
http://www.listening-books.org.uk/

National Library for the Blind
http://www.nlb-online.org

National Information Forum
http://www.nif.org.uk/

National Library for Health
http://www.library.nhs.uk/

Office of the Information Commissioner
http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/

Respond
http://www.respond.org.uk/

Rethink
http://www.rethink.org/

Society of Public Information Networks (SPIN)
http://www.spin.org.uk/

Yourable.com (freedom, choice and independence)
http://www.yourable.com/



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Information and communications technology

Abilitynet
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/

The Aidis Trust
www.aidis.org

British Computer Association of the Blind
www.bcab.org.uk/

Can Be Done
www.canbedone.co.uk/

Candle - Communication and learning Enterprises
www.contactcandle.co.uk

Communication Matters
http://www.communicationmatters.org.uk/

Computers for Charities
http://www.computersforcharities.co.uk/

IT For Charities
http://www.itforcharities.co.uk/

Microsoft Accessible Technology
www.microsoft.com/enable/

U Can Do I.T.
http://www.ucandoit.org.uk/

WebAble (disability-related Internet resources)
http://www.webable.com/

Wings on Wheels
http://www.wingsonwheels.co.uk/



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Legal organisations/advice services

Disability Conciliation Service
http://www.dcs-gb.net/

Law Society
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/

Legal Services Commission
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/

Solicitors Online
http://www.solicitors-online.com/

UK Legal Homepage
http://www.uklegal.com/




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Leisure

3H (Holidays) Fund
www.3hfund.org.uk

4 A's Newark
http://www.picturemotorsport.com/canoe/index.htm

Abletogo.com
http://www.abletogo.com/

Access for Fitness
http://www.access4fitness.org.uk/

Access-Able Travel Source
http://www.access-able.com/

Access Travel
http://www.access-travel.co.uk/

All Go Here
www.allgohere.com

British Paralympics Association
http://www.paralympics.org.uk

British Wheelchair Sports Association (BWSA)
http://www.britishwheelchairsports.org/

CandoCo Dance Company
www.candoco.co.uk

Community Transport Association
http://www.communitytransport.com/

CP Sport
http://www.cpsport.org/

Disability Museum
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/

Disabled United
http://www.disabledunited.com/

Extend
www.extend.org.uk/

Family Holiday Association
http://www.fhaonline.org.uk/

Fieldfare Trust
http://www.fieldfare.org.uk/

HolidayCare
http://www.holidaycare.org.uk/

Inclusive Fitness
http://www.inclusivefitness.org/

Jubilee Sailing Trust
http://www.jst.org.uk/

Listening Books
http://www.listening-books.org.uk/

Link Up club
www.linkupclub.org.uk

Mobilise
http://www.mobilise.info

Motability
http://www.motability.co.uk/

Sailing for All
http://www.sailingforall.com/

Thrive
http://www.thrive.org.uk/

The Good Gallery Guide
http://www.goodgalleryguide.com/

Ty Glyn Davis Trust
www.tyglyndavistrust.co.uk

Vitalise
www.vitalise.org.uk

Wern Bach (Accessible Holiday Accommodation)
http://www.disabled-holidays-wales.co.uk/



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Marketing, media and publishing

Able
www.ablemagazine.co.uk

British Universities Film and Video Council (including audio visual programmes; television index and newsreel database)
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/

Disability Clip Art
http://www.disabilityart.com/

Disability Now - the monthly magazine published by Scope
http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/

DisabilityWrites
www.disabilitywrites.org.uk

Life Support Productions (Educational Videos and Multimedia)
http://www.lifesupportproductions.co.uk/

Marketing UK
http://www.marketinguk.co.uk/

Media Trust
http://www.mediatrust.org/

The Paperboy - Links to UK and International Newspapers
http://www.thepaperboy.com/



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Mental health

Depression Alliance
http://www.depressionalliance.org/

Depression and Music Therapy
http://www.enterthefreudianslip.com/music_therapy_and_depression.htm

Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
www.minddisorders.com

MDF - the Bipolar Organisation
www.mdf.org.uk/

Mental Health Foundation
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

MIND
www.mind.org.uk/

Rethink (formerly National Schizophrenia Fellowship)
http://www.rethink.org/

Office of the Public Guardian
www.publicguardian.gov.uk

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
www.scmh.org.uk/

SANE
http://www.sane.org.uk/


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Older people

Age Concern England
http://www.ace.org.uk/

British Geriatrics Society
http://www.bgs.org.uk/

Centre for Policy on Ageing
http://www.cpa.org.uk/

Help the Aged
http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/

Oral history of people with cp over 50
http://www.speakingforourselves.org.uk/



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Quick reference

Electronic Yellow Pages
http://www.yell.com/

Multimap
uk2.multimap.com/

National Express Coaches
http://www.gobycoach.com/

Online Telephone Directory
http://www.bt.com/

Postcode Finder
pol.royalmail.com/PF.asp

Scoot Directory
http://www.scoot.co.uk/

UK Street Map
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/



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Search engines, directories and indexes

AltaVista
http://www.altavista.co.uk/

Ask Jeeves
http://www.ask.co.uk/

Charity Choice
http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/

Esmerel's Collection of Disability Resources
http://www.esmerel.org/

Excite
http://www.excite.co.uk/

Google
http://www.google.co.uk/

Kinderstart
http://www.kinderstart.com/

Ixquick
http://www.ixquick.com/

Lycos
http://www.lycos.co.uk/

MSN Search
search.msn.co.uk

UK Plus
http://www.ukselfhelp.info/

UK Selfhelp info
http://www.ukplus.co.uk/

Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.co.uk/



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Social care

Association of Directors of Social Services
http://www.adss.org.uk/

BREAK - Residential and Day Care Services
http://www.break-charity.org/

Care and Health
http://www.careandhealth.com/

Contact a Family
http://www.cafamily.org.uk/

Family Fund Trust
http://www.familyfundtrust.org.uk/

National Institute for Social Work
http://www.nisw.org.uk/

SSAFA Forces Help
http://www.ssafa.org.uk/

Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/



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Social policy and statistics

Census Information Gateway
census.ac.uk

Centre for Policy Studies
http://www.cps.org.uk/

Disability Research Unit - University of Leeds
www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies

Institute for Public Policy Research
http://www.ippr.org.uk/

Institute of Economic Affairs
http://www.iea.org.uk/

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
http://www.jrf.org.uk/

King's Fund
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/

National Statistics (official UK statistics site)
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/

Policy Studies Institute
http://www.psi.org.uk/

Regard (Social Science Bibliographic Research Database)
http://www.regard.ac.uk/

Research and Development in the Department of Health and National Health Service
www.doh.gov.uk/research/index.htm

School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) - University of Sheffield
www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr

Social Market Foundation
http://www.smf.co.uk/

Social Policy Research Unit - University of York
www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru

Society for Disability Studies
www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/



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Voluntary sector management

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
http://www.acevo.org.uk/

Centre for Civil Society (formerly Centre for Voluntary Organisation)
www.lse.ac.uk/depts/cvo

Charities Aid Foundation
www.cafonline.org/

Charity Commission
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/

Charity Law Unit, University of Liverpool
http://www.liv.ac.uk/law/clu/

Charitynet
http://www.cafonline.org/Default.aspx?page=12481

Directory of Social Change
http://www.dsc.org.uk/

London Voluntary Service Council
http://www.lvsc.org.uk/

National Centre for Volunteering
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/

National Council for Voluntary Organisations
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/

Workforce Hub
http://www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/


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