Useful Websites

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Dyslexia / Specific Learning Difficulties

  • Dyslexic Students FAQ 
    http://www.jarmin.com/demos/resource/dyslexia-faq/index.html
    List of 8 questions regarding dyslexia for academic staff.

  • The British Dyslexia Association 
    www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
    This organisation runs campaigns to influence government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia friendly society.

  • Dyslexia Action (Previously known as the Dyslexia Institute)
    www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk
    Dyslexia Action is a national charity and the UK's leading provider of services and support for people with dyslexia and literacy difficulties.

  • Dyslexic.com
    www.dyslexic.com
    The website of Iansyst, a provider of training and educational software for dyslexia.

  • International Dyslexia Association
    www.interdys.org
    This is an American non-profit organisation dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them.

  • The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre
    www.arkellcentre.org.uk
    Offers information on courses, consultations and assessments.

  • The Dyspraxia Foundation
    www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk 
    Offers information and support specifically about dyspraxia.

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Visual Impairment

Royal National Institute of Blind People 
www.rnib.org.uk 
A comprehensive website giving details of the RNIB’s activities and support resources.

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Deaf / Hearing Impairment

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Mobility Impairments and Physical Disabilities

  • Arthritis Care 
    www.arthritiscare.org.uk 
    News and information for arthritis sufferers.

  • Brittle Bone Society 
    www.brittlebone.org 
    The Brittle Bone Society is the only UK wide organisation providing support to people affected by the rare bone condition Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).

  • Cerebral Palsy 
    www.scope.org.uk 
    Provides services for people with cerebral palsy, their families and carers. These focus on those areas where disabled people face the greatest inequality: early years, education, work and independent living.

    Headway - Brain Injury Association 
    www.headway.org.uk 
    A charity that supports those with brain injuries and those who care for them.

  • Limbless Association 
    www.limbless-association.org 
    The Limbless Association provides information, advice and support for people of all ages who are without one or more limbs.

  • Muscular Dystrophy Campaign 
    www.muscular-dystrophy.org 
    The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focusing on all muscular dystrophies and allied disorders.

  • Spinal Injury Association 
    www.spinal.co.uk 
    Every year, over 1,000 people sustain a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and there are thought to be 40,000 people living with SCI in the UK alone. The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) was set up in 1974 in order to support people with SCI.

  • Stroke Association 
    www.stroke.org.uk 
    The Stroke Association is the only national charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages. It funds research into prevention, treatment and better methods of rehabilitation, and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its Rehabilitation and Support Services.

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Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism

National Autistic Society 
http://www.nas.org.uk 
The National Autistic Society champions the rights and interests of all people with autism and ensures that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs. The website includes information about autism and Asperger syndrome, the NAS and its services and activities.

OASIS @ MAAP 
http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/
American website providing online support and information for people with Asperger Syndrome and their families.

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Mental Health Difficulties

Mind
http://www.mind.org.uk/ 
Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.

Mental Health Foundation
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Founded in 1949, the Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.

Department of Health’s Web Pages about Mental Health
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthandsocialcaretopics/Mentalhealth/index.htm
Information on mental health from the government dealing with policy and procedures.

Royal College of Psychiatrists
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation.aspx
Information on mental health from medical professionals.

Students Against Depression
http://www.studentdepression.org/index.php 
Information about areas of support for depression specifically for students and individual case histories.

Other Medical Conditions

Oncologychannel 
http://www.oncologychannel.com/leukemias/
Information and advice about leukaemia.

The Sickle Cell Information Centre
http://www.SCInfo.org 
The mission of this site is to provide sickle cell patient and professional education, news, research updates and world wide sickle cell resources. It is the mission of our organizations to provide world class compassionate care, education, counselling, and research for patients with sickle cell disease.

About Thalassemia
http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw184662.asp
Medical information about thalassemia.

Diabetes UK 
www.diabetes.org.uk
Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.

HIV and AIDS
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/aids.html
Medical information from BUPA.

Epilepsy Action
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/index.html
Epilepsy Action is the largest member-led epilepsy organisation in Britain, acting as the voice for the UK's estimated 456,000 people with epilepsy, as well as their friends, families, carers, health professionals and the many other people on whose lives the condition has an impact.

Medinfo
http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/angina.html 
Information about angina pectoris.

Heart Arrhythmia 
http://www.webmd.boots.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-abnormal-heart-rhythm
Information on irregular heart beats and links to other heart conditions.

Medline Plus – Hear Failure
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000158.htm
General medical information.

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Links Checked and updated 28/02/2011, please contact us if any of the links do not appear to work or are incorrect.