Useful Contacts & Links

Accessibility

Useful Contacts and Links

Disability Organisations:

(click on the title links below for further information about each organisation)

Open Britain

Open Britain has joined with DisabledGo to become the largest provider of access related information in the UK. Visitors can search over 50,000 leisure and tourism venues up and down the country.

Tourism For All

A national charity which aims to provide disabled customers with information about where to holiday in the UK and offers tourism and hospitality businesses information on how to meet their needs.

The Arts Council for England

The Disability Equality Scheme 2010-2013 seeks to raise the profile of disabled people and disability equality issues in the arts

Age Concern

The UK's largest charity working with and for older people.

Arthritis Care

National voluntary organisation working with and for all people who have arthritis.

Artsline

Information service for arts, leisure and entertainment focusing on those with physical disabilities.

Aspire

ASPIRE works with people with spinal cord injuries to help take them from injury to independence.

Back-Up Trust

A national charity which runs a range of services for people with spinal cord injuries.

Changing Places

A group of organisations working to support the rights of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to access their community.

Contact a Family

UK charity helping families with children who have any disability.

Mencap

The UK's leading learning disability charity.

Multiple Sclerosis Society

The UK's largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis.

NDCS (National Deaf Children's Society)

An organisation of parents, families and carers aiming to remove the barriers to the achievement of deaf children around the world.

Royal Association for Deaf People

National charity promoting the welfare and interests of deaf people.

RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)

National charity offering information, support and advice to people with sight loss.

RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People)

National charity for deaf people and those who are hard of hearing.

Scope

The disability organisation in England and Wales focused on people with cerebral palsy.

Sense

National charity supporting children and adults who are deaf and blind.

Shape

Specialises in access to arts for deaf and disabled people. 

Spinal Injuries Association

National charity supporting people with a spinal cord injury.

 

Other Sources

Access All Areas

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)/Equality Act 2010 access audit service.

Business Link

An access point for all issues relating to business, including training on disability issues.

Centre for Accessible Environments

National charity which aims to help secure a built environment that is usable by everyone, including disabled and older people.

Department for Work and Pensions

Government department responsible for promoting opportunity and independence for all.

Directgov

Government website providing easy access to public services including disability issues.

Employers’ Forum on Disability

Leading employers’ organisation which aims to make it easier for businesses to employ disabled staff and serve disabled customers.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Formerly the Disability Rights Commission, the EHRC works to protect human rights and eliminate discrimination.

National Register of Access Consultants

National register of training providers and access auditors.

Office for Disability Issues

Government department responsible for promoting equality of disabled people across government.

VisitBritain

The trade website for VisitBritain with research and business advice.

VisitEngland

The business developement section of VisitEngland.org that provides tools and resources to help tourism operators accommodate people with access needs.

Welcome to Excellence

A national customer service training initiative including Welcome All.

World Wide Web Consortium

Information on guidelines - accepted as an international standard - to make websites

accessible.