Useful web-sites
Looking for a
web-site about something to do with learning disability? We now have 218 links to help. We have redone
the list to make it easier to read. Not all
web-sites are in easy words. The Learning
Disability Partnership Board is not responsible for the content of these
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Do you know of
a good web-site that will help people with learning disabilities and their
families to lead better lives - send us the link to partnership.board@ridgeway.nhs.uk |
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Advocacy (14 links) |
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Associations and Charities (10 links) |
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Black and Asian People (10 links) |
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Bullying (7 links) |
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Carers and Parents (18 links) |
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Children and Young People (11 links) |
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Easy Words and accessible information (19 links) |
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Education (6 links) |
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Good Health (10 links) |
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Good Workers (1 link) |
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Living
a full life (22 links) |
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Moving into Work (6 links) |
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Partnership Boards across England (10 links) |
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Person Centred Planning (4 links) |
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Quality - what is a good service? (7 links) |
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Service Providers in Oxfordshire (18 links) |
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Sport (9 links) |
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Transport (4 links) |
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Valuing People (2 links) |
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Other useful links including e-magazines (17 links) |
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<<<
this link takes you to the EasyWords page |
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Information
point for independent advocacy |
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For
adults with a learning disability in |
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A
blog for people with learning disabilities |
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Self-advocacy
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Self-advocacy
across the world |
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Oxfordshire
self-advocacy |
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Oxfordshire
Advocacy Development Group |
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Advocacy
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People
First links to similar groups across the world |
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Women’s
rights |
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Self-advocacy
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Self-advocacy
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Page
from Contact a Family |
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The
Challenging Behaviour Foundation wants to see children and adults with severe
learning disabilities, who are described as having challenging behaviour,
having the same life opportunities as everyone else, including home life,
education and leisure |
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Foetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD Trust) |
Started
in January 2007 in response to requests for information received by adoptive parents
of a children with FAS |
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Run
by Contact a Family this service puts families in touch with others who are
affected by the same or similar disabilities or medical conditions |
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It's
for Scottish teachers, but it's useful and interesting |
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Free
appointment card translation service - English to 37 languages at the press
of a button |
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All-year
round web-site celebrating the achievements of black and Asian people. Black
history month is in October. |
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Supporting
People's site |
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Information
and links |
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A
list of Faith Groups in |
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For
young black and Asian people - parts of the site are translated into Urdu,
Cantonese and Arabic |
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Information
on a range of topics in different languages |
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A
web-site about Faith in Tower Hamlets, but useful for anyone. Click on 'Access'
then Easy Read. |
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Organisation
working against abuse |
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Mencap’s
campaign against bullying |
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Guide
to personal safety for people with learning difficulties |
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Project
in Hertfordshire |
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Helping
people who have been sexually abused |
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Helping
victims of crime and people who have been abused |
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Advice
on disability discrimination |
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Supporting Families, Carers and People on the Autism Spectrum across Oxfordshire |
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Oxfordshire
Carers' Forum |
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Information
for carers in Oxfordshire |
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National
organisation |
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Department
of Health's page for carers |
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For
families of disabled children |
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National
network |
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Information
on person centred planning for families |
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Positive
video of a baby with Down's syndrome |
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NHS
carers page |
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Funded
by the Oxfordshire Learning Disability Partnership Board |
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Oxfordshire's
information for parents of young people |
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OXPIP
offers a caring and confidential counselling service to parents and their
babies under the age of two |
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Information and support for parents on how to
help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and
finding childcare |
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A reading
scheme designed by a Mother of a disabled child offering an integrated
approach to inclusive classrom teaching. |
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Information
and support for parents with learning disabilities (part of Norah Fry
Research Centre) |
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Run
by the Family Fund this has lots of information for young disabled people |
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Inclusive
Technology and CBBC have teamed up to give switch users the chance to play
with their favourite CBeebies characters |
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Oxfordshire
special school - many Oxfordshire schools have their own web-sites |
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This
web-based pack was developed by the |
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Directory
of services and events |
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For
people and their families between 14-18 - it gives information about what
happens during this time of change |
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Support,
information and contact between families of children with any special needs |
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Mencap's
project working with young people |
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Mencap's
website for young people |
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Housing
advisory service |
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Independent
Living Fund |
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Guide
to choosing a home |
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Social
housing in Vale of Oxfordshire |
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About
people getting control over their support and lives |
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Change
Picture Bank and more |
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Two
of the many public sites with pictures to download |
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Valuing
People’s web-site for making
information easier to understand |
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Road
signs that we see every day |
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Government
idea to promote a positive image of disabled people |
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Consultants
to make information easier to understand |
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1-1
computer support for disabled people |
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Mencap's
campaign for easier information |
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Media
project which provides communication tools to assist tools for people with a
learning disability |
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Information
and ideas to have better communication with people with high support needs |
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A
licensed copy is available to Oxfordshire County Council Social and Community
Services staff through their intranet |
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Norah
Fry Research Centre |
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For
people who want to reach people with language difficulties |
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Sensory,
Participation, Inclusive, Communication, Experience |
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Clip-art
used in the original Valuing People easy words version |
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A
website helping people understand difficult words and jargon |
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Greenwich-based
group making information easier |
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(for Oxfordshire schools see Children and Young People) |
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"Helping
young people into education" |
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CBeebies
- special needs |
The
BBC's page with "the very best educational software, switches and
computer access devices, simple communication aids and assistive technology
for learners with special needs" |
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About
education and improvement |
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Promoting
adult learning |
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For
students with disabilities |
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British
Society for Disability and Oral Health |
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Easy
to understand health information |
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Health
information for people with learning disabilities |
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Easy
words leaflets about cancer |
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This
is a commercial site run by Alpro Soya, but it is very easy to use. How
healthy are you? |
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Easy
words web-site for people who have cancer |
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Information
about eye-care for people with learning disabilities |
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Covers
Berkshire, |
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Learning
Disability Awards Framework |
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RNID, RNIB and British Red Cross
joint project |
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User-led access point to impartial
information about products and equipment for easier living |
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Assistive
technology |
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Makers
of assistive technology products |
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Telecare
and telehealth products |
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Provides
visual art projects for people with mild to profound learning disabilities running
projects and exhibitions across |
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Professional
dance company of learning disabled dancers; touring nationally and
internationally and offering classes for children and adults |
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Artslife
is a group run by people with learning disabilities to help people with
learning disabilities: get an artslife; change their artslife; improve their artslife;
love their artslife and to have choice and be equal in the arts |
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Web-site
for learning disability arts |
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"Inspiring
people with learning disabilities to achieve their artistic ambitions" |
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National
discount card scheme |
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Search
to see if there is a group running about your hobby, near you - includes
links to organisations such as KEEN |
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Professional
dance group from Southwark |
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You
have missed it for 2005, but here is information about lots of dance and arts
groups many involving people with learning disabilities |
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Helps
disabled people who are unable to play conventional musical instruments to
discover their musical abilities and explore, compose and perform their own
music |
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Took
place at Pegasus Theatre, 11th May 2006 – part funded by Oxfordshire’s
Learning Disability Partnership Board |
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Theatre
company with actors with learning disabilities at its heart |
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Arts
organisation led by artists with learning disabilities |
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Art
and Video project for people with Learning Difficulties – part-funded
by Oxfordshire’s Learning Disability Partnership Board |
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Specialist
dating and friendship agency for adults with learning disabilities in
Oxfordshire |
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Innovative, multi-sensory and highly interactive productions for
the very young and for young people with complex disabilities |
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