Disability

The organisations in this sub-category offer advice and support on disability and disability issues.

You may also find information on disability and disabilty issues in the Disability section.

AbilityNet

Helps disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their ICT

ACE Centre North

Assistive and enabling technology and alternative and augmentative communication services

Association of Lipspeakers

Aims to promote lipspeaking and its good practice and encourage the further development of lipspeaking as a communication service

Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults

A professional association for teachers of lipreading to adults who have become deaf or hard of hearing

Breakthrough UK

This website is for disabled people, employers and anyone with an interest in disability, employment and independent living in the UK.

Bury Deaf Club on YouTube

A collection of videos posted on YouTube by Bury Deaf Club

Contact a Family

We are a UK charity which helps families who care for children with any disability or special need

Direct Gov - Disabled People

Government site giving information on disability issues

Disability Alliance

Our principal aim is to relieve the poverty and improve the living standards of disabled people

Disability Now newspaper website

This is the UK's leading disability site, giving a whole range of useful information

Disability Rights Commission

Explains the rights of people with disabilities under the Disability Discrimination Act and the role of the DRC in relation to this

Disability Toolkits

Information and advice about work experience for disabled students. It includes sections for students, their academic supervisors and employers.

Disabled Living

Our services may be useful to disabled and older people, their families and carers

First Asian Support Trust

A registered charity working for and within the Asian community located in Cheetham Hill

Focus On Disability

This is a site with a wide range of information for those disabled and their carers in the UK

John Grooms

A christian based charity providing services to people with disabilities and their families

Manchester Disabled People's Access Group

Organisation of disabled people which campaigns, trains, consults on access issues, carries out access audits and surveys

Manchester MENCAP

Offering support and advice to people in Manchester including Crisis and Citizen Advocacy and Physical Activity Projects

MAP (Manchester Multi Agency Partnership for ...

... Disabled Children and Young People - Seeking to provide the best and most useful services for all disabled children, teenagers and their parents or carers

RNID

An organisation for deaf and hard of hearing people

Skill

A national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of impairment in post-16 education, training and employment

Social Information on Disability

A not-for-profit organisation, aiming to provide access to quality information on all aspects of living with disability

MCIN Web Connect