Resources » Impairment and Disability:
National Services:
| Disability Alliance UK: | ||
| Disability Alliance is a national registered charity with the principal aim of relieving the poverty and improving the living standards of disabled people. | ||
| www.disabilityalliance.org | ||
| office.da@dial.pipex.com | ||
| 020 7247 8776 | ||
| Disabled Living Foundation: | ||
| A national charity that provides free, impartial advice about all types of daily living equipment for disabled adults and children, older people, their carers and families. | ||
| www.dlf.org.uk | ||
| advice@dlf.org.uk | ||
| 0845 130 9177 | ||
| Respond: | ||
| Respond provides a range of services to both victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse who have learning disabilities and those who have been affected by other trauma. | ||
| www.respond.org.uk | ||
| admin@respond.org.uk | ||
| 020 7383 0700 | ||
| Royal National Institute of Blind People: | ||
| The UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss. | ||
| www.rnib.org.uk | ||
| helpline@rnib.org.uk | ||
| 0303 123 9999 | ||
| Royal National Institute for the Deaf: | ||
| Offering a range of services for deaf and hard of hearing people and provide information and support on all aspects of deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus. | ||
| www.rnid.org.uk | ||
| informationline@rnid.org.uk | ||
| 0808 808 0123 (telephone) / 0808 808 9000 (textphone) | ||
Regional and Local Services:
| Henshaws Society for Blind People: | ||
| Friendly point-of-diagnosis service, offering ongoing support, information and signposting for people with visual impairment. | ||
| www.henshaws.org.uk | ||
| info@hsbp.co.uk | ||
| 0161 276 5515 | ||
| Manchester Deaf Centre: | ||
| A place for deaf, deaf blind, and hard of hearing to meet, socialise, and get receive support, information and advice. | ||
| www.manchesterdeafcentre.com | ||
| info@manchesterdeafcentre.com | ||
| 0161 273 3415 (minicom) | ||
| Manchester Learning Disability Supportership: | ||
| A Merseyside based organisation providing support to adult survivors of all kinds of violence and abuse. | ||
| www.mldp.org.uk | ||
| 0161 958 4014 | ||
| Manchester Mencap: | ||
| Support for people with learning difficulties and their families. | ||
| www.manchestermencap.cswebsites.org | ||
| mencapmanchester@btconnect.com | ||
| 0161 437 9465 | ||