Special Educational Needs - Disability Information

Disabilities
Organisations
Charities
Rights

Pupils who are deemed to have Special Educational Needs fall into many categories. They could have learning difficulties, mental health issues, or specific disabilities, which is something physical or developmental. In schools disabilities are grouped into a range of categories including: Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Disabilities (PMLD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Hearing Impairment (HI), Visual Impairment (VI).

For more information look at the following websites:

General Charitities
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk	NHS Direct
www.patient.co.uk	Patients UK

Where to look for information on different disaabled organisations

Disabled Organisations

Each disability usually has its own specific organisations and help groups where parents, carers and disabled people themselves can seek information and advice.

Links to some of the larger disabled organisations are listed below.

Hearing Impairment Organisations

www.rnid.org.uk	Royal National Institute for Deaf People
www.bda.org.uk	British Deaf Association
www.ndcs.org.uk	National Deaf Children's Society
www.sense.org.uk	SENSE

Visual Impaired Organisations

www.rnib.org.uk	Royal National Institute for the Blind
www.nbcs.org.uk	National Blind Children's Society
www.guidedogs.org.uk	Guide Dogs for the Blind
www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk	Action for Blind People

General Organisations

www.lcdisability.org	Leonard Cheshire
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk	Downs Syndrome Association
www.mencap.org.uk	Mencap
www.bcodp.org.uk	UK Disabled People’s Council

Where to look for information on different disaabled organisations

Disabled Charities

Each disability usually has its own specific charities, trying to provide help and support to specific groups of disabled people for specific aspects of their lives.

Links to some disabled charities are listed below.

General Charities

www.whizz-kids.org.uk
www.rettsyndrome.org
www.bcab.org.uk
www.scope.org.uk
www.eatonfoundation.co.uk	Osteogenisis Imperfecta Charity
www.nas.org.uk	National Autisic Society
www.epilepsy.org.uk
www.ashah.org.uk	Spin bifida charity

Where to look for information on different disabled organisations

Disability Rights

With the UK Disability Discrimination Act (1995), the Disability Rights Commission and the UN Convention on disability rights, disabled people have more rights than ever before.

To find out more about your rights, look at the links below: