Action for Advocacy
Information hub for independent advocacy, giving details of different advocacy providers, they also provide some training themselves.
www.actionforadvocacy.org.uk
Accessible Guide
Rough Guide have produced a guide book to accessible venues and attractions in Britain. If you hold a Blue Badge, a Disabled Persons Railcard, or are a Mobility customer, you can order one for free.
www.accessibleguide.co.uk
BILD
British Institute of Learning Disabilities provide support and training for people with learning disabilities, their families and professionals.
www.bild.org.uk
Camden Society
A London organisation providing services for people with disabilities.
www.thecamdensociety.co.uk
Carers Direct
Information, support and advice from the NHS for carers.
www.nhs.uk/carersdirect
CarersNet
Information about the rights of carers.
www.carersnet.org.uk/acts/acts.html
Centre 404
An organisation based in Islington, London for carers of people with learning disabilities. Provides activities and services.
www.centre404.org.uk
Contact
Provides advice, support and information to parents who have children with disabilities.
www.contact.org.uk
Contact
Provides advice, support and information to parents who have children with disabilities.
www.contact.org.uk
The Disability Law Service
Advice and information to people with disabilities.
www.dls.org.uk
Elfrida Society
Islington Based learning disabilities charity, they run lots of different schemes and projects including Siren Arts and Advocacy who run the Wild Bunch Club discos.
www.elfrida.com
Heart n Soul
An arts organisation run for and by people with learning disabilities. They run regular accessible and inclusive club nights.
www.heartnsoul.co.uk
Home Farm Trust
HFT are a national charity, providing local support services for people with learning.
www.hft.org.uk
HFT Holiday Guide
Home Farm Trust have produced a guide to holidays for people with learning disabilities and their families. It gives details of some accessible venues as well as some private tour operators.
www.hft.org.uk
Involve Me
Mencap project providing practical resources to support people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to be involved in decision making.
https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/pmld/pmld-involve-me
Mental Capacity Act Resource
User friendly guide to using the Mental Capacity Act, including information around Power of Attorney, transition, managing finances, health decisions, etc. This is the link to the online version, can be printed out or a paper copy ordered from the website.
https://www.hft.org.uk/our-services/family-carer-support-service/fcss-updates/mental-capacity-act/
Luke Clements
Solicitor and expert in the learning disability and autism fields.
www.lukeclements.co.uk
Mencap
A national charity for people with learning disabilities.
www.mencap.org.uk
Scope Online Community
An online disability forum for disabled people, parents and carers to get disability advice and information, and talk to people with similar experiences
https://community.scope.org.uk/
Valuing People Now
Government Stategy from Department of Health to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families.
Valuing people now: a new three-year strategy for people with learning disabilities
Ambitious About Autism
A national charity dedicated to improving opportunities for children and young people with autism; they also provide education through Treehouse School.
www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
National Autistic Society
Information, support and services for people with autism, as well as for professionals and families. The NAS also campaign and lobby for the rights of people with autism at a local and national level.
www.autism.org.uk
Talk About Autism
An online discussion group run by Ambitious About Autism for parents and carers of people with autism.
www.talkaboutautism.org.uk
We hope that you will find these links helpful. We do not necessarily condone or support all the information and this is just intended as a signposting service.
