MLA

Users with physical disabilities

360: The Accessible Lifestyle

Interactive e-zine that challenges the traditional views of people in wheelchairs: a magazine to match active lifestyle.

British Brain and Spine Foundation

Develops research, education and information programmes aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and care of people affected by disorders of the brain and spine and to stimulate the greater allocation of resources across all neurological disorders.

Directions Plus

Helps maintain and improve the quality of life of disabled people and carers, mainly by providing them with free information, advice and advocacy , support and representation.

Disability Now

Online News and feature articles, advice, adverts, links, an archive and a chat forum.

Disabled Go

Free, detailed access guides to goods and services to answer the everyday questions of disabled people, their assistants, carers, family and friends. Developed by disabled people for disabled people, to empower people to break down the barriers to full inclusion within the community.

Disabled United

The meeting place for disabled people - chat, forums, travel, etc.

Let's Go! Books with Positive Images (Birmingham Libraries)

Stories featuring children and young people with mobility problems but with the focus on their characters and what they do, not just on their disability.

Ouch!

BBC disability on-line newsletter and message board aiming to reflect the lives of disabled people in the third millennium. It is not a help and support site.

PHAB Ltd

A national charity dedicated to promoting and encouraging the coming together, on equal terms, of disabled and non-disabled people to achieve an integrated and inclusive society; provides a network of clubs throughout England run by disabled and non-disabled people; annual holiday guide; newsletters, etc.

RADAR

UK's campaigning & advisory disability body, promoting change by empowering disabled people to achieve their rights and expectations; and by influencing the way that disabled people are viewed as members of society.

The Sensory Garden Tour

On-line tour, designed to follow each of the different areas within the garden, with different views, planting schemes and features to contemplate.

YoureAble.com

Information, products and services for disabled people - life, shopping, news and community forums and discussions.

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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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