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List of Main UK CharitiesYou can use the links below to go straight to a particular letter.
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A-Z to Deafblindness: http://www.deafblind.com.
Action for Blind People: http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk
Action for ME: http://www.afme.org.uk.
Action Research: http://www.actionresearch.co.uk.
ADDnet UK (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): http://www.web-tv.co.uk/
Age Concern England: http://www.ace.org.uk.
Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust: http://www.anthonynolan.com.
Arthritis Care: http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH): http://www.asbah.org/
Association of Youth with ME: http://www.ayme.org.uk.
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Back Care, The National Organisation for Healthy Backs.
BackCare helps people manage and prevent back pain by providing advice, promoting self help, and encouraging debate and funding scientific research into better back care.
http://www.backpain.org/
Benign Intracranial Hypertension: http://www.dje.clara.net.
Blackburn and District Blind Society: http://www.blackburnblind.org.uk/
Blackburn and District Blind Society, Thwaites House, Railway Road, Blackburn, BB1 5AX. Tel 01254 54143
Blesma: http://www.euroyellowpages.com/blesma/blesma.html.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer: http://www.breakthrough.org.uk/docs/
Breast Cancer Campaign: http://www.bcc-uk.org/
Breast Cancer Care: http://hosted.aware.easynet.co.uk/contacts/bccare/
Brent Deaf People's Group: http://www.btinternet.com/~bdpg/
British Deaf Association: http://www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk/
British Diabetic Association: http://www.pavilion.co.uk/diabetic.
British Dyslexia Association: http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk.
British Epilepsy Association: http://www.epilepsy.org.uk.
British Institute of Learning Disabilities: http://www.bild.org.uk.
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Cardiff Institute for the Blind: http://www.cibi.co.uk.
Charity Choice - provides 8,000 UK charities in a free searchable online database, and a Goodwill Gallery for companies and individuals to volunteer goods and services to charity. http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/
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Deafblind UK Scotland: http://www.deafblindscotland.org.uk.
Diabetes UK: http://www.diabetes.org.uk.
Disabled Citizens Advice Support Services: http://www.discass.org.uk/index.html
Down's Heart Group: http://www.dhg.org.uk
Down's Syndrome Association: http://www.dsa-uk.com
Dyslexia 2000: http://www.dyslexia2000.co.uk/
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Ehlers-Danlos Support Group: http://www.atv.ndirect.co.uk/
EmPower (Disability Consortium): http://www.empowernet.org.
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association - providing guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services to blind and partially sighted people.
http://www.guidedogs.org.uk
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Headway (The Brain Injury Association): http://www.headway.org.uk/
Headway Hurstwood Park: http://www.headway-hp.org.uk.
Hearing Dogs for the Deaf: http://www.hearing-dogs.co.uk.
Help the Aged: http://www.helptheaged.org.uk.
Home Farm Trust: http://www.hft.org.uk.
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Imperial Cancer Research Fund: http://www.icnet.uk.
Interstitial Cystitis Support Group: http://www.interstitialcystitis.co.uk.
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J.
John Grooms Association for Disabled People: http://www.johngrooms.org.uk.
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Kings Fund: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk.
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Leonard Cheshire - the UK's largest voluntary sector provider of support services for disabled people. Supporting 14,000 disabled people offering flexible services to meet a range of needs. Leonard Cheshire also supports more than 250 projects in 53 countries around the world.
http://www.leonard-cheshire.org
Leukaemia Research Fund: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/lrf-//
Limbless Association: http://www.limbless-association.org.
Lincolnshire Post Polio Network:
http://www.ott.zynet.co.uk/polio/lincolnshire/
Lions Clubs of the UK: http://www.lions.org.uk.
Living with Diabetes: http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~intergen/diabetic/html/index1.html
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M.
Marie Curie Cancer Care: http://www.mariecurie.org.uk
Media Trust (communication needs of voluntary sector): http://www.mediatrust.org
Mental Health Foundation: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
ME Association Young People's Group: http://www.meassociation.org.uk/mega/
ME Support in the Midlands: http://freespace.virgin.net/me.support
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association: http://www.mndassociation.org - the only national organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland dedicated to the support of people with MND and those who care for them.
Multiple Schlerosis Society: http://www.mssociety.org.uk
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign: http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org
Muscular Dystrophy Links: http://ireland.iol.ie/~mdi/mdalinks.html
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National Autistic Society: http://www.autism.org.uk.
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Phab Ltd - Phab is a national charity dedicated to the integration of people with and without physical disabilities. With Lord Snowdon as Patron, Rolf Harris as President and Sir Cliff Richard as Vice President, Phab has provided support and services for its members since 1957.
http://www.phabengland.org.uk/
Phab Freewheelers: http://www.btinternet.com/~phab.freewheelers/disabled/
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Queen Elizabeth Foundation for Disabled People: http://www.qefd.org.
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R.
Regard: http://www.regard.dircon.co.uk.
Remploy, Direct Training (European Catalyst): http://www.vertou.demon.co.uk.
Repetitive Strain Injury Association: http://www.demon.co.uk/rsi/rsia.
Royal Association in Aid of Deaf People: http://www.royaldeaf.org.uk/royaldeaf/
The Royal London Society for the Blind: http://www.rlsb.org.uk
The RLSB provides a range of vital services to support people who are visually impaired. The Society is a national, and international, provider of education, training and employment opportunities for people who are visually impaired.
RLSB, Dorton House, Seal, Nr Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0ED.
Tel: +44 (0) 1732 592500
Fax: +44 (0) 1732 592506
e-mail: enquiries@rlsb.org.uk
Royal British Legion Industries: http://www.rbli.co.uk/rbli/main.cfm
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB): http://www.rnib.org.uk.
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID): http://www.rnid.org.uk.
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Samaritans: http://www.samaritans.org.uk.
Scope: http://www.scope.org.uk.
Sense: http://www.sense.org.uk.
Shaw Trust: http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk.
Shelter: http://www.shelter.org.uk.
Spinal Research:
Spinal Research's vision is to end the permanence of paralysis caused by spinal cord injury. The Trust believes that impending treatments will benefit those who have already sustained paralysing injuries and prevent those who will break their neck or back in the future from becoming permanently paralysed.
Spinal Research - Malvern, 18 Hill View Close, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1EE.
Tel: 01684 566883
http://www.spinal-research.org.
Stroke Association: http://glaxocentre.merseyside.org/stroke.html.
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Terrence Higgins Trust: http://www.tht.org.uk.
Touched (epilepsy site): http://www.tmg.co.uk/touched.
Tuberous Sclerosis Society: http://www.tuberous-sclerosis.org.
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United Response (learning disabilities/mental health problems site): http://www.unitedresponse.org.uk
W.
Wales Council for the Blind: http://www.wcbnet.freeserve.co.uk.
Walton Day Centre Stroke Group: http://members.aol.com/stroketeam/welcome.html.
Weston Spirit: http://www.westonspirit.org.uk
Winged Fellowship Trust: http://www.wft.org.uk.
Wirral Branch Multiple Schlerosis: http://www.wirralms.co.uk/
Women's Aid (domestic violence): http://www.womensaid.org.uk.
Women's Royal Voluntary Service:
WRVS seeks to tackle social isolation, uphold independence and respect choice throughout Britain for Older and housebound people, families in crisis and people affected by disaster.
http://www.wrvs.org.uk/
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Young Action On-Line (Action for ME): http://www.youngactiononline.com/
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