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Action For Kids (AFK) is a national charity working with children and young people with physical and learning disabilities and their parents and carers. We help to transform young lives by removing the barriers to independence. Click on the links below to find out more.

Alzheimers Society Learning Disabilities and Dementia

British Institute of Learning Disabilities We work with the government and other organisations to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities.   We also do research, such as how to include people with learning disabilities in making decisions.   We tell other people about what we find.

CHANGE is a leading national equal rights organisation led by Disabled People

Department of Health

Learning Disabilities

Dimensions We are a not-for-profit organisation and are the UK's second largest provider of support services for people with learning difficulties and/or autism.

DotComUnity, the one stop resource for finding out about community services, care information and social interactivity for Adults and Children witha learning or physical disability, within YOUR local community.

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities We work with people with learning disabilities, their families and the people who support them.

Guide2care  We have a website aimed at people looking for help and advice for care of the elderly and adults with learning difficulties in the UK

Interconnections was established in 1995 by Peter Limbrick to support all practitioners and managers, from nursery nurses to neurologists and from health visitors to head teachers, who work with babies, children and young people (0 – 25 years) who have ongoing special needs for whatever reasons.

As a multi-disciplinary resource, the icwhatsnew.com website is designed for everyone in statutory, voluntary and private agencies and will also be of interest to young people with disabilities / special needs, family members and carers.

Learning Disabilities Coalition We represent 10 learning disability organisations. We have come together to form one group with one voice.

Learning Disabilities Website  Welcome to the new look learning disability web site. The site is designed to provide information, education and services to both members of the public and those with a commercial interest. The site is primarily aimed at providing education information for people with learning disabilities, their carers, advocates, friends, professional carers, social and health care workers, students and those who have an active interest in promoting equality of opportunity for people with learning disabilities.

Learning Disabilities Specialist Library The aim of the NLH Specialist Library for Learning Disabilities is to provide quick access to key documents and evidence for health professionals

MacIntyre is a national charity that provides learning, support and care for more than 900 children and adults with learning disabilities, at more than 120 MacIntyre services across the UK.

Our mission is to be recommended and respected as the best provider of services for children and adults with learning disabilities across the UK.

Our diverse range of services includes registered care homes, supported living schemes, accredited training schemes and lifelong learning services, as well as residential special schools and a further education college.

Thank you for visiting the MacIntyre website, do please visit our site from time to time, we hope you enjoy learning about our work, past and present, and will support us as we continue to build for our future.

Mencap is the voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

Mind A good source of information with leaflets, booklets and factsheets about learning disabilities & mental health

Learning Disabilities

National Forum for People with Learning Disabilities The National Forum works with the Learning Disability Task Force and has the job of telling the Government how Valuing People is working for people with learning difficulties

Respond provides a range of services to both victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse who have learning disabilities and those who have been affected by other trauma. Our services extend to support and training for families, carers and professionals.

Speak Up We enable people who experience learning difficulties, mental health issues or other disabilities to find their voice and shape their own lives

Learning Disabilities

Sunfield Sunfield is a national UK charity specialising in the care of children with severe and complex learning needs and is recognised internationally for its work with children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Turning Point

Equality and independence

People with a learning disability should have the same opportunities as anyone else to live the lives they want, with the support they choose.