WELDIS

Useful links

While using WELDIS you can click on any organisation's e-mail address or website address (these appear as hyperlinks).

Below, you will also find an extensive list of links to external websites, particularly those regarding disability and older people:

• Access
• Adult Education
• Art and Music
• Assistive Technology
• Autism
• Cancer
• Care and Carers
• Charitable Trusts
• Children and Youth
• Complementary Medicine
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Deaf-Blind
• Dementia
• Disability and Elderly Resources
• Drugs and Medication
• Dyslexia
• Education and Employment
• Epilepsy
• General Disability Sites
• Health
• HIV/AIDS
• Homelessness
• Housing
• IT
• Learning Disabilities
• Libraries
• Mental Health
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Older People Sites
• Other Disabilities
• Other On-line Information Services
• Police
• Rights
• Sport and Leisure
• Speech
• Substance Misuse
• Travel and Transport
• Visual Impairment
• Voluntary Work

Access:

• Centre for Accessible Environments http://www.cae.org.uk/
• Sustrans - Routes for Disabled people http://www.sustrans.org.uk

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Adult Education:

• City of Westminster College http://www.cwc.ac.uk
• Mary Ward Centre http://www.marywardcentre.ac.uk
• National Extension College http://www.nec.ac.uk

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Art and Music:

• Artsline http://www.artsline.org.uk/
• Drake Music Project http://www.drakemusicproject.com
• Heart 'n Soul Music Theatre http://www.heartnsoul.co.uk/
• Very Special Arts http://www.vsarts.org

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AssistiveTechnology:   

• AAATE: Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/FTB/AAATE.html
• Inclusive Technology - Site Information http://www.inclusive.co.uk
• IT for Charities http://www.itforcharities.co.uk
• Making Technology Work for Disabled People (UK) http://met.open.ac.uk/nuffield/nuffield.html
• Multimedia Enabling Technologies (UK) http://met.open.ac.uk
• WAACIS (WAACIS offer training, encouragement and support for disabled people on how to use the Internet in their own homes at an affordable cost.) http://www.waacis.org.uk

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Autism:

• National Autistic Society http://www.nas.org.uk/

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Cancer:

• Breast Cancer Care http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk
• CancerHelp UK http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/cancerhelp
• CancerBACUP - Cancer Information and Support http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk
• Marie Curie Cancer Care http://www.mariecurie.org.uk
• New Approaches to Cancer Home Page http://www.anac.org.uk

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Care and Carers:

• Carers National Association
  http://www.carersonline.org.uk/
• European Nursing Agency ENA http://www.ena.co.uk
• Government Information for Carers http://www.carers.gov.uk

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Children and Youth: 

• Birth Defects Foundation http://www.birthdefects.co.uk
• Contact A Family http://www.cafamily.org.uk
• Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths http://www.sids.org.uk/fsid/
• National Association of Toy & Leisure Libraries http://www.natll.org.uk/
• NICHCY (US) http://www.nichcy.org
• Parentline http://www.parentlineplus.co.uk
• STEPS (National Association for Children with Lower Limb Abnormalities) http://www.steps-charity.org.uk

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Complementary Medicine:

• Alternative Health Guide http://www.altguide.com
• British Acupuncture Council http://www.acupuncture.org.uk
• Homeopathy Home http://www.homeopathyhome.com
• Think Natural http://www.thinknatural.com 

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Deaf and Hard of Hearing:

• British Deaf Association http://www.bda.org.uk
• Council For Advancement of Communication With Deaf People (CACDP) http://www.cacdp.org.uk/
• Defeating Deafness (The Hearing Research Trust) http://www.defeatingdeafness.org
• Hearing Concern http://www.hearingconcern.com
• Hearing Dogs for Deaf People http://www.hearing-dogs.co.uk
• Royal Association in Aid of Deaf People http://www.royaldeaf.org.uk/
• RNID http://www.rnid.org.uk

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Deaf-Blind:

• Deafblind Link http://www.deafblind.com/

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Dementia:

• Alzheimers Disease Society - National Office http://www.alzheimers.org.uk

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Drugs & Meditation

• Drugscope - http://www.drugscope.org.uk

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Dyslexia:

• The Dyslexia Association of London http://www.dyslexiainlondon.ik.com
• Dyslexia Institute http://www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk
• Dyslectech, talking computers and dyslexia, Text to Speech Synthesis, speech recognition, ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder http://www.dyslexic.com
• Internet sources of dyslexia information http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/

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Education and Employment:

• City of Westminster College http://www.cwc.ac.uk
• DoEE educational materials for teachers of children with special educational needs http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/
• SKILL: National Bureau For Students With Disabilities http://www.Skill.org.uk

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Epilepsy:

• British Epilepsy Association http://www.epilepsy.org.uk
• National Society for Epilepsy http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/pages/index/home/

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General Disability Sites:

• Ability http://www.ability.org.uk/home.html
• British Council of Disabled People http://www.bcodp.org.uk
• Dial UK Disablement Information and Advice Lines http://www.dialuk.org.uk/
• Disabled Data Link Group http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ddlg.uk/index.htm
• Disability Net http://www.disabilitynet.co.uk
• Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) Helplines http://www.atlas.co.uk/dlf/
• RADAR - Royal Association For Disability and Rehabilitation http://www.radar.org.uk
• Telegraph Online Newspaper for Disability Issues http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/de95/

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Health:

• Acne Support Group http://www.stopspots.org
• Backcare, The Charity for Healthier Backs http://www.backpain.org
• British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk/
• Continence Foundation http://www.continence-foundation.org.uk/
• Coronary Prevention Group http://www.healthnet.org.uk/
• GP+Specialist Information http://www.GPInfo.com
• Haemophilia Society http://www.haemophilia.org.uk
• Headway (Head Injury)
  http://www.headway.org.uk
• Healthfinder (US) http://www.healthfinder.gov
• Medline http://www.nlm.nih.gov
• NHS Direct http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
• National Electronic Library for Health http://www.nelh.nhs.uk
• Patient UK http://www.patient.co.uk
• Public Health Laboratory Service http://www.phls.co.uk
• Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Support Group (ia) http://www.ileostomypouch.demon.co.uk
• Migraine Action Association http://www.migraine.org.uk/
• National Eczema Society http://www.eczema.org
• Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists http://www.feetforlife.org
• Vitiligo Society http://www.vitiligosociety.org.uk
• Voluntary Euthanasia Society http://www.ves.org.uk
• Westminster Alexander Centre London UK http://www.alextech.demon.co.uk

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HIV/AIDS:

• AVERT (previously known as AIDS Education & Research Trust) http://www.avert.org/
• National AIDS Directory
  http://www.aidsmap.com
• Terrence Higgins Trust
  http://www.tht.org.uk

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Homelessness:

• Homeless Pages http://www.homelesspages.org.uk/
• Passage Day Centre http://www.passage.org.uk/

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Housing:

• Paddington Churches Housing Association http://www.pcha.org.uk

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IT:

• AbilityNet http://www.abilitynet.co.uk
• Accessibility Home Page http://www.microsoft.com/enable/
• British Computer Association of the Blind (UK) http://www.bcab.org.uk
• Computers and the Disabled (UK) http://osiris.sund.ac.uk/~cs0cbl/research_interest.html
• U Can Do I.T. http://www.ucandoit.org.uk
• University of Westminster Computer Centre for People with Disabilities (CCPD) (UK) http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/
• W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium http://www.w3.org  

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Learning Disabilities:

• Westminster Society http://www.wspld.org.uk
• MENCAP http://www.mencap.org.uk
• KIDS http://www.kids-online.org.uk

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Libraries:

• Westminster Libraries and Archives On Line (UK) http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/

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Mental Health:

• Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust - http://www.cnwl.org/
• Mental Health Foundation - http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
• Mind - http://www.mind.org.uk/
• National Phobics Society - http://www.phobics-society.org.uk/
• NHS Direct Online Depression - http://nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleld=127
• NHS Direct Online Schizophrenia - http://nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleld=329
• Rethink (Previously National Schizophrenic Fellowship) - http://www.rethink.org/
• SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) - http://www.sada.org.uk/
• SANE -  http://www.sane.org.uk/
• Westminster Mental Health Advocacy Project -  http://www.advocateformentalhealth.org.uk

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Newspapers and Magazines:

• Disability Now http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk
• Talking Newspaper Association of UK http://www.tnauk.org.uk

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Older People's Sites:

• Age Concern England http://www.ace.org.uk
• Arthritis Care http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/
• The Campaign Against Age Discrimination in Employment http://www.caade.net/
• Contact The Elderly http://www.contact-the-elderly.org
• Help The Aged http://www.helptheaged.org.uk
• SeniorsSearch.com - The Only Search Directory Exclusively For The Over 50 Age Group (US) http://www.seniorssearch.com

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Other Disabilities:

• Action for M.E. http://www.afme.org.uk
• Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) http://www.asbah.org
• Cleft Lip and Palate Association http://www.clapa.com
• Downs Syndrome Association http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
• Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centres http://www.ms-selfhelp.org/
• Muscular Dystrophy Group http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org
• Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association http://www.raynauds.demon.co.uk
• Sickle Cell Society http://www.sicklecellsociety.org
• Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases http://www.mpssociety.co.uk/

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Other On-Line Information Services:

• NACAB http://www.nacab.org.uk/ 

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Rights:

• Community Legal Service http://www.clsdirect.org.uk/index.jsp
• Disability
  http://www.disability.gov.uk
• Disability Rights Commission
  http://www.drc-gb.org

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Speech:   

• AFASIC - Unlocking Speech and Language http://www.afasic.org.uk
• British Stammering Association http://www.stammering.org
• Speakability
  http://www.speakability.org.uk
• Speech Language and Hearing Centre http://www.speech-lang.org.uk

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Sport and Leisure:

• Disability Sport England http://www.disabilitysport.org.uk
• GORP - Outdoor Resources for People with Disabilities http://www.gorp.com/gorp/eclectic/disabled.htm
• The National Trust Official On-line Web Site http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Strokes

• Different Strokes - A Charity set up by younger stroke survivors for younger stroke survivors http://www.differentstrokes.co.uk
• Stroke Association http://www.stroke.org.uk

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Substance Misuse:

• Al-Anon Family Groups / Al-Ateen http://www.hexnet.co.uk/alanon/
• Re-Solv (The Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse) http://www.re-solv.org

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Travel and Transport:

• Air Transport Users' Council http://www.auc.org.uk
• Disabled Drivers Motor Club http://www.ddmc.org.uk
• Motability http://www.motability.co.uk
• Disabled Drivers' Motor Club (Front Page) http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ddmc/

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Visual Impairment:

• Action for Blind People http://www.afbp.org/
• Association of Blind Piano Tuners Home Page http://www.uk-piano.org/abpt/
• Guide Dogs For The Blind Association (GDBA) http://www.gdba.org.uk
• International Glaucoma Association http://www.iga.org.uk/
• Listening Books http://www.listening-books.org.uk
• National Library for the Blind http://www.nlb-online.org/
• Nystagmus Network http://www.nystagmusnet.org/
• RNIB http://www.rnib.org.uk
• Royal London Society For The Blind http://www.rlsb.org.uk
• Stickler Syndrome Support Group http://www.stickler.org.uk

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Voluntary Work:

• National Centre for Volunteering http://www.volunteering.org.uk/
• REACH - Voluntary Work http://www.reach-online.org.uk/
• Voluntary Action Westminster http://www.vawcvs.org/