Aims: To provide a wide range of national services to blind and partially sighted people. Services provided: Welfare rights service Haggeye, the forum for blind and partially sighted young people RNIB Connect Radio Employment and student support network Education/Technology/Resource centre Information and advice Volunteering opportunities.
North Lanarkshire
Worster-Drought Syndrome Support Group
Aims: To provide information and support for families and people with Worster-Drought Syndrome To raise awareness of Worster-Drought Syndrome with professional workers and other interested individuals. services provided: Offer support and advice via email Provide information Links families. membership: No membership fees, though voluntary contributions are welcomed.
British Deaf Association
Founded in 1890, the British Deaf Association (BDA) is the UK’s only official national representative organisation of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) also used in Northern Ireland. We hold international status as an Ordinary Member of the World Federation of the Deaf (a United Nations consultative organisation) since 1957 and a…
Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome Association
Aims: To increase public and professional awareness of C.V.S. To provide support and information to patients, families and professionals about C.V.S. services provided: Acts as a resource centre for information on C.V.S. in the U.K. and abroad Promotes and facilitates medical research about C.V.S.
New Lanarkshire College (Additional Support Needs)
Aims: To be a key provider of local, national and international learning opportunities, making a full contribution to the economic, social and cultural life of the local community and meeting the needs of individual learners. Services provided: Extended learning support is available to disabled students. The college can offer practical assistance such as: specialist tutors…
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Aims: To support bereaved families, to raise awareness of cot death and associated risks and to fund research into sudden and unexpected death in infancy (SUDI): Provision of breathing monitors to all infants born into a family that has suffered cot death Raise awareness of cot death and ways of reducing the risks Support for…