Phone Numbers for National Organisations
Accessible Environments,………………………………….. 020 7822 8232
Action on Hearing loss……. 08088080123
Age UK…………………………………………………………………………………… ..0808 8006565
Alzheimers Disease Society, Helpline…………………………………. 0300 222 11 22.
Ankylosing Spondylitis Society, National……………………………….. 020 8741 1515
Aphasiology Society, British…………………………………………… . 0114 2222403
Arthritis Care …………………………………………………………. 0207 9161500
Arthritis Research Campaign, The ……………………………………. 0800 5200 520
ASBAH Now renamed SHINE………………………………………………….. 01733 555988
Asian People with Disabilities Alliance (APDA)………………………. 02088304220
Assistive Technology (Foundation)…………………………………….. 020 7264 8955
Asthma Campaign, National…………………………………………… 03002225800
Autistic Society, National……………………………………………… 0207 8332299
Back Care, National……………………………………………………. 020 8977 5474
Behcet’s Syndrome Society……………………………………………. 0345 130 7328
Blind Asians (ABA)……………………………………………………… 0208 5586972
Blind Association (Guide Dogs)………………………………………… 0118 983 5555
Blind (RNIB national Library service for)……………………………. 0303 123 9999
Blind Afro-Caribbeans (Organisation of)………………………………. 0207 7353400
Blind, Royal National Institute for the…………………………………. 0301239999
Blind War Service (St Dunstan’s)……………………………………… 0121 236 0058
British Colostomy Association………………………………………….. 0800 3284257
British Telecom, Age and Disability Unit……………………………….. 0800800150
Calibre (books on cassette, CD & MP3)……………………………….. 0129 6432339
Cancer link Helpline…………………………………………………… 0808 8082020
Carers UK………………………………………………………………. 0207 4908898
Charity Search (financial assistance for older people ……….. 0117 9824060
Child Growth Foundation……………………………………………… 0208 9950207
Child Poverty Action Group……………………………………………. 0207 8377979
Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency ……………………………….. 0845 1306225
Children with Lower Limb Abnormalities (STEPS)………………. 0192 5757525
Children, Council for Disabled………………………………………… 0207 8436000
Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, Help Line………………………………… 08451302233
Colostomy Association, British………………………………………… 0118 9391537
Communication and Technology, Access to ………………………. 0121 6278235
Council for Disabled Children,………………………………………….. . 0207 8431900
Cystic Fibrosis………………………………………………………….. 0208 4647211
Deaf Association, British………………………………………………. 020 7697 4140
Deaf Children’s Society,………………………………………………. 0808 8008880
Deaf, Hearing Dogs for the……………………………………………. 0184 4348100
Deafened People, The Link Centre……………………………………. 07526 123255
Diabetes UK…………………………………………………………… 03451232399
Disabilities, Employment Opportunities for People with……. 0178 0758545
Disability Alliance(general inquiries)…………………………….. 0330 995 0400
Disability Equipment Register………………………………………….. 0145 4318818
Disability Network…………………………………………………….. 0800 0699 784
Disabled Drivers Motor Club…………………………………………… 01508489449
Disability Information Trust……………………………………………. 01444 239123
Disabled Living Foundation……………………………………………. 02072896111
Disabled Parents Network……………………………………………. 08702 410450
Disabled People,UK Council of Organisations of…………… 0133 2295551
Disabled People, Royal Association in Aid of ( RADAR)…. 0207 2503222
Disabled, Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for the…………….. 0137 2841100
Disability Law Service………………………………………………… 0207 7919800
Disability Sport England………………………………………………..
Disfigurement Guidance Centre…………………………………….. 01337 870281
Downs Syndrome Association…………………………………….. 0333 1212 300
Dyslexia Action………………………………………………………… 01784 222 304
Dystonia Society………………………………………………………. 020 7793 3651
Eczema Society, National…………………………………………….. 08000891122
Ehlers-Damlos Support Group..Help line………………… 0800 907 8518
Epilepsy Action, ……………………………………………………… 0113 210 8800
Epilepsy, National Society Helpline…………………………….. 800-332-1000
Epilepsy, British Association –Help line……………………… 08088005050
Euthanasia Society, The Voluntary (EXIT)…………………… 0131-556-4404
Family Fund Trust………………………………………………………. 01904 550055
Fibromyalgina Association UK…..(10am – 4pm )………. 0300 999 3333
Guillan-Barre Support Group……………………………………… 0808 808 3555
Haemophilia Society…………………………………………………. 020 7939 0780
Hearing Concern ……………………………………………………. 07526 123255
Headway (National Head Injuries Association)………… 0115 9240800
Heart Foundation, British………………………………………… 0300 330 3322
Hodgkin’s Disease Association…………………………………… 1-800-955-4572
Holiday Association, Family………………………………………… 020 3117 0650
Holiday Care Service……………………………………………….. 0845 1249971
Huntington’s Chorea (Association to Combat)………….. 0151 331 5444
Huntington’s Disease Association…………………………….. 0151 2983298
Independent Age………………………………………………………. 02076026274
Independent Living Fund……………………………………………. 0845 6018815
Independent Mental Capacity Advocates……………………. 020 7766 7400
John Grooms (Holidays).Renamed Heron………………….. 01603 429 400
Kidney (Addenbrookes Patients Association)……………. 01223 274269
Kidney Patients Association, National…………………………. 0800 169 09 36
Learning Disability (British Institute of) ………………………. 0121 415 6960
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities………… 0207 8031100
Leonard Cheshire Homes……………………………………………. 020 3242 0200
Limbless Association…………………………………………………… 01245 216670
Lupus UK………………………………………………………………. 0170 8731251
Manic Depression Fellowship.( Bi-Polar)………………….. 0333 323 3880
Marfan Association UK……………………………………………… 01252 617320
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association…………………. 0344 576 5326
MENCAP………………………………………………………………… 08088081111
Menieres Syndrome……………………………………………………. 0130 6876883
Migraine Trust…………………………………………………….. 0203 9510 150
MIND…………………………………………………………………… 0208 5192122
MIND Local .. 01733362990
Mobilise Organisation………………………………………………. 020 8090 4613
Motability……………………………………………………………. 0300 456 4566
Motor Neurone Disease Association……………………… 08088026262
Multiple Sclerosis Society Helpline………………………… 0333 253 2728
Muscular Dystrophy Group………………………………………. 0207 8034800
Myasthenia Gravis Association……………………………….. 0133 2290219
Neurofibramatosis Association ……………………………… 02084391234
British Institute of Learning Disabilities…………………… 0121 415 6960
National Talking Newspaper & Magazine………………… 03031239999
No Panic Helpline…………………………………………………… 0844 967 4848
Optical Council General…………………………………………… 0207 5803898
Osteoporosis Society, helpline………………………………….. 0808 800 0035
Papworth Trust………………………………………………………… 01223 478601
Polio Fellowship………………………………………………………. 0800 043 1935.
Psoriasis Association…………………………………………………….01604 251 620
Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Association……………………. 020 3893 5998
Rethink…………………………………………………………………. 0300 500 0927
Restricted Growth Association…………………………………….. 0300 111 1970
Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation 0207 2503222
Remploy……………………………………………………………….. 0300 456 8110
Royal Air Forces Association, The……………………………….. 0800 018 2361
SCOPE ………………………………………………………………… 0808 800 3333
Sickle Cell Society…………………………………………………….. 0208 9617795
Sense (National Deaf-Blind and Rubella Association)…… 0300 330 9250
Sjorgrens Syndrome Association, British………………………. 01214781133
SKILL (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities)…… 08003285050
Speakability…………………………………………………………… 0207 2619572
Speech Impairment, Afasic a Voice…………………… 0300 666 9410
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus ( Now SHINE)……………. 01733555988
Spinal Injuries Association……………………………………………. 0800 980 0501
Stammering Association, The British ………………………….. 020 8983 1003
Stroke Association……………………………………………………..
Tinnitus Association, British………………………………………… 0800 0180527
Urostomy Association………………………………………………….. 01386 430140
Wheelpower ( British wheelchair sport)………………………….. 0129 6395995
