209 is a community radio station, which means it operates on a not-for-profit basis and is run, in the main, by volunteers. 209radio is here to provide Cambridge people with the training and facilities Cambridge people need to make the radio programmes they want to hear.

500 miles aims to provide support and care for amputees and other disabled people in deprived parts of the world through the provision of prosthetic treatment, mobility equipment, community care projects and education. The charity raises money in the UK and provides grants to suitable projects around the world, wherever the need is most great.

Ace is a national disabled children's charity that aims to inform, support and train parents and professionals in the use of technology for young people who have communication difficulties, both in speaking and/or writing.

ASSERT provides support to the individuals and families who are affected by Angelman Syndrome. This is done by sending out information packs, producing a regular newsletter and providing a helpline to support families and professionals.

ARCOS exists to improve life for children and adults who have communication and/or swallowing problems, their families and others involved. Many clients have complex, life-long disabilities. Its goal is to enable them to benefit from the latest advances in knowledge, understanding, skills and technology.

Autism Cymru is a purely Welsh charity. All Trustees live in Wales and it is staffed by Welsh based practitioners. In recognition of its work Autism Cymru was S4C's Charity of the Year during 2006. Its key strategic work includes raising Public awareness of autism throughout Wales; lobbying Welsh and UK governments to introduce specific policies and strategies for autism; providing comprehensive bi-lingual information on autism to families through awares.org, delivering training throughout Wales; setting-up a Welsh centre for autism research; projecting Welsh autism issues in the EC and playing a key role in setting-up the EC's forthcoming European Autism Alliance.

The Bendrigg Trust runs high quality courses and holidays for disabled and disadvantaged people. It aims to promote integration, encourage independence and build self-confidence through the use of residential experience and the safe provision of adventurous activities delivered by dedicated, qualified staff.

BREADLINE facilitates churches in Moldova and Siberia to develop ministries, which bring glory to God and have a lasting impact on their communities; including; evangelical missions, agricultural projects to help poor farmers attain sustainable livelihoods, advocacy for the disabled, and centres which protect young people at risk from trafficking.

Camtrust provides Further Education opportunities for older teenagers and adults with all types of disabilities. The students gain experience of a work-place and grow in confidence through their involvement in Camtrusts Design and Print company which operates as a Social Enterprise, where all profits are directed back into Camtrust.

CandoCo Dance Company is the world’s leading dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers. CandoCo reaches over 16,000 people each year, giving opportunities to disabled young people to access the arts. Our participants develop greater self-confidence and have a better quality of life through activity that is not traditionally offered.

Capability Scotland is the country’s leading disability organisation working for a just Scotland. We work with children, adults and families living with disability to support them in their everyday lives. Capability Scotland works with disabled people, their families and carers for a fair and just Scotland by influencing policy legislation, practice and attitudes.

Established in 1985, Deafax’s mission is to empower deaf people of all ages to lead fulfilling lives through the use of innovative communications technologies. They develop software and deliver training and workshops across the country.

DELTA believes that the vast majority of deaf children can learn to listen and talk and that all parents of deaf children should be given this option. It's aim is to promote the education of hearing imparied children through the use of their residual hearing capacity and through the development of a naturally spoken language.

Two babies are born every day with Down's syndrome. Through information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and professionals, the Down's Syndrome Association helps these people live full and rewarding lives.

Dyslexia Action (Formerly the Dyslexia Institute) is a national charity and the UK’s leading provider of services and support for people with dyslexia and literacy difficulties. We specialise in assessment, teaching and training. We also develop and distribute teaching materials and undertake research. We are committed to improving public policy and practice. Our mission is to ensure that individuals with dyslexia are identified and educated to allow them to be successful.

Free children’s clinics for the diagnosis and treatment of reading difficulties. Provides accurate and unbiased information on latest research to educational/health professionals, media and general public in UK and internationally. Supports academic researchers – developing the skills and knowledge needed to continue scientific advance in the study of dyslexia.

Employment Opportunities has a track record of twenty-eight years in helping people with disabilities and medical conditions gain employment befitting their abilities Our goal is to achieve a society in which the full potential of people with disabilities is recognised in every workplace. Our mission is to create opportunity through employment for people facing barriers to work. In a typical year we provide employment services for 2,000 people who are disabled with as many as 150 different medical conditions. We have built an excellent track record of supporting and finding work for people with disabilities providing truly life-changing expert specialist support even for those who have been without work for many years.

Finchale Training College is a national specialist College which provides vocational training and rehabilitation for unemployed disabled adults to enable them to gain and retain permanent employment.

FQMS works to advance medical education throughout Palestine and the medical school at Al Quds University, Jerusalem, supporting visiting lecturers, examiners, teaching materials, student and faculty participation in conferences, clinical supervision, specialist training, the development of e-learning & video conferencing, shelter for students on clinical rotation under curfew.

Granta School caters for pupils from 2 to 19 who have a range of special educational needs. The charity is there to fund raise for much needed equipment, to provide support to parents, pupils and staff and for social events.

Grace Eyre is a charity supporting people with learning disabilities to make the most of opportunities in their communities and lead independent lives. We provide person centred day activity and accommodation services to 200 people, employ 80 staff and are supported by over 50 volunteers. We work across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

The Harris Bursary Fund, part of the University of Central Lancashire Foundation, supports UCLan students who are in dire need of help to fund their studies. Support is given in various forms including such things as computer equipment, book tokens and luncheon vouchers.

The Hornsey Trust offers Conductive Education to children with Cerebral Palsy. It provides group and one to one parent and child sessions, a nursery and a school for 5-11 year olds. It aims to help each child be as independent as possible by developing their physical, intellectual and social abilities.

Set up in 1978, Impact Initiatives is delighted to be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Impact Initiatives aims to improve independence through promoting learning and supporting health.The key areas are advocacy, children and young people’s services, housing and support for young women, older people’s services and specialist vocational support.

The Jericho Foundation is a registered Charity which exists to help the most disadvantaged overcome social problems and get back to employment.

John Grooms is a national disability charity, which provides brain injury rehabilitation, nursing and residential care homes and wheelchair accessible housing to over 10,500 disabled people in the UK each year. Training opportunities and accessible holiday properties also enables those affected by disability to have greater independence.

The Kepplewray Project is an education and activity centre for disabled and non-disabled people. Kepplewray challenges exclusion and is founded on a commitment to bring disabled and non-disabled people together as equal partners.

The Resource helps pupils and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) to access the curriculum. It also provides young people with ASDs help and support to gain paid employment.

It provides educational services, vocational training opportunities and residential care for children and adults with learning disabilities.

The charity operates both a primary school and a secondary school in Beddington, South London, for pupils aged 5 - 19 with speech, language and communication difficulties.

Livability creates choices for disabled people and brings life to local communities. We offer a wide range of services to around 8,000 disabled people and their families, including residential care, supported living, education and accessible holidays. We also provide community organisations with the resources, advice and confidence to transform their neighbourhoods. Livability is a new charity, created by the merger of John Grooms and the Shaftesbury Society, two charities which have been hard at work among the UK’s most marginalised people for over 160 years.

Live Life Then Give Life works tirelessly to save the lives of all those who need an organ transplant in the UK. Funds are used to raise awareness of organ donation and to fund projects that increase in the numbers of successful transplants that are carried out each year.

The Lombard Rally, organised in partnership with The Endurance Rally Association, is an unforgettable test of skill, communication and teamwork. This year's Rally is helping to raise vital funds for TreeHouse, the national charity for autism education. By sponsoring a team, you will be helping to fund road safety facilities at our new National Centre for Autism Education.

The Centre's continuing mission is the advancement of public education through the high quality provision of adult teaching and learning and community services. It is the Centre's aim that no-one wishing to study at the Centre is turned away through inability to pay.

The Meadow School for Steiner Education strives to nurture the development of the whole child through education in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable school, working collaboratively out of an anthroposophical impulse.

MS Research Training and Education raises funds to enable research that will address its aims and further progress in the treatment of MS. In addition the charity will promote and support training and education to further knowledge and involvement of those who live with MS and those who treat it. It encourages volunteers to help in these aims through fundraising and general support duties such as office work, collections or organising an event. It makes appeals to involve persons with MS in the research projects.

It provides opportunities to improve and change the lives of Romania's poorest people by providing health education, a family planning clinic and ante and post natal care. It runs a day centre for children with special needs and a young volunteers program including guiding and scouting. A rehousing program for the poorest.

The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests of over half a million people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs.

The National Star College provides further education and independence training to young people from across the UK aged 16 to 25 with physical disabilities or acquired brain injuries.

NANSA is a well established charity which offer services, information for norfolk children and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, The Adult Resource Centre at 200 Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, offers vocational training, education and skills development courses. More information on our services can be found by visiting www.nansa.org.uk

The Nystagmus Network is a registered charity run by volunteers and one part-time employee. It relies on donations and members' subscriptions to enable us to provide support to people with the eye condition nystagmus and to promote research. It currently support several projects in the UK, covering ophthalmological research, genetics and possible drug therapies.

We are a service provider offering accommodation, employment, leisure activities and community support for children and adults with disabilities towards independence and lead fulfilled lives within theri communities.

The Orpheus Centre is a residential arts and learning centre for young disabled people. It provides opportunities for personal development through participation in performing arts and life-skills training.

The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals (ORH) Charitable Funds is the umbrella charity for over 700 funds supporting projects across the ORH NHS Trust that enhance services and facilities for patients and staff. These range from support for particular wards, at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals, to larger fundraising campaigns to support major developments such as the new Oxford Cancer Centre, the Oxford Children's Hospital, the Geratology Appeal and the Oxford Heart Centre expansion. As one of the foremost teaching trusts in the UK, the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals enjoy a national and international reputation in fields such as cancer and cranio-facial surgery. Please give generously - your support enables us to provide the best possible healthcare in the best possible setting, to a standard far higher than the NHS alone would be able to afford.

What’s so special about PACE? At PACE children with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy find their own voice, walk their own steps and discover that they can fully enjoy everyday life and become active members of society. Cerebral palsy is a physical condition affecting movement as a result of damage to the brain. We believe in each child’s ability to learn despite their disability. We provide a loving and inspirational environment, motivating children with physical disabilities to work hard at achieving their goals. Our focus is on ‘educating for life’ – developing a child’s social, emotional, communication, academic and motor skills. Every child’s achievement is a direct result of our unique staff team, all working together in one centre with the child at its heart. PACE is a charity inspired by the principles of Conductive Education, a system which emphasises that children develop as a whole. One in very 400 children in the UK is affected by cerebral palsy. Your support enables us to reach children and families though intensive programmes, training and outreach. We depend on donations from trusts, businesses, groups and individuals.

Pebbles Project enriches the lives of children from disadvantaged backgrounds with special educational needs, especially those whose lives are affected by alcohol, through providing support and training to local wine farm and township creches and establishing after-school provision for older children living in the Winelands area of the Western Cape in South Africa.

It provides riding and stable management sessions to people of all ages and disabilities. Everyone is taught to the best of their own individual ability. Riding is an excellent way of giving people with physical and mental disabilities a sense of independence and freedom. The horses movements stimulate the mind and muscle responses from disabled children.

Giving Hope and Dignity to extremely poor disabled children through education and vocational training enabling them to join mainstream society.

A national residential specialist college for students with a wide range of physical disabilities and associated learning difficulties. Portlands ethos is extremely positive based on minimizing the effects of the disability and focusing on the potential and aspirations of each individual, rather than the disability.

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