Connects is a worldwide, interactive, personalised forum for the sharing of information by people whose lives are touched by mental health problems and/or learning disabilities.
www.connects.org.uk

 

 

Offers an exchange of ideas on issues concerning disability. This is an email discussion list. To join, visit www.jiscmail.ac.uk

 

The EHRC brings together the work of the three previous equality commissions, including the former Disabilioty Rights Commission (DRC), and is also responsible for the other aspects of equality: age, sexual orientation and religion or belief, as well as human rights.

 

Leonard Cheshire is the UK's largest provider of care services to disabled people, helping more than 15,000 disabled people each year. One of its programmes is Workability, which in conjunction with Microsoft and other organisations, provides vocational training through an on-line virtual college.
www.leonard-cheshire.org

 

 

The new name for John Grooms and the Shaftesbury Society, who merged in April 2008. Livability creates opportunities for disabled people and bring life to communities, through a range of services including care and housing.

Particularly involved with access, education, employment, holidays, housing, mobility and social services.
www.radar.org.uk

 

 

Provides information advice and support around disability issues to parents/carers of a disabled child and adults with a disability.
www.specialabilities.co.uk

 

 

 

[Updated March 2009]