Disability resource

Governing Bodies / Institutes / Associations

Ableize UK and Ireland disability resource Visit the website
Access All Areas DDA Access Audits, Tel: 01255 242777 Visit the website
Action for Blind People 14-16 Verney Road London SE16 3DZ Tel: 0800 915 4666 Visit the website
Afasic Unlocking Speech and Language 2nd Floor 50-52 Great Sutton Street London EC1V 0DJ Tel: 0845 3 55 55 77 Fax: 020 7251 2834 Visit the website
Alzheimer's Society Gordon House 10 Greencoat Place London SW1P 1PH UK Tel: 020 7306 0606 Fax: 020 7306 0808 Visit the website
Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults ATLA Westwood Park London Road Little Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BS UK Visit the website
BackCare Charity for Healthier Backs 16 Elmtree Road, Teddington Middlesex TW11 8ST Tel: 0845 130 2704 Fax: 020 8943 5318 Visit the website
Blind Business Association Charitable Trust (BBACT) BBACT 29 Quantock Rise, Shepshed, Leicestershire LE12 9JR Tel: 0845 0450696 Visit the website
Brain and Spine Foundation Brain & Spine Helpline 7 Winchester House Cranmer Road Kennington Park London SW9 6EJ Tel: 0808 808 1000 Fax: 020 7793 5939 Visit the website
British Association of Audiological Scientists Visit the website
British Council of Disabled People BCODP Litchurch Plaza Litchurch Lane Derby DE24 8AA Telephone: 01332 295551 Fax: 01332 295580 Visit the website
British Society for Disability and Oral Health BSDH 174 Woodstock Road Oxford OX5 1PW Visit the website
British Society for Mental Health and Deafness Westwood Park London Road Little Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BS. Telephone 01206 274075 Text 01206 274076 Fax 01206 274077 Visit the website
British Tinnitus Association Ground Floor Unit 5 Acorn Business Park Woodseats Close Sheffield S8 0TB Tel: 0800 018 0527 Visit the website
British Dyslexia Association 8 London Road, Reading RG1 5AU Helpline Tel: 0118 966 8271 Visit the website
British Wireless for the Blind Fund Gabriel House 34 New Road Chatham Kent ME4 4QR Tel: +44 (0)1634 832501 Fax: +44 (0)1634 817485 Visit the website
Cerebra Principality Buildings 13 Guildhall Square Carmarthen SA31 1PR, Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1267 244200, Fax: +44 (0) 1267 244201 Visit the website
Childhood Eye Cancer Trust The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel Road London E1 1BB Phone: 020 7377 5578 Fax: 020 7377 0740 Visit the website
Contact a Family For families with disabled children - 209-211 City Road London EC1V 1JN Tel: 020 7608 8700 Fax: 020 7608 8701 Helpline 0808 808 3555 Visit the website
Deafblind National Centre for Deafblindness John and Lucille van Geest Place Cygnet Road, Hampton Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 8FD UK. Telephone: 01733-358100 Fax: 01733-358356 Visit the website
Deafness Research UK The Hearing Research Trust 330-332 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8EE Tel: 020 7833 1733 Fax: 020 7278 0404 Text: 020 7915 1412 Freephone information line 0808 808 2222 Visit the website
Disability Rights Commission DRC Helpline FREEPOST MID02164 Stratford upon Avon CV37 9BR Tel: 08457 622 633 Textphone: 08457 622 644 Fax: 08457 778 878 Visit the website
Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) 380-384 Harrow Road London W9 2HU Helpline: 0845 130 9177 Visit the website
Dog Assistance In Disability Dog AID Headquarters 25 Speechly Drive Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 2PT Tel: 01547 510266 Visit the website
Down's Syndrome Association UK Membership organisation with branches that welcome and support new parents and members, provide access to resources, arrange social and fundraising events, and more. Langdon Down Centre 2a Langdon Park Teddington TW11 9PS Tel: 0845 230 0372 Fax: 0845 230 0373 Visit the website
Dystonia Society 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP UK. Tel: 0845 458 6211 Fax: 0845 458 6311 Visit the website
Disability Visit the website
Disability Discrimination Act Visit the website
Epilepsy Action New Anstey House Gate Way Drive Yeadon Leeds LS19 7XY UK Freephone: 0808 800 5050 Visit the website
Focus on Disability Advice and information for disabled people Visit the website
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities 9th Floor Sea Containers House 20 Upper Ground, London SE1 9QB United Kingdom. Tel: 020 7803 1100. Fax: 020 7803 1111 Visit the website
Hearing Concern Hearing Concern 95 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8TX Tel: +44 020 7440 9871 Fax: +44 020 7440 9872 Text: +44 020 7440 9873 SMS: 076 2480 9978 Email: info@hearingconcern.org.uk Visit the website
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People The Grange Wycombe Road Saunderton Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 9NS Tel: 01844 348 100 (voice & minicom) Fax: 01844 348 101 Visit the website
Henshaws Society for Blind People John Derby House 88-92 Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0GS Tel: 0161 872 1234 Fax: 0161 848 9889 e-mail: info@hsbp.co.uk Visit the website
Herpes Viruses Association (UK) Providing information patients and medical professionals. Includes helpline, leaflets and a quarterly journal 41 North Road London N7 9DP Tel: 0845 123 2305Visit the website
Limbless Association Rehabilitation Centre Roehampton Lane London SW15 5PR Visit the website
Mencap 123 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0RT Tel: 020 7454 0454 Fax: 020 7608 3254 Email: information@mencap.org.u Visit the website
Matching Houses Holiday house exchange for people with disabilities, Tel: +44 (0)1736 361871 Visit the website
Mind - mental health charity in England and Wales Mindinfoline: 0845 766 0163 Visit the website
Mental Health Foundation 9th Floor Sea Containers House 20 Upper Ground London SE1 9QB United Kingdom Tel: 020 7803 1101 Fax: 020 7803 1111 Email mhf@mhf.org.uk Visit the website
Mind - mental health charity in England and Wales Mindinfoline: 0845 766 0163 Visit the website
NASEN Nasen House 4/5 Amber Business Village Amber Close Amington Tamworth Staffordshire B77 4RP Tel: 01827 311500 Fax: 01827 313005 Visit the website
National Bureau for Students with Disabilities Skill Head Office Chapter House 18-20 Crucifix Lane London SE1 3JW Tel/Minicom: 020 7450 0620 Fax: 020 7450 0650 Email: skill@skill.org.uk Information Service Tel: 0800 328 5050 Visit the website
Parkinson's Disease Society 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 1EJ Tel : 020 7931 8080 Fax: 020 7233 9908 / 020 7963 9360 E-mail: enquiries@parkinsons.org.uk Visit the website
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association UK Addresses the needs of people with PWS, their parents, carers, and health professionals. PWSA (UK) 125a London Road Derby DE1 2QQ Tel. 01332 365676 Fax. 01332 360401 Visit the website
RADAR Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation 12 City Forum 250 City Road London EC1V 8AF Tel: 020 7250 3222 Fax: 020 7250 0212 Minicom: 020 7250 4119 Email: radar@radar.org.uk Visit the website
Royal Association in Aid of Deaf People RAD Head Office 18 Westside Centre London Road Stanway Colchester Essex CO3 8PH United Kingdom Tel: 0845 688 2525 Fax: 0845 688 2526 Minicom: 0845 688 2527 SMS: 07720 718305 Email: info@royaldeaf.org.uk Visit the website
Royal London Society for the Blind Wildernesse Avenue SEAL Nr. Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EB Tel: 01732 592500 Fax: 01732 592506 Visit the website
Royal National Institute for the Blind 105 Judd Street London WC1H 9NE Tel: 020 7388 1266 Visit the website
Royal School for the Deaf and Communication Disorders (RSDCD) Stanley Road Cheadle Hulme Cheshire SK8 6RQ Tel:0161 610 0100 Fax: 0161 610 0101 Visit the website
Sense 11-13 Clifton Terrace Finsbury Park London N4 3SR Tel: 0845 127 0060 Text: 0845 127 0062 Fax: 0845 127 0061 E-mail: info@sense.org.uk Visit the website
Sign Community British Deaf Association London and South East 69 Wilson Street London, EC2A 2BB Email: london@signcommunity.org.uk Videophone IP: 81.138.165.105 Textphone: 020 7588 3529 Telephone: 020 7588 3520 Fax: 020 7588 3527 Visit the website
Spinal Injuries Association Spinal Injuries Association SIA House 2 Trueman Place, Oldbrook Milton Keynes, MK6 2HH Telephone: 0845 678 6633 Visit the website
TechDis Technology for Disabilities Information Service The Higher Education Academy Innovation Way York Science Park York YO10 5BR Tel: 01904 717580 Visit the website
The Association for Research into Stammering in Childhood The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children Finsbury Health Centre Pine Street London EC1R OLP Tel 020 7530 4238 Fax 020 7833 3842 Visit the website
The Association of Blind Piano Tuners 31 Wyre Crescent Lynwood Darwen Lancashire BB3 0JG England Tel: 44+ (0)1254 776148 Fax: 44+ (0)1254 773158 Email: abpt@uk-piano.org Visit the website
The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf 175 Dashwood Avenue High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 3DB Tel: 01494 464190 Visit the website
The Child Brain Injury Trust Unit 1 The Great Barn Baynards Green Farm Nr Bicester Oxfordshire OX27 7SG Tel: 01869 341075 Email: info@cbituk.org Helpline 0845 601 4939 Visit the website
The Disabled Driver's Association Mobilise Organisation National Headquarters Ashwellthorpe Norwich NR16 1EX Telephone: 01508 489449 Fax: 01508 488173 E-mail: enquiries@mobilise.info Visit the website
The Macular Disease Society PO Box 1870 Andover SP10 9AD Registered Charity No. 1001198 Tel: 01264 350 551 Fax: 01264 350 558 email: info@maculardisease.org Visit the website
The Migraine Action Association Unit 6 Oakley Hay Lodge Business Park Great Folds Road Great Oakley Northamptonshire NN18 9AS Tel: 01536 461333 Fax: 01536 461444 Visit the website
The National Autistic Society Head Office The National Autistic Society 393 City Road London EC1V 1NG UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7833 2299 Fax: +44 (0)20 7833 9666 Email: nas@nas.org.uk Visit the website
The National Blind Childrens Society Head Office Bradbury House Market Street Highbridge Somerset TA9 3BW. Tel: 01278 764 764 Facsmile: 01278 764 790 Email: enquiries@nbcs.org.uk Visit the website
The National Deaf Childrens Society 15 Dufferin Street London EC1Y 8UR Tel: 020 7490 8656 Minicom: 020 7490 8656 Fax: 020 7251 5020 Email: ndcs@ndcs.org.uk Visit the website
The National Society for Epilepsy Chesham Lane Chalfont St Peter Bucks SL9 0RJ UK Tel: 01494 601300 Fax: 01494 871927 UK Epilepsy Helpline: 01494 601400 Visit the website
The Nystagmus Network 13 Tinsley Close Claypole Newark Nottinghamshire NG23 5BS Tel: 0845 634 2630 Tel: 01636 627 004 email: info@nystagmusnet.org Visit the website
VISTA Responsive local services for visually impaired people. Margaret Road Off Gwendolen Road Leicester LE5 5FU Email: info@vistablind.org.uk Telephone: (0116) 249 0909 Facsimile: (0116) 249 8811 Visit the website