Disabled People Support

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Kirklees Learning Disabilities Partnership

Cloverleaf Advocacy - supports people in Yorkshire and the Humber with a learning or other disability to speak for themselves when using public and other services

Moving On Up - for young people with a learning disability and their families/supporters

Equalityand Human Rights Commission - Disability

Disability Now

Directgov - disability information

Disabled Living Foundation

Contact a family - for families of disabled children

AbilityNet - IT for people with disabilities

DisabledGo - guides to goods and services

DIAL UK - disability advice network

Transition Information Network - support for young people with disabilities and learning difficulties into adulthood

Office for Disability Issues - government initiative to promote disabled people, includes an image library

Employers' Forum on Disability

Your Able - products and services for disabled people

Directgov - young disabled people

BBC Ouch - life and disabled people

Action for Blind People

Young People & RNIB - for young visually impaired people

RNIB - support for people with sight problems

WebbIE - web browser for blind and visually impaired people

Sense - deafblind support

Action on Hearing - for deaf and hard of hearing people (formerly RNID)

National Deaf Children's Society

Signature - support for the advancement of deaf people

hiype! - support for hearing impaired people going to work or study

British Sign Language - click on English site to reach the BSL Academy - see courses

Deaf Lizards - sexual health for deaf young people

Scope - for people with cerebral palsy

Challenging Behaviour Foundation - support for people with severe learning disabilities

Mencap - for people with learning disabilities

thenervecentre - support for people with neurological disorders in Kirklees