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In this section:
Local council services
Blue Badge Parking
[Local]
Parking for blue badge holders (disabled).
Cambridgeshire Social Services
[Local]
Services provided by the council, plus contacts.
City Council Information for Disabled
[Local]
Including benefits, grants, home aid, transport, etc.
Community Transport Guide
[Local]
Wheelchair transport, car schemes & Shopmobility.
Papworth Library
[Local]
Library accessible to all, with facilities for people with disabities.
Local support organisations
Autism
[Local]
Umbrella Autism. Cambridgeshire branch of the National Autistic Society.
Branching Out
[Local]
Provides education and work based training for adults and students with learning disabilities.
Cambridge Disabled Kids Swimming Club
[Local]
Age from birth to 18. For any disability in an environment of tolerance and understanding.
Cambridge Online
[Local]
Training and support in IT for all, including people with disabilities.
Cambridgeshire Parliament
[Local]
All about people with learning difficulties challenging professionals to make services better.
CamSight
[Local]
Helping visually impaired people to lead an independent life.
CAMTAD - Cambridge Campaign for Tackling Acquired Deafness
[Local]
Includes details of hearing help sessions offering advice and hearing aid care including re-tubing NHS hearing aids.
Dial-a-Ride
[Local]
Minibus service for those people with mobility problems.
Directions Plus
[Local]
Information service for disabled people and their carers.
Disability Cambridgeshire
[Local]
For disabled and/or older people and carers, and for disability organisations, in Cambridgeshire.
Funky Flamingo Club
[Local]
Club night run by and for adults with learning difficulties.
Inspire
[Local]
Arts development organisation working with disadvantaged and disabled people.
Kay Barrett
[Local]
Workshops and individual sessions for unconfident singers, children's groups and adults with learning disabilities.
Mumford Theatre
[Local]
Information for disabled customers.
One For Us
[Local]
The web site for people who have a learning difficulty.
Parkinson's Disease Society
[Local]
Cambridge branch. Support, local groups, meetings, events.
Red2Green
[Local]
Cambridgeshire charity with projects providing leisure, educational and work opportunities for people with disabilities.
Rowan Humberstone Gallery
[Local]
High quality training and work experience for adults with learning disabilities. Gallery which has events and exhibitions.
Speaking up!
[Local]
Supports people with learning difficulties to take control of their lives.
St. Raphael Club
[Local]
For physically handicapped people.
General disability websites
Ability
Links for people with disabilities, arranged alphabetically.
Benefits & Allowances
Information about available government allowances and benefits.
Disabled Workers Co-operative
Matching customers with a local disabled person who is able to provide that product or service.
Health
Links to health websites, including mental health.
National Railcards
Young Persons, Senior, Family and Disabled Persons railcards. The rail companies also run their own railcards.
Blind and visually impaired
Braille Alphabet
Writing which allows a non-sighted person to read text by touch.
CamSight
[Local]
Helping visually impaired people to lead an independent life.
ReadPlease
Free software that reads webpages and email aloud to you.
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem.
Deaf and hard of hearing
British Deaf Association
Run by Deaf people for Deaf people.
British Sign Language
Uses moving pictures to show the basic signs for British Sign Language.
CAMTAD - Cambridge Campaign for Tackling Acquired Deafness
[Local]
Includes details of hearing help sessions offering advice and hearing aid care including re-tubing NHS hearing aids.
Finger Spelling
Animations of the signs for letters.
First Aid videos
Short, free, online videos explaining First Aid such as resuscitation. With sign language.
National Deaf Children's Society
Supporting all deaf children and their families.
Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Representing deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK.
Learning disabilities
Cerebra
For the brain injured child.
Funky Flamingo Club
[Local]
Club night run by and for adults with learning difficulties.
One For Us
[Local]
The web site for people who have a learning difficulty.
Speaking up!
[Local]
Supports people with learning difficulties to take control of their lives.
Special Needs
Advice for teachers and parents working with children with special educational needs.
Wheelchair users
Getting around Cambridge
[Local]
Shopmobility, mini-bus service and other information.
WheelPower
Opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in recreational and competitive wheelchair sport.
Other disabilities
Autism
[Local]
Umbrella Autism. Cambridgeshire branch of the National Autistic Society.
Cerebral Palsy
Scope. Helpline, information, services, talk.
Down's Syndrome Association
Helping people with Down's Syndome, and their families.
Dyslexia
British Dyslexia Association. Information sheets and helplines.
Spina Bifida
Association for Spina Bifida. Information for those with Spina Bifida or Hydrocephalus , their families and carers.
Web access for disabled
AbilityNet
Major UK charity providing advice, assessment and training on computer technology for disabled users.
Betsie
Filter program used by the BBC to create an automatic text-only version of its website.
Cambridge Online
[Local]
Training and support in IT for all, including people with disabilities.
ReadPlease
Free software that reads webpages and email aloud to you.
Web Accessibility
Guidelines so your website is accessible for diabled people.
Equipment
Disabled Living Foundation
Information on disability equipment.
Help the Aged Online Shop
Mobility and independent living.
Toby Churchill
[Local]
Portable text-based communication aids for people who cannot speak.
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