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Disability
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AbilityNet is a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. Our special expertise is ensuring that whatever your age, health condition, disability or situation you find exactly the right way to adapt or adjust your ICT to make it easier to use.
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For disabled young people in transition to adulthood
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Our mission is to promote the well-being of all older people and to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience
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Website that focuses on types of equipment available, what equipment is suitable, where to get the equipment from and other information in relation to equipment. |
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We are a national network of individuals, families and groups who work together to help change our education system
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Assist UK leads a UK wide network of locally-situated Disabled Living Centres. Each centre includes a permanent exhibition of products and equipment that provide people with opportunities to see and try products and equipment and get information and advice from professional staff about what might suit them best.
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With the Blue Badge Parking Map you can see where to park in over 100 towns and cities across the UK. View the map here
You can also find locations and accessibility information for:
• red route parking bays in London
• petrol stations and their service facilities on major routes
• accessible public toilets in over 100 towns and cities
• railway stations and their accessibility
• underground stations and their accessibility in London
• taxi ranks
• shopmobility centres
• accessible beaches
• wheelyboat locations
• mobility centres
• locations of interest, like town halls, hospitals, museums etc
• parking rules for all councils in the UK
Go to the map now |
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We are the only UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children. undefined undefined |
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A national organisation for a network of approximately 120 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people.
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The Nationwide Access Register
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DPN provides information, advice and peer support to disabled parents, their families and supporters. We campaign on a local and national level to improve services for disabled parents.
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A web portal for Equality and Diversity practitioners - news, events, jobs, directory, links, forum, etc.
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Employers' Forum on Disability is the world's leading employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects business. Our mission is to enable companies to become disability confident by making it easier to recruit and retain disabled employees and to serve disabled customers.
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Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.
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Paul Southwood - Union President & Disability & Equalities Officer |
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Mencap is the voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
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Mind helps people take control of their mental health. We do this by providing high-quality information and advice, and campaigning to promote and protect good mental health for everyone. |
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The MS Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) - about 100,000 people in the UK
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Our vision is a world in which people living with HIV are treated as equal citizens with respect, dignity and justice, are diagnosed early and receive the highest standards of care, and in which everyone knows how and is able to protect themselves and othersfrom HIV infection.
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A National support, advice and consultancy organisation that aims to enable disabled people to be equal citizens with choice, control, rights and full economic, social and cultural lives.
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A consultancy service which supports organisations with all aspects of meeting their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act, related legislation and good practice.
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Our vision is a just and equal society whose strength is human difference. Our mission is to enable individuals, networks and policy-makers to do things differently
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Our vision is a world where disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their life ambitions as non-disabled people. |
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Aims to create employment opportunities for disabled people through the development and support of Social Firms.
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BME
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Seeks to enable the Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) VCS to influence the regional agenda for the benefit of BME organisations and communities.
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Business
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A unique independent business-led charity whose purpose is to inspire, engage, and support and challenge companies, to continually improve the impact they have on society.
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Impartial and expert information, support and advice to help develop and make your East Midlands business more successful. Contact
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An initiative aimed at encouraging and providing support for disabled people to start their own business.
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Charity
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Category listings of charities, news of the charity and voluntary sector, assisting people in giving to charities.
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Established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales. Aim is to increase charities' effectiveness and public confidence and trust.
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Features and news analysis on financial, legal, fundraising, marketing, technology, management issues for charities, voluntary groups & non-profits.
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Community
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National Federation for Community Organisations - promoting and supporting action in response to social, educational and recreational needs in neighbourhoods and communities.
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Promoting the vision of prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all.
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Leicester Forum is a community site for discussing all aspects of Leicester including local news, history, events, activities, sports, etc.
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Development
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1 of 9 Regional Development Agencies in England, set up by Government in April 1999 to bring a regional focus to economic development.
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Working to help voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations achieve more. Part of ChangeUp.
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Disability
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Ansaar's vision is to improve opportunities, choice and support for people with learning disabilities and carers through the charity's activities e.g. raising awareness, changing perceptions, promoting social inclusion and partnership working. |
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The Access Association is an essential resource for everyone committed to improving access. We:
- Support people working in access and disability fields
- Facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience amongst members.
- Promote the appointment of Access professionals.
- Promote development and training of Access professionals and volunteers
- Seek to ensure consistency in practice and standards.
- Monitor and advise on the effectiveness of current legislation
- Liaise with other organisations, locally, regionally and nationally
- Advise on technical matters.
- Represent the views of the Membership to the media, Government Departments and organisations.
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Education
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ContinYou uses learning to tackle inequality and build social inclusion by creating programmes and services that build learning communities.
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Improving the skills of England's young people and adults to ensure the UK has a competitive workforce. Derbyshire LSC |
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Employment
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For Disabled People on incapacity benefits - Job Brokers throughout England, Scotland and Wales provide help and support matching skills and abilities to what employers need.
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Equalities
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Working towards racial equality helps your business stay within the law. It can also make you more competitive, and enhance your reputation as a good employer.
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Equality
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This is what EPIC does:
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Have meetings to discuss the issues in the Children and Families Bill and how they will affect disabled children and young people and those with SEN.
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Work with Department for Education to give our views and advice on the Children and Families Bill
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Send 3 representatives from EPIC to the Special Educational Needs and Disability National Advisory Group meetings. This is a group of adults experts who advise the Department of Education on the SEND reforms in the Children and Families Bill.
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Engaging with other groups of disabled children and young people through social media and holding online discussions to find out their experiences and their views about the changes in the Children and Families Bill.
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Attend events and meetings to raise awareness of EPIC and our work. |
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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.
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Finance
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Works in the areas of procurement, fundraising, social enterprise, and financial management. Part of ChangeUp.
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Funding
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Grants information for the British charitable and non-profit sector. Latest funding information from Central Government, National Lottery, devolved governing bodies, EU and quangos.
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Awards grants of £300 to £10k for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
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Lottery fund distributor.
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Help and advice for community groups and voluntary organisations who are seeking funding.
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FunderFinder develops and distributes software to help individuals and not-for-profit organisations in the UK to identify charitable trusts that might give them money.
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