Charities - physically disabled

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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…