PAT Resource Directory A-T

The Alder Centre is a resource for anyone affected by the loss of a child and it is a joint operation run by Alder Hey Hospital and great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The Alder centre can be contacted on 0151 252 5391 and is open during office hours each weekday next to the Ronald mcDonald House at Alder Hey.

Their Child Death Helpline is staffed every evening from 7.00 to 10.00 pm and every weekday from 10.00 to 4.00. To talk to a trained volunteer call 0800 282986.

To support the work of Alder Hey Hospital you can also become a Foundation Trust Member. Membership is free and open to all supporters who are interested in developing the hospitals services to children. Please contact Maddy Jackson at the Foundation Trust office on 0151 252 5471 for more information or visit the Alder Hey website by clicking here.

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•Ability Magazine – publication of the British Computer Society Disability Group campaigning for accessible IT.

http://www.abilitymagazine.org.uk

•Ability Web Directory and Internet Resources.

http://www.ability.org/

•Abilitymedia.co.uk - Promotes disability and social inclusion within the UK . Publishers of Ability Magazine and operators of:- www.n-e-ability.co.uk, www.uk-ability.co.uk and www.ukshopability.co.uk.

http://www.abilitymedia.co.uk

•Ability-UK.

http://www.ability-uk.org

•Able Living – website which contains a wide variety of products, which will help keep people as active as possible in all aspects of their daily lives.

http://www.ableliving.com/

•Access Audio – suppliers of communication and control equipment to assist disabled people at work, at home, or at play

http://www.accessaudio.co.uk/

•Ace Centre North.

http://www.ace-north.org.uk

•Action for M.E. Support.

http://www.afme.org.uk

•Active Mobility Centre.

http://www.activemobility.co.uk

•ADAPT - Access for disabled people to arts premises today.

http://www.adapttrust.co.uk

•anAurora - The Internet Magazine for Disabled Women.

http://www.anaurora.co.uk

•Arthritis Care - Support, campaigns and services for people with arthritis.

http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk

•Assistive Technology On-Line.

http://www.asel.udel.edu/

•Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.

http://www.asbah.org

•Bathing Made Easy - Free, impartial information on all bathing products for people with disabilities available in the UK.

http://www.bathingmadeeasy.com/

•BECTA - British Education Communications and Technology Agency. Information on the education area of special needs. Formally the National Council for Education Technology (NCET).

http://www.becta.org.uk

•Centre for Accessible Environments – Working to make the built environment accessible to all.

Nutmeg House

60 Gainsford Street,

London SE1 2NY

email: info@cae.org.uk

Tel/textphone: 020 7357 8182,

Fax: 0207357 8183.

•Centre for Independent Living (National).

http://www.ncil.org.uk/

•CFTD - Computers for the Disabled - New and 2nd Hand PC’s & parts supplied to the Disabled, the housebound, disabled centres & home users by our non-profit organisation.

http://www.cftd.co.uk/

•Cheapflights.co.uk - provides useful information regarding disabled travel and useful links.

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/travel-tips/disabled-travel.html

•Check The Map - A community where anyone can find or promote a Learning Disability (LD) service.

http://www.checkthemap.org

•Citizens Advice Bureaux

Advice Guide: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk

Website: http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Volunteer hotline 08451 264 264 (local rate Mon-Fri)

•Computing Out Loud - An independent site to help people using speech recognition software.

http://www.out-loud.com/

•Communication Matters (ISAAC UK) – Augmentative Alternative Communication group.

http://www.communicationmatters.org.uk

•CRDC - Choices and Rights Disability Coalition.

http://www.choicesandrights.org.uk/

•Department for Education and Skills.

http://www.dfes.gov.uk

•Disable Jobsite

http://www.disablejobsite.co.uk

•Disability Alliance.

http://www.disabilityalliance.org

•Disability Awareness in Action (DAA) is an international human rights network, run for and by disabled people.

http://www.daa.org.uk

•Disability Living Centres Council - Information about the 47 DLCC Centres across the UK.

http://www.dlcc.org.uk

•Disability Information Service - Queen Elizabeth's Foundation.

http://www.diss.org.uk

•Disability Rights Commission.

http://www.drc-gb.org

•Disabled Accessories - Supply a huge range of innovative disabled aids and sports injury / trauma products at low cost.

http://www.disabledaccessories.com

•King's Fund - The King's Fund is an independent charitable foundation whose goal is to improve health, especially in London.

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk

•Kingsbury School Online - UK State SEN School for pupils with severe learning difficulties.

http://www.sldonline.org/Kingsbury

•Leonard Cheshire - works with 12,000 disabled people in the UK, and a further 15,000 across the world.

http://www.leonard-cheshire.org

•Mosaic: shaping disability services - deliver a range of information and services that disabled people want.

http://www.mosaic1898.co.uk/

•Multiple Sclerosis Society.

http://www.mssociety.org.uk

•National Information Forum - A voluntary organisation committed to encouraging the provision of accessible information.

http://www.nif.org.uk

•Opportunities - Employment charity for people with disabilities.

http://www.opportunities.org.uk/

•Osteopaths Guide - A comprehensive guide to osteopathy for the general public and osteopaths; with up to date information on all aspects of osteopathic healthcare.

http://www.osteopathsguide.com/

•People in Action - Support for adults with a learning disability.

http://www.people-in-action.co.uk

•Propeller Multimedia Ltd - Rehabilitation software for people with acquired head injuries.

http://www.propeller.net/rehab

•Queen Elizabeth's Foundation - a national charity supporting over 20,000 physically disabled people annually.

http://www.qefd.org

•Raisingkids.co.uk - provides free information and advice to parents.

http://www.raisingkids.co.uk

•Remap - Make technical aids for disabled people on a voluntary basis.

National site - http://www.remap.org.uk

•Royal National College for the Blind College Road, Hereford HR1 1EB (tel 01432 265725) - The college is the largest college of further education for people with sight loss in the UK.

http://www.rncb.ac.uk/

•Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB).

http://www.rnib.org.uk

•Sabre Employment - providing creative and substainable solutions for recruitment and retention of people with disabilities.

http://www.sabre-employment.co.uk

•SCAMP - Charity whose aim is to improve access to information.

http://www.scamp.org.uk

•Scope - The national charity for people with Cerebral Palsy.

http://www.scope.org.uk/

•SDRU - Sensory Disabilities Research Unit. A study on how new technology can assist disabled and elderly people.

http://phoenix.herts.ac.uk/PsyDocs/sdru/index.html

•Self Help UK - A free searchable database of over 1,000 self help organisations and support groups across the UK.