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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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Dumfries & Galloway Coalition of Disabled People
We are to meet the needs of people who experience physical, mental, or sensory impairments and to further their independence and full participation in the community. We are based in Dumfries & Galloway.

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

Department for Children, Schools and Families
DCSF leads work across Government to ensure that all children and young people. Stay healthy and safe. Secure an excellent education and the highest possible standards of achievement.Enjoy their childhood. Make a positive contribution to society and the economy and have lives full of opportunity, free from the effects of poverty

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http://www.dfee.gov.uk/ - Details

Disability Recreation Unity Movement (DRUM) 5.0

DRUM (Disability Recreation Unity Movement) is a small registered charity based in Watford, providing day services, activities and support to over 60 adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities and their carers. DRUM was started in October 1994 by a small group of disabled volunteers and continues to grow from strength to strength.

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http://www.drum.ik.com/ - Details

Learning 4 Life Swindon 5.0

Learning for Life provides many development opportunities for people who have a disability and carers aged over 18. These are available to those living within Swindon and Wiltshire. All courses are FREE with travel expenses provided.

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http://www.l4lswindon.co.uk/ - Details

Lead Scotland :: Linking Education and Disability
Lead Scotland, Linking Education and Disability, is a voluntary organisation set up to support disabled young people and adults and carers to access post-school education.

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

Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group (RCDSG) 3.0

(RCDSG) for families affected by any rare chromosome disorder such as deletions, duplications, translocations, trisomy, monosomy, rings, mosaic, inversion, isodicentric, microdeletions, tetrasomy, monosomy, congenital, inherited

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http://www.rarechromo.org/ - 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.

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

British Institute for Brain Injured Children 4.7

BIBIC is a national charity offering practical help to families caring for children with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, developmental delay, traumatic and acquired brain injury and specific learning difficulties such as attention deficits hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia and dyspraxia.Many of us take learning for granted. From birth we discover new skills and develop a fuller understanding of the world around us. For many children this process isn’t so easy. It can be difficult for them to make sense of the things that others take for granted. BIBIC exists to help these children reach their full potential and live a fulfilling and more rewarding life.

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

Limbless Association (LA)
LA provides information, advice and support for people of all ages who are without one or more limbs. It has a nationwide network of volunteer visitors (within the UK) who are all amputees themselves, offering support and encouragement to prospective amputees, carers and those already trying to come to terms with limb loss or deficiency.

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http://www.limbless-association.org/ - 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

Phab
To promote and encourage people with and without physical disabilities to come together on equal terms, to achieve complete inclusion within the wider community and to make more of life together

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

Disabled Parents Network (DPN)
Disabled Parents Network is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters

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http://www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk/cgi-bin/site/site.cgi - Details

Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP)
GMCDP campaigns for the rights of disabled people and does this through providing information, advice and organising events. Established in 1985, we are an organisation OF disabled people; that is, controlled by disabled people. Anyone can join GMCDP and we welcome enquiries from everyone. However, only disabled people can be on the Management Committee and vote at meetings, and GMCDP employs only disabled workers.

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http://www.gmcdp.com/ - Details

Mental Health Foundation (MHF)
Founded in 1949, the MHF is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.

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

Crossroads - Caring for Carers
Crossroads provides 'in the home care' for carers. Most of us juggle busy lives, but for carers, providing support for a relative, partner or friend, the pressures can be enormous. More than six million people, including 175,000 young carers under the age of 18, give their time in this way - that's one in eight people in the UK.

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

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