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→ Specialist Learning Disability Agencies
→ UK Disability Links
→ Learning Disability Agencies
→ Advocacy and User Information Groups
→ Supported Employment
→ Government Links
→ Housing
→ Journals/Magazines
→ Young People
→ Legal and Advice

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Specialist Learning Disability Agencies

Autism Research Centre (Cambridge University)External Website. Opens in New Window.
Autism Research Unit (University of Sunderland)External Website. Opens in New Window.
Autism UKExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Downs Syndrome AssociationExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
The Down Syndrome Educational TrustExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Fragile X SocietyExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Looking-Up External Website. Opens in New Window.
Rett Syndrome UKExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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UK Disability Links

Age ConcernExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Disability AllianceExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Disabled Living FoundationExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Epilepsy ActionExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Family FundExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Help the AgedExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Independent Living FundExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Mental Health FoundationExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
ScopeExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
RNIBExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Learning Disability Agencies

Association for Real Change ( ARC UK)External Website. Opens in New Window.
British Institute of Learning DisabilitiesExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Foundation for People with Learning DisabilitiesExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
MencapExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
National Development Team for InclusionExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
National Autistic SocietyExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Norah Fry Research CentreExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
North West Training and Development TeamExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Learning Disability ForumExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Joseph Rowntree FoundationExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Kings FundExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Valuing PeopleExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
The Office of the National Director for Learning DisabilitiesExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Advocacy and User Information Groups

Values into ActionExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Media FirstExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
People FirstExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Supported Employment

First Step TrustExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Shaw TrustExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Government Links

Audit CommissionExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Department of Health Learning Disabilities WebsiteExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Department of Work and PensionsExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Equality and Human Rights CommissionExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Local Government Association (LGA)External Website. Opens in New Window.
Jobcentre PlusExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Pension ServiceExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Supporting People TeamExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Welsh AssemblyExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Housing

Association for Supported LivingExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Chartered Institute of HousingExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)External Website. Opens in New Window.
Housing and Support PartnershipExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Key HousingExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
National Homeless AllianceExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
National Housing FederationExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Ownership Options ScotlandExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
ShelterExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Tenant Services Authority (TSA)External Website. Opens in New Window.

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Journals/Magazines

Journal of Learning DisabilitiesExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Pavilion PublishingExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Plain FactsExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
The Autism FileExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Young People

ConnexionsExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Legal and Advice

Law SocietyExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
National Association of Citizens Advice BureauxExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Disability Law ServiceExternal Website. Opens in New Window.
Lawyers for People with Learning DisabilitiesExternal Website. Opens in New Window.

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Finding a Place to Live

Finding a Place to Live - Help with your plans is an important new guide for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers to help with planning and finding housing and support for people with a learning disability.

Finding a Place to Live

Finding a Place to Live
Jenny Pannell and Maurice Harker, VPST 2008 Revised 2010

Hard copies available to order, free of charge, from mita.shah@dh.gsi.gov.uk.
Also available as an interactive CD Rom.

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Gadgets, Gizmos and Gaining Independence

The report, Gadgets, Gizmos and Gaining Independence, is the outcome of a two-year research project funded by the Department of Health and conducted by the Housing and Support PartnershipExternal Website. Opens in New Window.on behalf of Advance Housing AssociationExternal Website. Opens in New Window..

Gadgets, Gizmos and Gaining Independence

Download Gadgets, Gizmos and Gaining Independence - Assistive Technology and People with Learning DisabilitiesPublication - PDF - Opens in New WindowPDF | Size 548 KB

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