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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.

Websitewww.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