Support Groups

• AbilityNet (External link) - are a charity that offers advice to people with disabilities on all aspects of computer usage for employment, communication, education, or just for fun.
• Action for Blind People (External link) - is a national charity which aims to enable blind and partially sighted people to enjoy equal opportunities in every aspect of their lives through work, leisure, housing and support.
• British Council for Disabled People (BCODP) (External link) - was set up by disabled people in 1981 to promote full equality and participation within society. They are an umbrella organisation that represents some 130 organisations run and controlled by disabled people.
• Disabled Information Advice Line (DIAL) UK (External link) - DIAL provides a link to information for people with disabilities, and to advice providers.
• Disability Sport England (External link) - creates opportunities for participation in sport for people with all disabilities.
• Epilepsy Action (British Epilepsy Association) (External link) - The Epilepsy Action helpline provides advice and information on all aspects of living with epilepsy. They aim to reply to helpline queries by email within 48 hours.
• The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) (External link) - is an organisation of parents, families and carers which exists to support parents in enabling their child to maximise their skills and abilities.
• Headway (External link) - Promotes understanding of all aspects of brain injury; and provides information, support and services to people with a brain injury, their family and carers.
• Keep Able (External link) - Provides mobility and lifestyle ideas.
• MENCAP (External link) - Working with people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.
• Rethink (External link) - Helping everyone affected by severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, to recover a better quality of life.
• National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) (External link) - is the largest UK medical charity for epilepsy. The website offers information about epilepsy and about the NSE, frequently asked questions, personal accounts of living with epilepsy, a message board and more.
• Royal Association in Aid of Deaf people (RAD) (External link) - strives to meet the individual needs of deaf children and adults and deafblind people through the provision of services and the use of RAD Centres for Deaf People.
• Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) (External link) - If you need to register as blind, contact the RNIB .
• Scope (External link) - helps people with cerebral palsy to achieve equality in society.
• SeeAbility (Royal School for the Blind) (External link) - works with adults who are blind or partially sighted, and have a range of additional disabilities. The charity works to encourage people's independence and to enhance their quality of life. They are also involved in research projects and training courses for professionals who work with people who are blind or partially sighted.