‘Travel like you know them’: Road safety made personal
Earlier this summer, the UK government relaunched its THINK! road safety campaign, reminding people to ‘Travel like you know them’ to highlight the human cost of road traffic accidents. The...
These organisations offer help and support for families, carers and patients with an illness or injury worsened by medical errors.
Action on Hearing Loss & Deafness Research UK
T 0808 808 0123 | actionhearingloss.org.uk
Aphasia Now
Website for Aphasia victims who want to learn more about this invisible disability.
aphasianow.org
AVM Support UK
Support for people affected by Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM).
T 01670 737 231|info@avmsupport.org.uk | avmsupport.org.uk
Association Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice
Provides details of therapists by region and condition.
T 0870 241 3357 | asltip.co.uk
Brain Tumour UK
Provides information on a wide range of neurological conditions; online discussion forum; and helpline staffed by neuro-sciences nurses.
T 0845 4500386 | thebraintumourcharity.org
Breast Cancer Care
T 0808 800 6000 | info@breastcancercare.org.uk | breastcancercare.org.uk
The British Stammering Association (BSA)
T 020 8983 1003 | mail@stammering.org|stammering.org
Marie Curie Cancer Care
T 0800 716 146 | supporter.relations@mariecurie.org.uk | mariecurie.org.uk
Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund
T 0808 808 000 | youthline@macmillan.org.uk | macmillan.org.uk
Care for the Family
T 029 2081 0800 | mail@cff.org.uk | careforthefamily.org.uk
Care Choices
A database of care homes, nursing homes and elderly accommodation.
carechoices.co.uk
Carers UK
T 0808 808 7777 | advice@carersuk.org.uk |carersuk.org
Cerebral Palsy (Scope)
T 0808 800 3333 | response@scope.org.uk | scope.org.uk
Challenging Behaviour Foundation
Provides information service and fact sheets as well as a support network.
T 01634 838 739 | info@thecbf.org.uk | thecbf.org.uk
Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
T 0207 306 6666 | csp.org.uk
Colostomy Association
T 0118 939 1537 | cass@colostomyassociation.org.uk | colostomyassociation.org.uk
Contact a Family
UK charity providing advice, information and support to parents of all disabled children.
T 020 7608 8700 or 0808 808 3555 (helpline)
Counselling Directory
counselling-directory.org.uk
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
T 0208 463 7211 | enquiries@cysticfibrosis.org.uk | cftrust.org.uk
Disabled Living Foundation
T 020 7289 6111 | info@dlf.org.uk | dlf.org.uk
Disabled Motoring UK
T 01508 489 449 | info@disabledmotoring.org | disabledmotoring.org
Disability Rights UK
T 0800 328 5050 | independentliving@disabilityrightsuk.org | disabilityrightsuk.org
Dysphasia Speakability
T 020 7261 9572 | speakability@speakability.org.uk | speakability.org.uk
ENABLE
T 0300 0200 101 | enabledirect@enable.org.uk | enable.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation
T 020 7803 1101 | mhf@mhf.org.uk | mentalhealth.org.uk
Listening Books
T 020 7407 9417 | info@listening-books.org.uk | listening-books.org.uk
MENCAP
Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults
T 020 7454 0454 | information@mencap.org.uk | mencap.org.uk
Meningitis Trust
T 0845 600 0800
MIND (National Association for Mental Health)
T 020 8519 2122 | contact@mind.org.uk | mind.org.uk
Migraine Action Association
T 0116 275 8317 | info@migraine.org.uk | migraine.org.uk
Motability
T 0845 456 4566 |motability.co.uk
Momentum
headoffice@momentumuk.org.uk |momentumuk.org.uk
Parkinson’s Disease Society of the UK
T 0808 800 0303 | hello@parkinsons.org.uk | parkinsons.org.uk
Patient UK
patientuk.co.uk
Relate (National Marriage Guidance)
T 01788 573 241 | relate.org.uk
Rehab UK
Provides assessment, training and development programmes that enable people with disabilities to break into the workforce.
T 020 8896 2333 | rehabuk.org
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF)
qef.org.uk
SENSE (National Deaf, Blind and Rubella Association)
Tel: 0845 127 0067 | info@sense.org.uk | sense.org.uk
Sex and Disability Helpline
T 0707 499 3527 | sexdis@outsiders.org.uk | outsiders.org.uk
Speech Disorders (AFASIC — Unlocking Speech and Language)
T 020 7490 9410 | info@afasic.org.uk
Website: www.afasic.org.uk
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
T 020 7378 1200 | info@rcsit.org | rcslt.org
Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA)
T 0560 226 4502 | vrassociationuk.com
Wessex Cancer Support (Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight)
T 023 8067 2200 | wessexcancer.org.uk
