Disability Support
On an alternative page you can find information on Congenital and Genetic Conditions
In this section you can find support for:
- General Disability Organisations
- Learning Disability Organisations
- Specialist Disability Organisations
- Sport and Disability Organisations
General Disability Organisations
AccessAble
Information on disability access and other features of venues and buildings across the country.
Amputation Foundation
Support and information to enable amputees to have the best start as well as continued support for living a life without limb(s).
Back Up
Back Up offer mentoring and wheelchair skills training, as well as support advice for going back to school/work following a spinal cord injury.
Disability Rights UK
Working for better rights, accessibility, benefits and quality of life for people with disabilities. Phone support for Students with Disabilities, Welfare Rights and Personal Budgets. Details of how to access these advice lines on the website.
Government disability financial information
Government information on financial support, including benefits, tax credits, payments, grants and concessions.
Leonard Cheshire
Supporting individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.
Limbless Association
Information and support through a variety of programmes and services.
Helpdesk: 0800 644 0185 (Lines open Monday – Friday 9am- 5pm)
Living Made Easy
Living Made Easy offer impartial advice for all types of disability equipment and mobility products.
Sibs
For brothers and sisters of disabled children and adults
Outsiders
For people with physical and social impairments, support advice includes a sex and disability helpline.
Email: info@outsiders.org.uk
Whizz-Kidz
Whizz-Kidz works to provide young wheelchair users and their families with the right wheelchair or equipment.
Learning Disability Organisations
Ann Craft Trust
Advice for anyone concerned with the protection of vulnerable children and adults.
Cedar Foundation – Northern Ireland
Supporting individuals and families living with learning disability, autism and brain injury to love the lives they choose.
Challenging Behaviour Foundation
Support on challenging behaviour associated with severe learning disabilities and related problems.
Information line: 0300 666 0126 (lines open Monday- Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-3pm)
Email: support@thecbf.org.uk
Dimensions
Services for people with learning disabilities and autism.
Disability Law Service
Free information on community law for disabled people and their carers.
Mencap
Advice and information on concerns relevant to people with learning disabilities and their families.
Advice line: 0808 808 1111 (lines open Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm)
Specialist Disability Organisations
Gigantism
Information about Gigantism, also known as Pituitary giant or Acromegaly.
SIA – Spinal Injuries Association
Support for spinal cord injured people and their families.
Helpline: 0800 980 0501 (Monday – Friday 10am – 4.30pm)
Email: support@spinal.co.uk
The Pituitary Foundation
Information and support for anyone with pituitary disorders, and their families.
Sport and Disability Organisations
Activity Alliance
Activity Alliance supports organisations to include more disabled people in their work and provide accessible, meaningful experiences in sport and activity.
British Blind Sport
British Blind Sport ensures visually impaired people have access and enjoy sport and recreational activities.
British Paralympic Association
The British Paralympic Association organise Paralympic Potential Days at various venues throughout the UK.
Cerebral Palsy Sport England and Wales
Information about sport and recreation opportunities for anyone with cerebral palsy, as well as other disabilities in England and Wales.
Disability Sport Wales
Sports organisation for disabled people in Wales, supporting them in a lifelong enjoyment of physical activity.
Disability Sport Northern Ireland
Sports organisation for disabled people in Northern Ireland.
Dwarf Sport Association UK
Information about sporting opportunities for anyone of restricted growth.
England Disability Football
An online directory for information about disability football, including visually impaired and blind football.
Every Body Moves
Connecting disabled people with opportunities to get active in your area.
GBWR - Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby
GBWR are the governing body for Wheelchair Rugby and provide information such as where to play and how to take part as a player, coach, volunteer or sponsor.
Scottish Disability Sport
Sports organisation for people in Scotland with a physical, sensory or learning disability.
SportExcel UK
Supporting talented athletes with learning disability in the UK to excel in national and international competitive sport.
Wheel Power
Information about British wheelchair sports.