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Able Radio: A Unique Radio Station : Providing interesting, entertaining and factual features and interviews for people living with a disability or restricting medical condition, their family, friends and those involved in health and social care.

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access-ability.org is a support engine dedicated to providing a quality service to the disabled community, their families and carers.

We have had more than 15 million visitors to our website over the past 10 years.

We are strong believers in living life to the full
regardless of obstacles or prejudice.

90% of the Internet is saturated with SPAM - making it increasingly difficult to find disability information that we may need.

Our mission is to shrink the on-line universe and make it fit YOU - by identifying the very best UK based disability services and bringing them together under one virtual roof.

Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is the independent charity which promotes better patient safety and justice for people who have been affected by a medical accident.

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ADKC is an organisation run and controlled by disabled people. We support disabled people to live independently and campaign for an inclusive society which does not discriminate against disabled people. We believe that disabled people should have the same opportunities and quality of life that non-disabled people take for granted.

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Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.

Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.

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Our online access guide is for disabled people, carers, friends and families. Should you require any information on the Assistive Technology we use on this Website, please feel free to contact us.

80 million people in Europe are estimated
to have a variety of disabilities – ranging from dyslexia, cognitive and learning difficulties, through to severe impairments such as blindness. Many people would assume the Internet to be out of reach of these users; in fact, with the aid of assistive technologies the World Wide Web has given many disabled people greater autonomy than ever before – as long as the web sites they use are accessible.Our aim is to assist service providers to become more digitally inclusive and enable them to attract a wider customer base.

For more information contact John Kelly or Rev.James Webber at www.accessnetwork.org or Tel: 07855 030053)

Advicenow provides readable accurate information on rights and the law in England and Wales. It includes a managed web search of over 200 rights and legal websites, plus features, articles, quizzes and cartoons.”
Advicenow is provided by Advice Services Alliance, the coordinating body for UK advice services.”vicenow is an independent, not-for-profit website providing accurate, up-to-date information on rights and legal issues.

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The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) is a national charity that provides advice and information to parents and carers on a wide range of school based issues including exclusion, admissions, special education needs, bullying and attendance.

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Age Concern Bexley offers a wide range of services for older people in the Borough

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Arcadea is a cultural organisation based in the North East of England promoting and supporting the cultural equality of Disabled people. We are excited to be part of regional, national and international cultural innovation and are committed to increasing the cultural status of Disabled people and to raising the profile of Disabled artists work to ensure that as Disabled people we can fully participate in all aspects of British cultural life at all levels.

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Ask Vera is an agency dedicated to accessibility solutions and providing information in understandable formats for disabled people.

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Avenues has changed the way it provides services, creating a Group structure of charitable organisations that focus on different parts of our work. Avenues Trust Support Services concentrates on providing high quality individually planned support in small, specialist, residential settings for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues. Avenues Trust Community Support Services provides community based support to a wide range of adults and young people in their own homes. Southwark Home Care is a major provider of quality home care in that borough. Community Futures Kent is a new person centred community development organisation based in West Kent. The individual websites will tell you more about their services.

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BIME is an engineering design and development organisation working to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and healthcare problems. The Institute is an incorporated independent body maintained by charitable donations, sales of products and research grants.
We are a team of professional design engineers, an Occupational Therapist, technicians and support staff; who work closely with healthcare professionals, disabled people and other end-users to develop appropriate solutions. Our key strengths are our multidisciplinary team, our strong links with the user community and ability to understand and translate the needs of users into appropriate technology.
As a charity, we are recognised as a centre of excellence within the assistive technology field and we have a national reputation for smart house technology, the development of products for people with dementia and children’s mobility.

Bedford & District Cerebral Palsy Society was established over fifty years. Our primary aim is to support people in North and Mid Bedfordshire with Cerebral Palsy, their families and carers.

What We Provide
An information and support service, which allows those individuals to make informed choices, access services and work together with us towards the development of more 'needs-led' services.
Playschemes or activities in all school holidays.
Monthly Saturday activity clubs.
A monthly "Indulgence" support group for parents/carers.
A monthly hydrotherapy swim club.
Funding to individuals for specialist equipment, holidays etc.
Newsletters, campaigning, information days and social activities.