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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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Chinese Mental Health Association (CMHA)
The Chinese Mental Health Association (CMHA) is actively involved in providing direct services, increasing mental health awareness, representing the wide spectrum of Chinese mental health issues in public forums and raising its profile in the overall Chinese community.

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

Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International (DPPI)
DPPI promotes better awareness and support for disabled people during pregnancy and parenthood

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http://www.dppi.org.uk/ - 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

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

3H Fund (3HF) 3.0

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

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

Carers UK
Carers UK provides carers, those supporting them and others with national and local information about benefits they are entitled to.

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

Aspire

Our services cover a diverse range of areas, all of which we know are in demand by many of the 40,000 people living with spinal cord injury in the UK. Sometimes we are called upon to provide a practical solution; a grant for a wheelchair that will give the user independent mobility for the first time since their injury or supported housing that will allow the tenant to move out of a care home, for example.

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

AS- Assist
Ankylosing spondylitis Self Help Forum

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http://www.as-assist.com/ - Details

Restricted Growth Association (RGA)
RGA is a UK based charity that provides vital information and support to improve the quality of life for persons of restricted growth, and their families. We always welcome new members to our membership - whether you are a mother or father with a child of restricted growth, or you are a person of restricted growth yourself.

Comments: 0; Added: 03-10-2007)

http://www.smallchild.co.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

Derby Amputee Club (DAC)
DAC was set-up as a Social Group for Amputees living in the Derbyshire area, which also includes family members and carers. We meet the third Tuesday of each month in Derby and also aim to arrange additional social events during the year.

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

International Lyme And Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)
We are a nonprofit, international, multidisciplinary medical society, dedicated to the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of Lyme and its associated diseases. ILADS promotes understanding of Lyme and its associated diseases through research and education and strongly supports physicians and other health care professionals dedicated to advancing the standard of care for Lyme and its associated diseases.

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

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.

Comments: 0; Added: 03-10-2007)

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

Cardiff and Vale Coalition of Disabled People (CVCDP)
We advise a range of statutory, private and voluntary sector organisations on disability equality issues, encouraging them to adopt a Social Model approach to their work. Also provide Training and Consultancy to organisations on a range of equality issues including Disability Access Audits, the Disability Equality Duty, Disability Equality Schemes and much more.

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

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