National Charities
The National Autistic Society
The leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger syndrome) and their families. It provides information, support and pioneering services, and campaign for a better world for people with autism.
Website: http://www.autism.org.uk/
Diabetes UK
Self-help charity for diabetics.
Website: www.diabetes.co.uk/
The Down's Syndrome Association
Website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
The British Dyslexia Association
Website: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
RNIB
Supporting blind and partially sighted people.
Website: www.rnib.org.uk
Action on Hearing Loss: RNID
Action on Hearing Loss is the name for RNID, the largest charity representing people who are deaf or have hearing loss in the UK.
Website: www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/
I CAN – The children’s communication charity
The charity that supports children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
Website: www.ican.org.uk/
BSL - An online guide to British Sign Language
Website: www.britishsignlanguage.com/
The Makaton Charity
Makaton used signs and symbols to help people to communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech, in spoken word order.
Website: www.makaton.org/
Mencap
Mencap campaigns for equal rights for children and adults with a learning disability and can offer information via its helplines.
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD)
BILD works to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities across the UK.
Website: www.bild.org.uk
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
Supports people with learning disabilities and their families and works to improve services.
Website: www.learningdisabilities.org.uk