Here are some web links we have found useful over the years and are provided here as a general service. We try to check details on a regular basis, but please contact us if you find a broken link. Please note that all links are to third-party websites that are responsible for their own content; no warranty or recommendation should be inferred by any listing on this page. If you have any suggestion for including additional UK-based resources, please contact us. (Updated November 2020)
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Resource and Description | Type |
Ability Magazine – publication of the British Computer Society Disability Group campaigning for accessible IT. | |
Ableize Disability & Mobility – The UK and Ireland’s largest and most viewed resource of disability mobility and special needs. | |
Access Audio – suppliers of communication and control equipment to assist disabled people at work, at home, or at play | |
Ace Centre – Experts in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT) | |
Action for M.E. Support. | |
Age UK (Deal, Folkestone, Kent): The Deal and Folkestone centres are a one-stop shop that offers services, activities, information and support for over 50’s. | |
Age UK (Canterbury, Kent): An independent local charity working with and for older people in Canterbury and surrounding villages | |
anAurora – The Internet Magazine for Disabled Women. | |
Arthritis Care – Support, campaigns and services for people with arthritis. | |
Be My Eyes – Support services for people with visual a impairment. A fantastic new service that uses sighted volunteers to support people living independently. | |
Carer’s Support – Dover, Thanet and Canterbury: Supporting those who care for a relative or friend | |
Centre for Accessible Environments – Working to make the built environment accessible to all. | |
Centre for Independent Living in Kent (CiLK) supports the Disabled Community in Kent with peer support, advocacy, disability equality training, independent living & Direct Payments. | |
Citizens Advice Bureaux | |
Communication Matters (ISAAC UK) – Augmentative Alternative Communication group. | |
Consensus Support for people with learning difficulties | |
Companion Stairlifts – One of the largest retailers of stairlifts in the U.K. | |
CRDC – Choices and Rights Disability Coalition. | |
Counselling Directory – a fully searchable directory of local professional counsellors. | |
Deal Mobility is a friendly, Kent-based company specialising in Mobility products | |
Digital Unite | |
Disability Awareness in Action (DAA) is an international human rights network, run for and by disabled people. | |
Disability Rights Commission. | |
Disabled Accessories – Supply a huge range of innovative disabled aids and sports injury / trauma products at low cost. | |
Disabled Living Foundation. | |
Disability Resources from the UK government | |
Essentialaids.com – the UK’s online shop for daily living aids. | |
Finchale Training College for Disabled People | |
Geemarc Telecom – Provide communication equipment for people with Hearing and Visual disabilities. | |
The Good Care Group.Are you looking for Live-In care? We work closely with The Good Care Group who provide a multi award-winning live-in care service. | |
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. | |
Headway – National organisation for people with a head injury | |
Heart ‘n’ Soul Music Theatre – A leading disability arts group. | |
Interactive Me: Personalised life stories for better conversations in dementia care. Improving relationships with touchscreen techology | |
King’s Fund – The King’sFund is an independent charitable foundation whose goal is to improve health, especially in London. | |
Leonard Cheshire – works with 12,000 disabled people in the UK, and a further 15,000 across the world. | |
Mabels – a web site that caters for the older generation providing daily support & services. | |
MND Association – providing help and support for people who have the condition as well as their friends and families | |
Multiple Sclerosis Society. | |
My Grants – information on grants for people with disabilities. | |
Online Course Directory | |
Opportunities – Employment charity for people with disabilities. | |
Parkinson’s UK | |
Propeller Multimedia Ltd – Rehabilitation software for people with acquired head injuries. | |
Remap – Make technical aids for disabled people on a voluntary basis. | |
Remploy – supported employment for disabled people | |
Rica – national research charity that produces independent information for older and disabled people. Note: Page slow to load (12/10/2016) | |
Royal National College for the Blind College. The college is the largest college of further education for people with sight loss in the UK. | |
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). | |
Scope – The national charity for people with Cerebral Palsy. | |
The Stroke Association | |
Therapy Directory | |
Widgit Software for literacy and special needs. | |
Youreable.com – Information, Goods and Services. |