Accessibility: Charities for Disabled People
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Ableize
http://www.ableize.com/
UK disability and Health web directory.
Access All Areas
http://www.access-auditing.com/
Disability Discrimination Act DDA access audit service.
Arthritis Care
http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk
National voluntary organisation.
Aspire
http://www.aspire.org.uk/
ASPIRE works with people with spinal cord injury.
Back-Up Trust
http://www.backuptrust.org.uk/
The Back-Up Trust is a national charity for people who are paralysed through spinal cord injury. (SCI).
BCODP
http://www.bcodp.org.uk
The British Council of Disabled People.
Changing Places
http://www.changing-places.org/
The Changing Places campaign is calling for Changing Places toilets, with a height-adjustable changing bench, hoist and plenty of space to be installed in all big public places, including city centres, shopping malls and arts venues. Without these facilities, carers are often forced to change disabled family members on a dirty toilet floor. But the alternative is to not go out at all.
Contact a Family
http://www.cafamily.org.uk
UK charity helps families with children with any disability or special need.
Disability alliance
http://www.disabilityalliance.org
A national disability charity.
Help the Aged
http://www.helptheaged.org.uk
A charity to help older people.
Mencap
http://www.mencap.org.uk/
Mencap is the UK's leading learning disability charity.
Mobility Advice Line
http://www.mobility-advice.org.uk
A public enquiry service for all UK based disabled people.
Multiple Sclerosis Society
http://www.mssociety.org.uk
The Multiple Sclerosis Society.
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
http://www.ndcs.org.uk
The National Deaf Children's Society is an organisation of parents, families and carers.
Queen Elizabeth's Foundation
http://www.qefd.org
A charity that aims to increase independence.
RNIB
http://www.rnib.org.uk
The Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
http://www.rnid.org.uk
RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK.
Scope
http://www.scope.org.uk
Scope is for people with cerebral palsy.
Sense
http://www.sense.org.uk
Sense is the national voluntary organisation to support the deafblind.
Shape
http://www.shapearts.org.uk/
Specialises in access to arts, leisure and culture.
Spinal Injuries Association
http://www.spinal.co.uk
The Spinal Injuries Association.
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