Learning disability support (general)
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Neatebox
Disabled customer service app
Connects you with customer service teams at venues such as shops and hotels to plan for accessible, inclusive and less stressful trips.
POhWER
Support and advocacy for vulnerable people
Provides information, advice, support and advocacy to people who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion. Helpline open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm.
Unlimited
Funding for disabled artists and actors
An arts commissioning programme that enables new work by disabled artists to reach UK and international audiences.
Sunflower lanyard scheme
Sunflower lanyard shows you have hidden disabilities
Sunflower lanyards are provided and can be worn to subtly indicate that a person has a hidden disability and may need additional support. Available in certain airports and supermarkets.
Thistle Assistance
Disability indication cards
Free Card/App used for public transport in Scotland to indicate the user’s type of disability or impairment while short message stickers provide read-at-a-glance information for transport staff.
Barchester's Charitable Foundation
Grants to help disabled older people and adults
Improving the lives of older people and other adults with a physical or mental disability; supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity.
Disability Law Service
Free legal advice for disabled people
Provides free legal advice and representation for disabled people and their carers.
Beyond Words
Illustrative books for explaining complicated concepts
Provides books and training to support people who find pictures easier to understand than words. Their books help explain topics like abuse and trauma, criminal justice, grief and health.
Sibs
Support for siblings of disabled children and adults
Provides siblings with information and support.
Shaw Trust
Transforming the lives of people across the UK
A charity which helps disabled and disadvantaged people gain an education, provides help to get into employment and independent living and improve their wellbeing.
Shape Arts
Disability-led arts organisation
Working towards improving access for disabled people by providing opportunities for disabled artists and training cultural institutions to be more open to disabled people.
Dimensions UK
Support for autism and learning difficulties
Supports people with learning disabilities and autism to have a louder voice choice and control in their lives. Use the website to access support such as helplines in your region.
The Sequal Trust
Information about communication aids
Provides information about assistive technology to increase the quality of life for those who are non-verbal, have incoherent speech or who have learning and communication difficulties.
MacIntyre
Empowering people with learning disabilities
Provides education, care and support for young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or autism at more than 150 locations across England and Wales.
Nordoff Robbins
Musical therapy for disabled people
Music centered therapy classes used to enrich the lives of people with life-limiting illnesses, disabilities, and feelings of isolation.
Affinity Trust
Supporting people with learning disabilities
Enables people with learning disabilities to pursue active and fulfilling lives, gain increased independence and achieve equal rights as citizens.
Disabled Living Foundation
Advice on independent living for disabled people
DLF is a national charity providing impartial advice, information and training on independent living. Helpline available Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm.
Remap
Custom made equipment for disabled people
Remap helps disabled people of all ages to live more independent lives. Remap’s network of skilled volunteers design and custom-make equipment free of charge.
Hft
Support for adults with learning disabilities
Hft is a national charity providing services for people with learning disabilities.