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Vitalise
Vitalise is a charity providing short breaks, respite care and other essential services for disabled people, visually impaired people, and carers. We also offer inspirational opportunities for volunteers. We aim to provide an alternative to traditional residential respite care by offering breaks in a holiday environment.
http://www.vitalise.org.uk/ - Details

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The Henry Spink Foundation
The Henry Spink Foundation is an independent charity created to help families of children with severe disabilities of all kinds. We provide information on conventional and complementary/alternative medicine, therapies and research relating to a very wide range of physical and mental disorders. We gather information from practitioners, specialists, associations and centres of excellence all over the world in order to provide detailed information from our database. Particularly focussing on children, the Foundation also helps adults.

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http://www.henryspink.org/ - Details

Afasic
Afasic is the UK charity which supports children and young people with speech, language and communication impairments and their parents and carers.

Comments: 0; Added: 24-03-2008)

http://www.afasic.org.uk/ - Details

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) 5.0

We are the national charity helping serving and ex-Service men, women and their families, including widows and widowers in need. We provide support for the serving men and women in today’s Armed Forces and for those who have served - even if it was only for a single day. We also care for the needs of their families and dependants.

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http://www.ssafa.org.uk/ - Details

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) 4.0

FPLD works to promote the rights, quality of life and opportunities of people with learning disabilities and their families. We do this by working with people with learning disabilities, their families and the people who support them. We carry out research, promote the rights of people with learning disabilities, improve services and spread knowledge and information.

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http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/ - Details

Health information at your fingertips - Patient UK
Patient UK was first launched in 1997 by PiP (Patient Information Publications). It started as a directory of UK websites which provided information of health, disease and related issues. In December 2002, Patient UK was re-launched as a joint venture between PiP and EMIS (Egton Medical Information Systems). For the re-launch Patient UK has been extensively revised and considerably more content has been added. Our aim is to be a reliable and comprehensive source of health and disease information, mainly aimed at the UK general public, but of interest to all.

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http://www.patient.co.uk/ - Details

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Welcome to the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (UK) web site. We are a registered charity, and the only organisation in the UK which is dedicated to supporting people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS),their families, carers, and the professionals who work with them.

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http://www.pwsa.co.uk/ - Details

British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT)
BAOT and the College of Occupational Therapists is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAOT and operates as a registered charity. It represents the profession nationally and internationally, and contributes widely to policy consultations throughout the UK. The College sets the professional and educational standards for occupational therapy. It provides leadership, guidance and information relating to research and development, education, practice and lifelong learning. In addition, 11 accredited specialist sections support expert clinical practice.

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http://www.cot.co.uk/ - Details

3H Fund (3HF) 4.0

3HF is a charity that makes it possible for disabled people, children and adults, to have memorable and fulfilling holidays. Thanks to valued and continuous contributions from grant giving trusts, the business community and individuals, we are able to subsidise a range of group holidays for physically disabled people accompanied by volunteer carers.

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http://www.3hfund.org.uk/ - Details

Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society
The A-T Society is a self-help group of families who have children with A-T. The objective of the A-T Society is to alliviate the distress and suffering that A-T causes. The A-T Society is a self-help group of families who have children with A-T. The objective of the A-T Society is to alleviate the distress and suffering that AT causes.

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http://www.atsociety.org.uk/ - Details

The Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine is an independent, apolitical organisation of doctors, dentists, scientists and others involved in medicine and health care.

Comments: 0; Added: 07-10-2007)

http://www.roysocmed.ac.uk/ - Details

Contact a Family
Contact a Family is a UK-wide charity providing support, advice and information for families with disabled children.

Comments: 0; Added: 02-10-2007)

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/ - Details

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers provides information, advice and support services to carers of all ages in the UK. This is delivered through a network of independently managed Carers Centres, young carers services and interactive websites.

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http://www.carers.org/ - Details

Place 2 Be
The Place2Be was established in 1994 in response to increasing concern about the extent and depth of emotional and behavioural difficulties displayed in classrooms and playgrounds.

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http://www.theplace2be.org.uk/ - Details

Alopecia Online 3.0

The aim of Alopecia UK is to provide information, advice and support for people with experience of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis. Alopecia areata is a general term used for hair loss; this can be a small bald patch on the head or the loss of all hair over the entire body.

Comments: 0; Added: 10-08-2008)

http://www.alopeciaonline.org.uk/ - Details