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Disability (general)

Able Magazine (formerly Disability View)

Magazine highlights and promotes lifestyle issues important to disabled people in the UK today.

Access for all

Save the Children: Guidelines for making participatory processes accessible.

Access for users with disabilities

SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries): briefing on the implications for libraries of the Disability Discrimination Act Part IV: focus on provision in higher education institutions, but the value of cross-sector links and joint working with other professional groups is emphasised.

Accessibility of online learning materials

University of Aberdeen: guidelines/checklists for accessible online learning materials.

Action for Leisure

Charity providing information and promoting play & leisure with & for disabled adults & children.

Adapt Trust

Charity working to improve access by advising and assisting arts and heritage venues.

Age Concern

Disability Support Links

All our children belong

Report on experiences of BME parents of disabled children.

Arts Access UK

National online database of accessible arts & cultural events.

ASSERT

A United Kingdom based support group, all volunteers who have direct contact with people with Angelman Syndrome.

Bookmark Books and Disability Issues

Resource offers advice, information and 'sign-posting' on the subject of reading difficulties, learning disabilities and books which are relevant to different impairments / disability issues.

Books for disability

Offers advice, information and 'sign-posting' on the subject of reading difficulties, learning disabilities and books which are relevant to different impairments / disability issues.

Centre for Accessible Environments

Website providing information and a list of organisations in the design and disability fields.

CILIP

Briefing on library and information services for disabled people (including deaf and hearing-impaired people and visually-impaired people), services for older people, the employment of disabled people, organising meetings, courses and conferences, and sexual orientation in libraries.

CLAUD

Aims to improve library access for disabled users by disseminating information on disability and establishing good practice.

Contact a Family

UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.

DEMOS

Online Materials for Staff Disability Awareness.

Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living

Disabled people working for full participation and equality: includes links to local/national organisations, accessible venues, training.

Disability Cultural Projects

Making the Arts available for disabled people.

Disability Information Network

Leicester-based portal providing on-line information, training and support.

Disability Equality Trainers Database

University of Cambridge Disability Resources Centre database.

Disability Language and Access Guide

Barking Council guide making clear the accepted language and etiquette that has been defined by disabled people.

Disability Rights Commission

Disability rights, Disability Law, Disability access information, Disability Service Provision information, Libraries and Learning Centres Good Practice Guide.

Early Years and Disability Discrimination Act

National Children's Bureau (2003) Publication: What Services Providers need to know.

EMMLAC Audience Development 'How to' Guides

Series of guides to support museums, libraries and archives in their audience development work, e.g. manage consultation; develop a community profile; write an audience development plan.

Employers' forum on disability

The authoritative voice on disability as it affects employers and service providers.

Enduring economic exclusion: disabled people, income & work

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Study Report examining the past and present position of disabled people of working age in the income distribution and the labour market.

European Disability Forum

European umbrella organisation representing more than 50 million disabled people in Europe. Its mission is to ensure disabled citizens' full access to fundamental and human rights through their active involvement in policy development and implementation in the European Union.

Family Fund

Champions an inclusive society where families of disabled and seriously ill children have choices and are able to enjoy ordinary life. Helps with grants and information.

Greater London Access on Disability (GLAD)

Campaign for the rights of disabled Londoners providing advice, information and training.

  • http://www.glad.org.uk

Government website on disability

Find out about your rights as a disabled person, and learn more about the legislation that exists to help establish fully comprehensive and enforceable civil rights for disabled people in the UK.

Inspiring Learning for All Checklist of strengths/weaknesses of different research/consultation methods

Checklist for the Inspiring Learning for All website focused on learning activities but could easily be adapted for other topics.

KIDS

A national charity dedicated to helping children and young people with disabilities and special needs develop their skills and abilities and to realize their potential.

Learning to Listen - Consulting children and young people with disabilities

Save the Children Report including some practical ideas and strategies on consulting with disabled children and young people.

Let me be

Audit Commission handbook for managers and staff working with disabled children and their families.

Libraries and Learning Centres Good Practice Guide

The Disability Discrimination Act Part 4 Guide.

London Disability Arts Forum

A disability-led organization focused on promoting Disability Arts and the work of disabled artists.

  • http://www.ldaf.org

Museums & Galleries Disability Association (MAGDA)

Improving access to UK museums and galleries for people with disabilities, disseminating current best practice, and providing a forum for museum and gallery professionals to discuss areas of interest.

Museums, Libraries & Archives and the DDA

1995 SWMLAC (2003) an overview of the disability legislation and further sources of advice, information and support.

National Centre for the Dissemination of Disability Research

Texas-based Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) conducts and disseminates research into disability issues.

National Evaluation of the Children's Fund

Various projects on access, communication and participation for children with disabilities.

  • http://www.ne-cf.org/

National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education

Publications and resource materials on outreach work with disabled people.

National Register of Access Consultants

Online resource/database, for those seeking professional advice on how to make improvements to the built environment in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

New Audiences

Arts Council England summary of projects including people with disabilities.

Our lives, our choices

Audit Commission report of consultation with disabled children.

Regional Action and Involvement South East (Raise

Representative body for Voluntary and Community organisations in South East England.enabling voluntary and community organisations in the South East to influence policy, wherever it is made or implemented for the benefit of the people they serve.

Rethinking Disability Representation

Was a large scale, experimental project which developed new approaches to the interpretation of disability and the representation of disabled people’s lives and experiences in museums and galleries in the UK.

Scottish Accessible Information Forum

Guide to User Led Service Reviews designed to assist agencies to test the success of their implementation of the Scottish Accessible Information Forum (SAIF) Standards.

SKILL

National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, a national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.

University of California Berkeley

Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement (includes oral history archives of disability rights activists since the 1960s).

Latest News

Responsibilities transfer

From 1st October 2011, this site will not be updated, so please treat it as the static archive it is. This is because <a target="_Blank" href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/">Arts Council England</a> has now taken over museums and libraries responsibilities. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/">The National Archives</a> has assumed responsibility for strategic leadership of the Archives sector. Arts Council responsibilities will also now include the Renaissance programme, Museum Accreditation, and Library Development, together with cultural property services such as Export Licensing and the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. The National Archives has assumed responsibility for providing strategic leadership to the archives sector and advising government on its development. The MLA is now winding down, with a skeleton staff remaining until May 2012 to complete the management of existing Renaissance contracts, complete outstanding financial and contractual arrangements and prepare for the appointment of a liquidator. This website will remain live until 31st March so that the public still has full access to the material on it – good practice case studies, toolkits, guidance and a range of other publications.  Continue reading

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