Aims: To assist people to stay sober and to help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. Local groups: There is a network of local groups located throughout the United Kingdom. www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk On the website you will find the option to put in your postcode and the nearest meeting will come up. email: help@aamail.org Opening hours: Times…
Argyll and Bute
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company
Birds of Paradise is a theatre company based in Scotland that was founded in 1993 – you can find out more about the history of the company on their website. Through our work and activity we want to help bring about positive change in the theatre and arts in Scotland and further afield. We do…
ClearVision Project
Aims: To give children and young people a wide range of interesting books which they can share with sighted friends, family and teachers, letting them learn to read more easily. To let braille reading adults share books with sighted children. Services provided: The ClearVision process takes standard children’s picture books and adds the brailled text…
Patients Association
Aims: To ensure that everybody can access and benefit from the health and care they need to live well, by ensuring that services are designed and delivered through equal partnership with patients. Services provided: Runs a helpline providing information, support and signposting Free membership for patients Represents the interests of patients to the government, the…
Alzheimer Scotland
Aims: To be the national voice of people in Scotland with dementia and their carers To improve public policies for people with dementia and their carers To provide and secure the provision of high quality services, both for people with dementia and their carers. services provided: Campaign for the rights and concerns of people with…
Scottish Sensory Centre
Aims: To promote and support new developments and effective practices in the education of children who are deaf or visually impaired. Services provided: Training courses for teachers and other professionals involved in the education of children with visual impairments, who are deaf or have combined sensory impairments (deafblind etc) Research and publications (best practice etc)…