Working for voluntary and community organisations in Leeds
Links
We have collated a range of links to a variety of groups, organisations and useful information relevant to anyone who has a disability.
If you know of any other sites that it would be useful to have here, please let us know.
Local
- 2010 is Leeds Year of Volunteering
- Care and Repair
- Cohearent Vision
- D.R.E.A.M. (N W Leeds group of disabled people)
- Kidz Aware - non profit social enterprise for disabled children and their families.
- Leeds City Council
- Leeds Involving People aims to unite the voices of Service Users and Carers.
- Leeds Learning Disabilities Forum
- Leeds Older People's Forum
- Leeds Volunteer Centre - linking people who want to volunteer and organisations who need their time and skills
- www.mentalhealthleeds.info
- Musical ARC - music opportunities for people with physical and sensory impairments.
- Volition - alliance of voluntary organisations in mental health fields
- Voluntary Action-Leeds
- The William Merritt Disabled Living Centre and Mobility Service - impartial multi-lingual help
- Easy access to bus services in West Yorkshire - www.wymetro.com
- YourCar - an alternative to taxis
National
- AbilityNet helps disabled people adults and children use computers and the internet.
- The Alliance for Inclusive Education - national network.
- Asbah is the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
- Assist UK (formerly the Disabled Living Centres Council) looks at practical solutions for user-influenced independence
- The Association of Wheelchair Children (AWC)
- Being the Boss
- The improved Blue Badge map has information about the accessibility of stations, airports, public toilets and much more
- Cerebra works to promote, protect and improve early neurological health
- Community Care - updated every working day.
- Department for Communities and Local Government
- Department for Transport: Access for Disabled People
- Department of Health
- direct.gov.uk is the main government website
- The Disability Equality Duty Evidence Gathering Guidance
- Disability Now
- DisabledGo
- Disabled Workers Co-operative
- Every Disabled Child Matters is a campaign by four leading organisations
- govconnect.gov.uk - linking local and central government and us
- Independent Living Funds
- Passenger Focus - the Independent national rail consumer watchdog
- info4local more than 6 government departments and public bodies.
- Office for Disability Issues
- The Office of Public Sector Information
- Ouch (BBC) - the lives of disabled people here and now
- RADAR national disability network
- United Kingdom Disabled People's Council
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