Links
Please find below, some websites that we think may be of interest to you:
Download for free Thunder Screen reader. Screenreader.net
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As one of the founder members of the Ciliopathy Alliance we are happy to link you to this informative site to gain more information regarding cillia, and the effects it has. The Ciliopathy Alliance helps bring together patient support groups, researchers, doctors and health professionals, and families living with and affected by ciliopathies - diseases caused by defects in the function or structure of cilia. Dysfunctional cilia affects a number of often chronically disabling and sometimes life-threatening genetic conditions. They affect multiple systems, causing blindness, deafness, chronic respiratory infections, kidney disease, heart disease, infertility, obesity and diabetes. |
Contact a Family - Contact a Family is a UK charity for families with disabled children. They offer information on specific conditions and rare disorders.
National Blind Children's Society - NBCS is a charity providing information, advise, support and services for Blind and partially sighted children.
PVIC · Parents of Visually Impaired Children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PVIC/
A parent of a visually impaired child has set up a yahoo private members email support group for parents in the UK. With over 30 members now, parents of visually impaired children and blind adults wishing to support parents. It is friendly and lively and very informative and most parents feel it is the best support network they have because they feel empowered and can talk to people 24hrs a day through emails and someone always replies. It is a real community. They are happy to welcome new members and are trying to let organisations know, so they can pass on the details to parents.
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The Royal National College for the Blind is the largest college of further education for people with sight loss in the UK. |
E- Access Bulletin is a free, independent monthly e-mail newsletter on information technology issues for people with visual impairment and blindness. The Bulletin covers everything from consumer electronics to the internet, examining design and access issues and technical developments. E-access Bulletin is produced by Headstar, with support from the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and the National Library for the Blind. Follow on Twitter or view Blog
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The Genetic Interest Group(GIG) is a national alliance of organisations with a membership of over 120 charities which support children, families and individuals affected by genetic disorders. Its primary goal is to promote awareness and understanding of genetic disorders so that high quality services for people affected by genetic conditions are developed and made available to all who need them. It also hosts a guest book or forum so genetic questions can be asked and answered. |
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK's leading
charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million
people with sight loss.
Guide Dogs for the Blind is the web site providing information regarding training dogs and handlers in the UK. Guide Dogs For the Blind offer a service for adults, children and young people. For more information please visit www.guidedogs.org.uk
Swan UK is a project recently launched by Genetic Alliance UK, which offers support and information to families of children with undiagnosed conditions. Swan have set up a blog where families can share information and experiences. Some examples of stories, and to submit your own story, can be accessed on the Swan blog - www.swanuk.wordpress.com
A web site dedicated to Dr. Sarah Morley's Windows books & training materials for blind and visually impaired users and their trainers.
SPECIAL ABILITIES LTD Provide training programmes that enable parents/carers and professionals to have a greater insight and understanding of disability issues. For details of training courses and costs, contact them by email or by post at:
Special Abilities Ltd
PO Box 360
Wakefield
WF2 8WG
Telephone 07796 038291
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VICTA a website for children with Visually Impairement. VICTA support Visually Impaired children and young people by providing funding for equipment and for vacation schemes |
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RNIB Rushton School and Children's Home Established in 1957, RNIB Rushton School and Children’s Home offers specialist education, 52-week residential care, therapies and healthcare for young people up to the age of 19. Our on-site school also offers education and therapies to a small number of pupils who attend on a daily basis. We support young people who are blind or partially sighted and have learning difficulties and disabilities (*P Levels 1 to 8). |
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HumanWare supply various products for visually Impaired people, helping to give them independence in a global information age. |
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Moor House School is a co-educational, non maintained special school. Specialising in speech and language. |
Want to know about the Disabled Living Allowance? Try this site, which also includes strategies to get DLA, or call into your local branch of Action For Blind People.
Scottish People with disabilities have a web site with their news and a place to find audio versions of magazines and newspapers.
Wales Council for the Blind / Cyngor Cymru i'r Deillion - enabling and empowering visually impaired people / i alluogi a rhoddi awdurdod i rhai a nam weledol. As you can see this site is dual language for those in Wales and for Welsh speakers everywhere.
SmallWebShop.co.uk
The Small Web Shop has been developed specifically to deliver great websites at an affordable cost for the small business.
LanceFrench.com
Lance French offers a complete service to deliver good looking, functional websites for organisations of all sizes.
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