Links
Links:
Physical & Sensory Impairment Links - National
Arthritis Care
Arthritis Care is a national organisation for all people with all forms of arthritis. They represent people with arthritis and involve them in developing and delivering their services. They have a regional office, details of their local work can be seen on their website.
BBC Ouch!
Ouch is a website from the BBC. Its aim is to reflect the lives of disabled people right here and now in the third millennium.
The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)
Official website for The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP). BCODP is the UK's national organisation of the worldwide Disabled People's Movement.
British Deaf Association
The BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. They represent the Sign Language community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL).
Deaf 24/7
Offical website for Deaf 24/7 - Internet resource for all British Sign Language and deafness related information.
Deafblind UK
Offical website for Deaflblind UK - Deafblind UK offers comprehensive services to deafblind people, their support assistants and other professionals. These include training in communication and rehabilitation skills; a free 24 hour helpline; a regional network of staff and volunteers; a varied leisure programme and a range of publications in different reading formats.
Deaf Essential
Deaf Essential help to improve access for the Deaf community by providing CACDP or ASLI registered interpreters by improving access to the Deaf community by training people in British Sign Language (BSL), Deaf awareness and our translation and media service.
DirectGov - 'Disabled People' section
Directgov provides information from across UK Government departments. The 'Disabled People' section contains information about:
Employment
Financial support
Home & housing options
Health & support
Education & training
Rights & obligations
Motoring & transport
Everyday life & access
Travel & holidays
Caring for someone
Disability Alliance
Disability Alliance (DA), publishers of the Disability Rights Handbook, provide information about social security benefits for disabled people.
Disability Rights Commission
Uses legal enforcement to work towards eliminating discrimination against disabled people. Includes information on disability rights, campaigns and news.
Office for Disability Issues (ODI)
The Office for Disability Issues aims to ensure that the views and wishes of disabled people are at the centre of policy-making, by reaching out to organisations and individuals at every step, and bringing external expertise and experience into the ODI itself.
The ODI aims to change the way government communicates with disabled people and organisations, embedding stakeholder engagement in its day-to-day work.
Royal National Institute for the Blind
UK charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight problems. They help anyone with a sight problem – not just with braille and Talking Books, but with imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges. They fight for equal rights for people with sight problems and fund pioneering research into preventing and treating eye disease.
Royal National Institute for the Deaf
RNID is a UK charity working to change the world for the UK’s 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people. They provide services and conduct social, medical and technical research.
Sense
Sense is a UK organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or have associated disabilities.
