Useful Links
Disability and Special Educational Needs
British Institute for Learning Disabilities (BILD)
Promoting good practice in the provision & planning of Health & Social care services for people with learning disabilities
www.cafamily.org.uk
Site dedicated to families caring for a disabled child or a child with specific health conditions.
Center for the Study of Autism
Aimed at parents, carers and health care professionals, this site provides information realted to or about autism and related disorders
Children's Trust
Providing special care for severely disabled children.
Children's World
Founded in 1981 to provide educational, creative and social benefits for all children with particular reference to children with special needs.
Dyslexia, the Gift
Contains on-line bookstore and library plus links, training information and a discussion board
Family Fund
The Family Fund gives grants to lower income families with severely disabled children for things that make life easier and more enjoyable.
learningdisabilities.org.uk
This website has been designed to provide information about issues which affect the lives of people with learning disabilitiesand is a useful gateway to some of the other resources on learning disabilities, both here in the United Kingdom and overseas.
National Association for Special Educational Needs
Keen to promote their views and provide info on any aspect of special educational needs.
National Parent Partnership Network
National Parent Partnership Services offer information, advice and support for parents of children and young people with special educational needs.
RNIB
Provides info on special product knowledge for people with impaired sight.
SCOPE
A disability organisation, focusing on people with cerebral palsy.
Son-rise.org
Autism Treatment Center of America has provided innovative training programs for parents and professionals caring for children challenged by Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and other developmental difficulties. The Son-Rise Program® teaches a specific yet comprehensive system of treatment and education designed to help families and caregivers enable their children to dramatically improve in all areas of learning, development, communication and skill acquisition.
UK Disability Directory
Disability directory of UK needs and services. Includes access, recreation and sports, sports plus the arts and education also information on specific disabilities and updated news. Run free by the disabled for the disabled.
vips-in-sen.co.uk
A useful resource for parents of children with special educational needs
Youreable.com
One-stop disability site, providing information, products and services for disabled people, their carers, family and friends.
