Links

Access

www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm untangling the web-disability links
www.cae.org.uk centre for accessible environments
www.nfac.org.uk national federation of access centres

Advocacy

idealist.org action without borders

Aids and Equipment

dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ae208 disability equipment register
dif.org disabled living foundation
empowernet.org empowerment
fastuk.org FAST - foundation for advancement of assistive technology
motivation.org.uk motivation (wheelchair design)
remap.org.uk REMAP (equipment for disabled people)

Central, Regional And Local Goverment

homeoffice.gov.uk/agency agencies and non-departmental public bodies
culture.gov.uk/agency.htm department of culture, media and sport
dh.gov.uk/ department of health
dti.gov.uk department of trade and industry
open.gov.uk government information service
homeoffice.gov.uk home office
lga.gov.uk local government association
lgiu.gov.uk local government information unit
local.gov.uk local government
wales.gov.uk welsh assembly

Cerebral palsy

capability-scotland.org.uk capability scotland
scope.org.uk scope uk
ucpa.org united cerebral palsy association
nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs2txt.htm cerebral palsy fact sheet (FS2)

Children and Young People

barnados.org.uk Barnados
baaf.orh.uk british agency for adoption and fostering
the-childrens-society.org.uk the children’s society
ncb.org.uk national children bureau
nchafc.org.uk nch action for children
nspcc.org.uk national society for prevention of cruelty to children
nya.org.uk national youth agency
savethechildren.org.uk save the children
thesite.org.uk youthnet

Community Care

carehomes.co.uk a-z care homes guide
community-care.co.uk community care magazine
open.gov.uk/doh/carehome/carehome.htm moving into a care home guide

Community Development

citfou.org.uk citizenship foundation
commonpurpose.org.uk common purpose
cdf.org.uk community development foundation
partnership.org.uk partnership online
cabinet-office.gov.uk social exclusion unit
communities.org.uk uk communities online

Disabilty Organisations

afbp.org action for blind people
alzheimers.org.uk alzheimer’s society
arthritiscare.org.uk arthritis care
bbsf.org.uk british brain and spain foundation
bda.org.uk british deaf association
epilepsy.org.uk epilepsy action
bibic.org.uk british institute for brain injured children
brittlebone.org brittle bone society
downs-syndrome.org.uk down’s syndrome association
gdba.org.uk guide dogs for the blind association
headway.org.uk national head injuries association
johngrooms.org.uk john grooms association for disabled people
limbless-association.org limbless association
mencap.org.uk mencap
muscular-dystrophy.org muscular dystrophy campaign
mssociety.org.uk multiple sclerosis society
radar.org.uk RADAR
reach.org.uk association for children with hand or arm deficiency
rnid.org.uk royal national institute for deaf people
rnib.org.uk royal national institute for blind people
scope.org.uk scope
sense.org.uk the national deaf blind and rubella association
spinal.co.uk spinal injuries association
steps-charity.org.uk national association for children with lower limb abnormalities

Economics

york.ac.uk/inst/che centre for health economics university of York
dss.gov.uk department of social security
inlandrevenue.gov.uk inland revenue
iea.orh.uk institute of economic affairs

Education

ace-ed.org.uk advisory centre for education
basic-skills.co.uk basic skills agency
dfee.gov.uk department for education and employment
eduweb.co.uk online education resources
nasen.org.uk national association for special education needs
conductive-education.org.uk national institute of conductive education
ofsted.gov.uk office of standards in education
open.ac.uk open university
schoolzone.co.uk schools information resources
bbc.co.uk/education/schools schools online
lifelonglearning.co.uk/index.htm uk long life learning

Employment, Training and Careers

employmentservice.gov.uk employment service
ipd.co.uk institute of personnel and employment
niace.org.uk the national organisation for adult learning
skill.org.uk national bureau for students with disabilities
ermis.co.uk uk social firm support group and ERMIS database

Equal Opportunities

blink.org.uk black information link
cre.gov.uk commission for racial equality
disability.gov.uk disability discrimination
eoc.org.uk equal opportunities commission
homebeats.co.uk institute of race relations
stonewall.org.uk stonewall (working for lesbian and gay equality)

Family Support

cafamily.org.uk contact a family
fhaonline.org.uk family holiday association

Fund raising

familyfundtrust.org.uk family fund trust
funderfinder.org.uk funderfinder
millennium.gov.uk millennium commission
nof.org.uk new opportunities fund
fundraising.co.uk uk fund-raising information for charity and nonprofit fund-raisers

Health Care

bma.org.uk british medical association
doh.gov.uk department of health
mrc.ac.uk medical research council
doh.gov.uk/nhs.htm national health service
nmap.ac.uk nursing and health care resources on the net
roysocmed.ac.uk royal society of medicine
omni.ac.uk gateway to high quality biomedical internet resources
wellcome.ac.uk the welcome trust

Housing

cih.org/ chartered institute of housing
housingcorp.gov.uk housing corporation
housingnet.co.uk housing net
housing.org.uk national housing federation

Independent Living

independentliving.org institute of independent living

Information and Advice Services

aslib.co.uk the association for information management
bac.co.uk british association for counselling
scope.org.uk cerebral palsy helpline
dialuk.org.uk disability information advice lines
disabilitynet.co.uk youreable.com
diss.org.uk disability information service survey
lasa.org.uk london advice services alliance
la-hq.org.uk library association
samaritans.org.uk samaritans
sosig.ac.uk social science information gateway
helplines.org.uk telephone help lines association

Information and Communication Technology

abilitynet.co.uk ability net
bcs.org.uk british educational and communications and technology agency
becta.org.uk british educational and communications and technology agency (BECTA)
23.org/ w3c web accessibility initiative

Law

lawsociety.org.uk law society
uklegal.com uk legal homepage

Marketing, Media and Publishing

amazon.co.uk amazon online bookstore
cim.co.uk chartered institute of marketing
disabilitynow.org.uk disability now
mediauk.com/directory media uk internet directory
thepaperboy.com links to uk and international newspapers

Mental Health

mentalhealth.org.uk mental health foundation
mind.org.uk MIND

Older People

ace.org.uk age concern england
helptheaged.org.uk help the aged

Politics and Parliament

conservative-party.org.uk conservative party
greenparty.org.uk green party
labour.org.uk labour party
libdems.org.uk liberal democrats
parliament.uk uk parliament www service

Quality/Audit

audit-commission.gov.uk audit commission
quality-foundation.co.uk british quality foundation
efqm.org european foundation for quality management

Quick reference

british-airways.com british airways
eyp.co.uk electronic yellow pages
nationalexpress.co.uk national express coaches
bt.com/phonenetuk/ online telephone directory
railtrack.co.uk rail track rail timetable
travelinn.co.uk travel inn
travelodge.co.uk travelodge
streetmap.co.uk uk street map

Research

census.ac.uk census information gateway
leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies disability research unit - university of leeds
jrf.org.uk joseph row tree foundation
kingsfund.org.uk king’s fund
ons.gov.uk office for national statistics
doh.gov.uk/research/index.htm research and development of health and national health service
shef.ac.uk/~scharr school of health and related research – university of sheffield
york.ac.uk/inst/spru social policy research unit- university of york
statistics.gov.uk the source of uk official statistics

Search Engines, Directories and Indexes

altilavista.com altalavista
askjeeves.com ask jeeves
excite.co.uk excite
lycos.co.uk lycos
search.msn.co.uk msm search
ukplus.co.uk uk plus
yahoo.co.uk yahoo

Social work

salvationarmy.org.uk salvation army

Sport and Leisure

access-able.com access-able travel source
bscd.org.uk british ski club for the disabled
britishwheelchairsports.org british wheelchair sports foundation
euroyellowpages.com disability sport england
jst.org.uk winged fellowship trust

Therapy

cot.co.uk british association/college of occupational therapist

Think Tanks

adamsmith.org.uk adam smith institute
cps.org.uk centre for policy studies
demos.co.uk DEMOS
fpsc.org.uk family policy studies centre
ippr.org.uk institute for public policy research iea.org.uk institute of economics affairs
netnexus.org nexus
psi.org.uk policy studies institute
smf.co.uk social market foundation

Transport

ddmc.org.uk disabled drivers’ motor club
motability.co.uk motability

Voluntary Sector Management

cafonline.org charities aid foundation
charitynet.org charity net
co-operativebank.co.u co-operative bank
homeoffice.gov.uk home office active community unit
lvsc.org.uk london voluntary service council
volunteering.org.uk national centre for volunteering
ncvo-vol.org.uk national council for voluntary organisations
vois.org.uk voluntary sector organisations internet server

Welfare Reform

dwp.gov.uk/ the benefits agency
csa.gov.uk/ child support agency
lowpay.gov.uk low pay commission
newdeal.gov.uk new deal
rightsnet.org.uk/ rights net

West Sussex

westsussex.gov.uk west sussex
goring-by-sea.com/links.htm goring-by-sea homepage
dabnet.org/haywards.htm diocese of a and b, haywards heath
arundel.org.uk/other_services.htm what to do, where to stay, where to eat, where to shop in historic arundel
health-club.net/w-sussex.htm west sussex directory of health sports fitness and leisure clubs- health-club internet
tee-off.co.uk golf clubs and courses in west sussex
chichesteruk.co.uk/about.html about chichester
"_blank">taste-ofthe-southeast.co.uk/assoc.html associate members of taste of the south east
oultwood.com/localgov/england.htm english local government council web site links using clickable maps and lists
sussex.ac.uk/langc/CALL.html the virtual CALL library

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