Dat_nana02's List: Disability information

Disability North aims to promote inclusion, independence & choice for disabled people by offering information on: Equipment & adaptations; Benefits & services; Training, Conference Room hire, event management & fundraising events; Direct Payments support service in Newcastle; Issues regarding the Disability Discimination Act (DDA) plus provision of access audits & disability awareness training.

The Brain and Spine Foundation was founded in 1992 to help the 10 million people affected by brain & spine conditions in the UK. The Foundation provides information & support for adults & children affected by neurological conditions, & develops training & tools for medical & educational professionals.

The Dyspraxia Foundation is a country-wide charity, founded in 1987 as the Dyspraxia Trust by two mothers who met at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. After being told that their children had Dyspraxia they were astonished & dismayed to discover that no facilities existed to help or inform parents & children with the condition. They decided to form their own group to help others to help themselves. The Foundation seeks every opportunity to increase understanding of Dyspraxia, particularly among professionals in health & education & encourages its local groups to do the same - currently, there are three support networks in the North East & North Cumbria region.

The ME Association, founded in 1976, funds & supports research & provides information & support, education & training. In this role, people with ME (Myalgic Encephalopathy), sometimes known as CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), professionals & all others interested in the illness, benefit.

MIND is the leading mental health charity in England & Wales, working to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress by: Campaigning for people's rights; Challenging poor practice in mental health; Informing & supporting thousands of people on a daily basis; Providing over a thousand services across England & Wales through a network of local MIND associations.

The PSP Association is the only national organisation in the UK dedicated to the support of people with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) & the related disease Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD), & those who care for them. The Association funds research, & provides support to patients, families & carers through the services offered on a UK-wide basis, through a Nurse Specialist helpline & local support groups. Publications, & an Annual Symposium for carers & therapists, together with targeted information provided to medical health & welfare profession through a team of Development Officers, based around the UK, helps to raise awareness of PSP & CBD on a local & national level.

In England & Wales, Scope focuses on people with cerebral palsy & aims to ensure that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued & have the same human & civil rights as everyone else. A range of information leaflets & factsheets on therapies & other aspects of living with disability, is available. Scope carries out research into issues affecting disabled people & organises national & local campaigns.