Charities - disability support

B2, Speldhurst Business Park, Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0AQ
01892 860207
286306 (England & Wales)

3H Fund was established in 1975. The charity’s main aim is to provide holidays for disabled people and where possible afford a period of respite for the regular carers. Each year 3H Fund organises subsidised group holidays for physically disabled people with the support of volunteer carers. The holidays take place at various well researched venues.



105 Judd street, London WC1H 9NE
0845 600 0313

www.afbp.org

205913

Action for Blind People is a national charity with local reach, providing practical help and support to blind and partially sighted people of all ages in all aspects of their lives.
By including Action in your Will you can help us create a better future for blind and partially sighted people.



Ability House, 15a Tottenham Lane, Hornsey, London N8 9DJ
020 8347 8111
020 8347 3482
1068841 (England & Wales)

Action For Kids is a national disability charity which has been supporting disabled children, young people and their families for over 15 years.

Our mission is about creating independence, providing opportunities and offering support to disabled young people and their families.



Gifts in Wills, Room 110, Tanners Lane, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex IG6 1QG
0208 498 7880
216250 (England and Wales), SC037605 (Scotland)

Barnardo's helps the UK's most vulnerable children and young people have a better start in life and so gives them the chance of a better future. As one of the UK's leading children's charities, we work directly with over 190,000 children, young people and their families every year. We run more than 800 vital projects across the UK. We help those without families find loving homes through fostering and adoption. We support children who have been victims of abuse and ensure young unemployed people receive training. We help families who are homeless and in poverty. We provide centres for children with disabilities and we support young carers.



Lantern House 102 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UB
0207 403 6184
1111438

As a result of losing their sight, every year thousands of people lose their confidence, their jobs, their friends and their place in the community. For over 175 years the Metropolitan Society for the Blind has been helping people overcome the overwhelming effects of permanent sight loss.



4 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2RP
020 7404 7114

info@bcpb.org

http://bcpb.org

270941 (England & Wales)

‘Knowledge is power’ is a well-known adage. It sums up the work of our charity, for the knowledge we help to acquire through research, and spread through teaching and publications, is a powerful way of preventing blindness. Scientific research has led to many breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of the conditions that cause blindness, but there is still a great deal we do not understand.



Chief Executive: Fiona Ritchie, The British Home, Crown Lane, London SW16 3JB
020 8670 8261
020 8766 6084
206222 (England & Wales)

The British Home in Streatham, south London, provides 24-hour professional nursing care for 100 residents who have severe disabilities. Most residents are wheel chair users and are disabled due to illnesses such as multiple sclerosis and stroke. Some people have been injured in accidents or due to crime.



10 Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent ME14 5DZ
01622 754757
01622 751725
1078287 (England & Wales)

It is estimated that nearly 100 people in Britain EVERY DAY will suffer serious sight loss. Sadly, almost half of all registered blind people live completely alone, often on extremely limited incomes. The British Wireless for the Blind Fund was established in 1928 to help ease the loneliness and isolation of blindness with the simple comfort of radio.



New Road, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 5XQ
01296 432 339
01296 392599
286614 (England & Wales)

Calibre Audio Library is a subscription-free lending service that provides recorded books for people with visual impairment including readers with dyslexia and other disabilities which prevent them reading print.



Unit S8. Westcott Venture Park, Westcott, Aylesbury, Bucks HP18 OXB
01296 748552
01296 655888
1124533 (England & Wales)

We are a charity dedicated to training dogs in the detection and recognition of human disease by odour.

Cancer and Bio-detection Dogs
Our first study that was published in the British Medical Journal in 2004 showed that dogs can be trained to identify the odour of cancer within urine. This potentially unknown finding indicated the potential for a new method of diagnosing cancer which would be simple, quick and non-invasive. Clinicians and scientists are studying the data collected to help them in the development of an electronic nose.



Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, East Sussex BN8 4EF
01825 724444
01825 723773

www.chs.org.uk

1075837 (England and Wales)

Founded in 1903, Chailey Heritage School is a highly successful non-maintained day and residential special school educating up to 100 pupils from 3-19 years who have a range of complex physical disabilities and medical conditions. Most pupils have cerebral palsy, many have visual impairment and many also have sensory and learning difficulties.



Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, East Sussex BN8 4EF
01825 724444
01825 723773

www.chs.org.uk

1075837 (England and Wales)

Founded in 1903, Chailey Heritage School is a nationally recognised non-maintained day and residential special School and Children’s Home for young people with a wide range of complex physical, communication, sensory and learning difficulties, aged 3 to 19 years. We also have a Transition Service for young disabled adults aged 19 to 25 years.



The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
0151 707 1733
0151 708 9355
1014390

DaDa – Disability and Deaf Arts is an innovative disability arts organisation based in Liverpool with over 25 years experience of working locally, nationally and internationally to develop and deliver a wide range of services with and for Disabled and Deaf people. You can help us influence society’s development into a more inclusive and supportive place to make and appreciate the arts. Our activity includes:
• DaDaFest – the largest disability and deaf arts festival in the UK that demonstrates artistic excellence from a unique cultural perspective for a mainstream audience.



C/o FLVC, Corlan, Unit 3, Mold Business Park Wrexham Road, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1XB
N/A
1057854 (England & Wales)

Why Deaf Access Cymru?

Would you like to discuss your mortgage with your bank manager by scribbling notes back and forth in your second language?
A significant number of deaf adults have a reading age below the 9yr old level. British Sign Language (BSL) is the preferred language of Deaf people in Wales.



330-332 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE
020 7833 1733
020 7278 0404
326915 (England & Wales)

In the UK there are nine million deaf or hard of hearing people. Deafness is a devastating disability which has the power to make the simplest attempt to communicate a huge struggle. It isolates, brings intense frustration and creates barriers which can dramatically limit a deaf person’s quality of life.



13 St Georges Crescent, Gravesend, Kent DA12 4AR
01474 351673
01474 351673
802373 (England & Wales)

Established in 1981 and registered as a charity in 1989.

1 person in 100 suffers with Epilepsy. It can affect family, friends, education, employment prospects and social activities. In many cases a driving licence has to be forfeited immediately. We are committed to giving free, practical and direct help to anyone affected by this sometimes devastating condition.



5th Floor, 9-13 Fenchurch Buildings, Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 5HR
020 7264 3900
020 7488 3041
1111438 (England & Wales)

Fight for Sight is the leading UK charity dedicated to funding research to prevent sight loss and treat eye disease. We rely on donations to fund over £3m of eye research every year into conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, cataract and diabetic retinopathy.



87 Wimpole Street, London W1G 9RL
020 7935 5541
020 7935 6638
1086205 (England & Wales)

You never stand so tall as when you stoop to help a child. Through the magic of sport, The Israel Sport Centre for the Disabled (ISCD) in Ramat Gan is inspiring hope and joy in thousands of children whose bodies have been shattered by serious illness or terrorist activity. Under the loving care of professional advisors and dedicated volunteers, self-confidence and courage is forged from sporting achievement and with it the chance to lead a useful and happy life.



Fundraising Department, Atherton House, 88-92 Talbot Road Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0GS
0161 872 1234
0161 848 9889
221888 (England & Wales)

Legacies are fundamental to why Henshaws is here today. Our foundation is embedded in the generosity of Manchester based businessman, Thomas Henshaw whose £20,000 legacy in 1873 began over 170 years of support for blind and visually impaired people of all ages.



Woodcote House, 15 Highpoint Business Village, Henwood, Ashford, Kent TN24 8DH
01233 648170
01233 648179
274681 (England & Wales), SCO41550 (Scotland)

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in the UK. Around 2% of people over the age of 40 suffer from glaucoma. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the risk of glaucoma, which can often have no symptoms. Up to one in 50 people are losing sight every day as a result of the condition.



35 Langstone Way, London NW7 1GT
020 8371 6611
020 8371 4225

info@jbd.org

259480 (England & Wales)

Jewish Blind & Disabled is unique as it is the only charity in the community providing purpose built mobility apartments to people of all ages who are physically disabled or vision impaired. We currently have six apartment blocks across North London and are delighted to announce that building work is now well under way on our latest development in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. This will provide an additional 39 state-of-the-art mobility apartments for people with a real and urgent need plus two apartments for resident on site house managers.



72 College Road, Maidstone ME15 6SJ
01622 691357
1062354 (England & Wales)

For 90 years we’ve been helping blind and partially sighted people live life to the full. At Kent Association for the Blind we provide a host of vital rehabilitation services to thousands of people across Kent, Medway, Bromley and Bexley. We are here for anyone who needs our help.



Little Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QD
01768 772255
01768 771920
270923 (England & Wales)

The Lake District Calvert Trust provides residential outdoor activity courses for people of all ages with physical, sensory and learning disabilities. The mission of the Trust is to challenge disability through the adventure and achievement of outdoor activities, and to make the outstanding countryside of Cumbria truly accessible to all.



Legacy Department (LSG12), 66 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL
0845 606 5050
218186 (England & Wales), SC005117 (Scotland)

Leonard Cheshire Disability is the leading charity supporting disabled people in the UK. Independence and choice are at the heart of everything we do. More than anything else in the world today, disabled people want to be active and independent, to make their own choices and take control of their lives. Our work is to help them to achieve that aim.



215 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London NW6 1XJ
020 7794 1661
020 7794 1161
200050

Most people realise the degree of stress suffered when a child is born with a disability or accidentally becomes impaired. How many do something about it?
In 1961 a number of caring parents joined together to help children less fortunate than their own. To date over £15M in equipment and services has been dispensed.
We are one of the only UK charities prepared to help an individual disabled child from a low-income family with often the most basic of essential items as well as essential equipment. We also provide equipment to special schools, homes, and hospitals.



Langton House, Lindum Business Park, North Hykeham Lincoln LN6 3QX
01522 507215
504913 (England and Wales)

Since Linkage was founded in 1976, we have provided for Learning Disabled people with both severe and moderate disabilities.
1. Excellent long term residential care across several sites
2. Independent supported living, including residences at our unique Linkage Green development in Mablethorpe
3. Enabled over 3,000 learners from across the country and abroad to graduate from our outstanding college many of whom have chosen to stay with us and train towards finding work through our employment services.



12, Lant Street, London. SE1 1QH
0207 407 9417
264221

Listening Books is a UK charity providing thousands of fantastic audiobooks on three easily accessible formats: downloads, internet streaming and MP3 CDs. We have some 17,000 members and our service is available to anyone who has a disability or illness which makes it difficult to hold a book, turn its pages, or read in the usual way. The library caters for both adults and children. We provide audiobooks for leisure and we support the National Curriculum from Key Stage 2 to A-Level. All of our titles are either commercially sourced or recorded in our own digital studios.



Department LSG 11, 10 Buckingham Place, London SW1E 6HX
020 7821 2828
020 7821 2829
306054 (England & Wales)

The Lord’s Taverners is one of the UK’s leading youth sports charities and recreational cricket’s official charity.



Wessex Chambers, South Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2BN
01264 350 551
01264 350 558
1001198 (England & Wales)

Macular Disease, causing loss of central vision, is the biggest cause of registered blindness in people over 55 in the western world. Over 500,000 people in the UK live with this distressing condition.



3, Millfield, Greenway Business Park, Winslow Road, Great Horwood , Nr Milton Keynes MK17 ONP
01296 655888
01296 655888
1124533

We are a charity dedicated to training dogs in the detection and recognition of human disease by odour.

Cancer and Bio-detection Dogs: Our first study published in the British Medical Journal in 2004 showed that dogs can be trained to identify the odour of cancer in urine. This previously unknown finding indicated the potential for a new method of diagnosing cancer. This work is continuing and the data collected will help scientists in the development of an electronic nose for the future.



Mencap National Centre, 123 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0RT
020 7696 6925
020 7696 6014
222377 (England & Wales) SCO41079 (Scotland)

Mencap is the UK’s leading charity for people with a learning disability and their families and carers. We fight for equal rights, campaign for greater opportunities and challenge attitudes and prejudices. We provide services, advice and support to meet people’s needs and choices throughout their lives.



Lantern House, 102 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UB
020 7403 6184
020 7234 0708

www.msb.gb.com

262119 (England & Wales)

As a result of losing their sight, every year thousands of people lose their confidence, their jobs, their friends and their place in the community. For over 175 years the Metropolitan Society for the Blind has been helping people overcome the devastating effects of permanent sight loss.



Spirella Building, Bridge Road, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 4ET
01462 476700
01462 476710
1088353 (England & Wales)

MS is a cruel, life-long condition. It is most often diagnosed in young people in their twenties and thirties, just as they are making life choices about relationships, careers and having their own families. The impact of that diagnosis is terrifying. It can take away the ability to plan and can mean loss of independence, severe disability and isolation.



Bradbury House, Market Street, Highbridge TA9 3BW
01278 764 764

www.nbcs.org.uk

1051607 (England & Wales)

Our aim at the National Blind Children’s Society is to enable children who are blind or partially sighted to achieve their educational and recreational goals.



Sir John Wilson House, 215 Kirkgate, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 1JG
0192 429 1313
236629 (England and Wales), SC040134 (Scotland)

The NFB is a national voluntary organisation of visually impaired people which is run from a network of branches around the country. We work to improve access, mobility and living standards and services for all people who are blind or with any visual impairment.



National Recording Centre, 10 Browning Road, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 8DB
01435 866102
01435 865422

www.tnauk.org.uk

293656

National Talking Newspapers and Magazines (now part of the RNIB Group) provides over 200 popular and specialist publications in audio and digital format to those unable to read the printed word.
Legacies and donations are vital to enable National Talking Newspapers/and Magazines to continue its important, unique work.



Wardington Court, Welford Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN2 8AG
01604 719193
01604 719193

www.nab.org.uk

201240 (England & Wales)

We are an independent charity working exclusively in Northamptonshire to help visually impaired people. Since we were formed in 1896, we have helped thousands of visually impaired people and their carers improve their quality of life through support, information and guidance.



Broadway House, 80-82 The Broadway, Stanmore, HA7 4HB
020 8954 4555
1059050 (England & Wales)

Norwood supports people with learning disabilities and children and families in need. We work with individuals to improve the quality of their lives and achieve their goals. Our services are provided to the Jewish community and also to people in the wider community.



Ortzen Street, Radford, Nottingham NG7 4BN
0115 970 7701
0115 970 6807
511288 (England & Wales)

NRSB is a local charity, which aims to promote greater independence for vision impaired people of all ages throughout Nottinghamshire by providing support, advice, information and rehabilitative activities.



Summit House, Wandle Road, Croydon CR0 1DF
020 8667 9443

www.phab.org.uk

283931 (England & Wales)

Established in 1957, Phab is a national charity committed to promoting and encouraging disabled and non-disabled children and adults to take part in a wide range of social and sports activities and to achieve complete inclusion within society as a whole.



Leatherhead Court, Woodlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 0BN
01372 841100
01372 844072
251051 (England & Wales)

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) s a registered national charity based in Surrey, providing solutions to the needs of people with disabilities through its specialist services:



Leatherhead Court, Woodlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 0BN
01372 841100
01372 844072

www.qef.org.uk

251051 (England and Wales)

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) s a registered national charity based in Surrey, providing solutions to the needs of people with disabilities through its specialist services:



Dorton House, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0EB
01732 592500
01732 592506

www.rlsb.org.uk

307892 (England & Wales)

Each and every day at the Royal London Society for Blind People (RLSB), we are in touch with blind and partially-sighted young people. They tell us they often feel depressed and isolated. An inconvenience, stuck at home, with nowhere to go and sick of feeling dependent on Mum and Dad.



Action on Hearing Loss 19-23 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8SL
020 7296 8127
020 7296 8129
207720 (England and Wales); SC038926 (Scotland)

Action on Hearing Loss is the new name for RNID (the Royal National Institute for Deaf People).

We’re not changing what we do. Our new name has been chosen to reflect the breadth of help and support we provide for people with all types of hearing loss – from those who are profoundly deaf, to anyone who is losing their hearing or suffering from tinnitus. We want a world where hearing loss doesn't limit or label anyone and tinnitus is silenced – and where people value their hearing enough to look after it.



Room LS11, 6 Market Road, London, N7 9PW
020 7619 7100
020 7619 7399
208231 (England and Wales)

Scope. We believe disabled people should have the same opportunities as everyone else. We run services and campaigns with disabled people to make this happen. As a charity with expertise in complex support needs and cerebral palsy we never set limits on potential.



101 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LG
020 7014 9350
0845 127 0061

www.sense.org.uk

289868 (England and Wales)

Sense is the leading national UK charity working with children and adults who are both deaf and blind. We support deafblind children and adults their families, carers and professionals working in the field of deafblindness
We provide:

  • Early assessments, advice and support for deafblind children and their families
  • Week long holidays and respite care
  • Learning and employment opportunities for deafblind adults
  • Specialist accommodation for deafblind people
  • Support and services for people who become deafblind in later life


Bramley Business Centre, Station Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0AZ
01483 898786
01483 898763
281325 (England & Wales)

Every day an average of three people in the UK and Ireland are paralysed by spinal cord injury. People who were once fit and active are now unable to move or feel below the level of injury and are dependent on family and carers. Paralysis also affects other vital functions such as bladder and bowel control, blood pressure, breathing…



Church Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 6DF
01937 842 144
01937 541 471
529319 (England and Wales)

St John’s school for the deaf is a day and boarding school for hearing impaired pupils aged 5 to 19.
Pupils are taught by specialist teachers of the deaf and emphasis is placed on helping them to develop, understand and use spoken language. This approach is underpinned by a commitment to the use of technology to provide children with maximum access to speech.



Woodman Lane, Clent, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 9PB
01562 882253
01562 883856
527552 (England & Wales)

Sunfield provides 52 week education and residential care for children between 6 and 19 years of age, from all over the U.K. who have severe and complex learning needs.



Mrs J A Culling, Hon. Secretary, 7 Huntersfield Close, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0DX
01737 248032
01737 248032

www.tftb.org.uk

255155 (England & Wales)

Telephones for the Blind Fund exists to help to provide telephone service for those who are registered blind, live alone and are not able to meet the cost themselves.