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DisabledGo (DGO) DGO, for disabled people, free access guide information for shops, services, hotels, pubs, restaurants across the UK. UseDGO to make direct enquiries about access and find what is accessible for you http://www.disabledgo.info/ - Details |
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Dial UK
A national organisation for a network of approximately 120 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people. Last year DIALs helped over a quarter of a million disabled people. Comments: 0; Added: 07-10-2007)
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Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD)
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. Comments: 0; Added: 04-10-2007)
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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. Comments: 0; Added: 03-10-2007)
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Mobility Advice Line
Mobility Advice Line is committed to providing help to Disabled people, their families, carers and friends. This can be advice,signposting or just simply someone to chat to. Whatever the question is, Mobility Advice Line will try and help you, and if we can't, we'll find someone who can. Comments: 0; Added: 23-03-2008)
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British Association for Supported Employment
A model for a partnership strategy, which will enable people with disabilities to achieve sustainable long-term employment and businesses to employ valuable workers. There are numerous barriers that people with disabilities face as they seek to achieve equality in our society. Among the most daunting, are discrimination, fear, ignorance, prejudice, accessibility, and equal rights to service. The concept of social inclusion seeks to overcome these barriers. Comments: 0; Added: 03-04-2008)
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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. Comments: 0; Added: 25-04-2008)
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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. Comments: 0; Added: 23-03-2008)
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Action for Blind People (ABP)
A national visual impairment charity which provides practical support and advice on employment,legal and housing issues for blind and partially sighted people. We also offer holidays breaks and children's sports clubs for visually impaired people. We introduce over 22,000 people with sight loss to our service each year. Comments: 0; Added: 08-10-2007)
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Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
EHRC champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society. Comments: 0; Added: 07-10-2007)
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Albinism Fellowship UK and Ireland
The Albinism Fellowship, a group that provides information, advice and support for people with albinism. Comments: 0; Added: 16-07-2008)
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Wiltshire Blind Association
The Wiltshire Blind Association is a registered charity which exists to offer practical help, support and advice to anyone living or working in the County of Wiltshire or within the Borough of Swindon who suffers from sight problems. Comments: 0; Added: 01-08-2008)
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Whizz-Kidz : Move A Life Forward
Whizz-Kidz is a national children’s charity that provides mobility equipment like wheelchairs and tricycles (that is not available from the NHS) to disabled children. The charity is also dedicated to providing help and advice to the children and their families and raising awareness of the issues they face through national campaigning. Comments: 0; Added: 23-11-2007)
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Door to Door: a travel guide for disabled people
Door to Door brings together in one website all the information that disabled people need to make informed decisions and choices. However, if you want to find out more detailed information about specific issues, the website also features direct links to the websites of other organisations. Comments: 0; Added: 09-10-2007)
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Adept Disability Equality
Through training and consultancy services, we want to increase disabled people's access to mainstream services and employment. On this website you will find all the help you need to turn your organisation into an inclusive place for people to work, rest and play. Comments: 0; Added: 22-03-2008)
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Entitled to
People across the UK are missing out on benefits and tax credits worth more than £8 billion a year. Entitledto can help make sure you get what is yours. Just use this simple calculator to work out how much you could claim. Comments: 0; Added: 03-08-2008)
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