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My LIFE My WORLD |
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Here you can find links to the websites of helpful groups |
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www.wandsworth.gov.uk
the website of the Borough Council |
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www.wandsworth-pct.nhs.uk
the website of Wandsworth Primary Care Trust |
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www.careline.org.uk
CareLine Information Centre for Wandsworth provides information on Social Services and Healthcare for those resident and working in the London Borough of Wandsworth. |
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Local Learning Disability Organisations |
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www.easyhealth.org.uk
This website provides health information that is easy to understand |
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www.sharecommunity.org.uk
SHARE Community provides self-help, training, personal development and educational opportunities to disabled people and those facing health-related barriers to employment. |
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www.thecamdensociety.co.uk
The Camden Society runs Platform One which is a cafe in Clapham Junction. Platform One provide catering training to people with learning disabilities and the cafe is open to the public. |
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www.acttoo.com
Act Too provide drama based services for adults with learning disabilities. Services include Baked Bean Theater Company. |
| National Learning Disability Organisations |
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www.actionspace.org
Action Space has been running for over twenty years and provides visual art projects for people with mild to profound learning disabilities. |
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www.thebigtree.org
The Big Tree is a way in to the internet about important things for people with a learning disability |
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www.bild.org.uk
We are committed to improving the quality of life for people with a learning disability. Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are accepted as equal citizens with the potential to make a positive contribution to our communities. |
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www.changepeople.co.uk
CHANGE is a national rights organisation led by disabled people. Change campaigns for equal rights for all people with learning disabilities. |
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www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
The Downs Syndrome Association helps people with Down's syndrome to live full and rewarding lives |
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www.epilepsy.org.uk
Epilepsy Action is the largest member-led epilepsy organisation in Britain, acting as the voice for the UK's estimated 456,000 people with epilepsy, as well as their friends, families, carers, health professionals and the many other people on whose lives the condition has an impact. |
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www.learningdisabilities.org.uk
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities is part of the Mental Health Foundation.
It works to promote the rights, quality of life and opportunities of people with learning disabilities and their families. |
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www.generate.org.uk
Over the years we have developed a number of new initiatives benefiting people with learning difficulties, their families, their professional support networks, and the community as a whole. We actively involve our members in the design and implementation of new projects, often as paid workers. |
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www.housingoptions.org.uk
Housing Options is a housing advisory service for people with learning disabilities, their families and their supporters |
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www.intellectualdisability.info
Information about learning disabilities and health |
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www.learningdisabilitycoalition.org.uk
The Learning Disability Coalition represents 10 learning disability organisations. They have come together to form one group with one voice.
They believe people with a learning disability have the right to live independent lives with the support they need. |
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www.nas.org.uk
We champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and aim to provide individuals with autism and their families with help, support and services that they can access, trust and rely upon and which can make a positive difference to their lives. |
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www.shaw-trust.org.uk
The Shaw Trust supports thousands of disabled and disadvantaged people across the UK to achieve their personal development and employment aims. |
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www.voiceuk.org.uk
We are a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities and other vulnerable people who have experienced crime or abuse. We also support their families, carers and professional workers. |
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http://www.aclondon.org.uk/index.cfm
Age Concern seeks to promote the well-being of all older people and to help make life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. |
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www.shad.org.uk
SHAD seek to offer people with disabilities the opportunity to live independently in and outside their own homes. |
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www.spinal.co.uk
The Spinal Injuries Association seeks to provide support and advice for those who have sustained a spinal injury. |
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www.wandcareall.org.uk
The Wandsworth Care Alliance provides services and support for people affected by problems of ageing, mental illness, learning disability, physical disability or sensory impairment to enable them to live as independently as possible, in their own homes. |
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www.scope.org.uk
Scope is a disability organisation whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Our aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else. |
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www.disabledgo.info
DisabledGo provides free detailed access information for disabled people across the UK. |
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www.royaldeaf.org.uk
RAD exists to promote the welfare and interests of Deaf people. |
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www.rnib.org.uk
The RNIB is the UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss. |
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www.cafamily.org.uk
We are the only UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children. |