Supporters
Groups and Organisations which support the Coalition
If you would like to become a supporting organisation of the Coalition, please email
info@learningdisabilitycoalition.org.uk
As a supporting organisation you will receive regular updates about our work and how your organisation can get involved in the campaign.
Here are a few of the 140+ organisations that support the Learning Disability Coalition:
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Advocacy Action Wales provides independent advocacy for vulnerable people in South Wales.
An independent charity offering people in Birmingham and Walsall with learning disabilities independent advocacy to ensure their voice is heard and their rights and interests are protected.
The Ann Craft Trust is a national charity working with professionals, parents and carers to protect children and adults with learning disabilities.
Area 51 Education is a further education college providing post-school placements to young people with learning difficulties.
Asperger East Anglia provides support, information and guidance to individuals and family carers of people affected by Asperger's syndrome.
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BOSP is a children's charity set up by parents that provides respite care in the form of play and recreation to families whose children have learning disabilities.
Bradford People First is a self advocacy group run by and for people with learning disabilities in Bradford.
Brookdale Care is a specialist provider of residential and supported living care for people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Learning Disabilities.
Brothers of Charity Services supports people with a learning disability via supported living, residential care, employment opportunities, specialist day services, respite care and community access programmes.
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Caerphilly People First
Caerphilly People First is a charity for people with learning disabilities. Members meet regularly to talk about their lives and speak up for themselves, to express their views, and to get the message across to others that people with learning disabilities should be allowed to make their own decisions.
Care Management Group provides a range of services for children and adults with learning disabilities and associated complex needs including physical disabilities, mental health and challenging behaviour.CareTech provides housing and support services to adults with learning and physical disabilities.
Cambridgeshire Mencap supports children, young people and adults with learning disabilities across Cambridgeshire. Their community services and activities help people to lead more independent lives and do the things they enjoy the most.
Choices Advocacy is an independent charity working in Southampton and South West Hampshire area. They provide person-centred support for people with learning disabilities.
College of Occupational Therapists
Supports Occupational Therapists working with people with learning disabilities.Consensa Care Group provides services that encourage independence for adults with learning disabilities, mental ill-health and acquired brain injuries.
Counsel and Care is a national charity working with older people, their families and carers to get the best care and support. They provide personalised, in-depth advice and information, which informs their research and campaigning work.
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Decoda enable profoundly disabled people to lead richer lives with more choices. They use sound and music technology to allow individuals to express themselves.
Disability Jobsite was founded in 2004 to promote the full participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life.
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Ealing Mencap is involved with campaigning, advocacy and providing community support services for people with learning disabilities.
ECHO (Extra Choices in Herefordshire) provides opportunities for disabled people in Herefordshire to take part in activities in their communities.
The Edward Lloyd Trust is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. They support people with learning disabilities to live independently in local communities.
The Elfrida Society is based in Islington and aims to help people with learning difficulties take control in their lives via a range of services and activities. They also publish Community Living Magazine.
Enham work across the South of England helping adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and/or complex needs to reach their potential. They do this via learning programmes, employment opportunities, housing and care options.
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The Friends of Bloxham Centre
The Friends of Bloxham Centre are a small support group based in Rugby, which meets monthly.
The Fynvola Foundation is developing a specialised nursing and palliative care home in Kent for older people with learning disablities.
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Hambleton and Richmondshire Advocacy
Hambleton and Richmondshire Advocacy provide independent support to people from the age of 14. They work on projects such as older people's advocacy, learning disability projects such as Transition and Partnership Board, mental health and general advocacy support.
Herefordshire Mencap works to raise awareness of learning disabilities, campaign for better services both locally and nationally, and provides information and support.
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Independent advocacy is an organisation that provides a variety of advocacy services, mainly for people with learning disabilities.
Inspired Services provide a range of services for making information accessible to people with learning disabilities.
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Kent-wide Down's Syndrome Group
Kent-wide Down's Syndrome Group provides support, advice and training for families, professionals, carers and people with Down's syndrome. They aim to promote public awareness of Down's Syndrome and to encourage local support groups.
Keyring aims to support as many people who have a learning difficulty as possible to take up a choice of independent living and seeks to make Living Support Networks available to people across the country.
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Learning Disability Today magazine is published by Pavilion and highlights examples of best practice and what works in the learning disability field. The content is informed by the Valuing People Now agenda and reports on key policy developments.
Living Ambitions provides services for people with learning difficulties and/or autistic spectrum conditions, mental health issues, sensory impairment and physical disability. They specialise in residential children's homes, transition and returning home services, community supported living and educational provisions.
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Maidstone Carers Project
Maidstone Carers Project offers emotional support, referrals to other means of support, benefits advice, carers support groups and activities. They have a specific Learning Disabilities Carers Support Group which meets monthly.
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The NCF promotes the benefits of the not-for-profit model of care services provision to local and national government, as well as consumers and other health care bodies.
Northallerton and the Dales Mencap Society
Local Mencap Society covering the Hambleton and Richmondshire Districts of North Yorkshire.
North West Training and Development Team
The NWTDT facilitates the full inclusion of people with learning disabilities in community life, through partnerships with people with disabilities, families and organisations.
Nottingham Community Housing Association
NCHA's aim is 'To provide high quality housing, services and support for more people in need.'
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Our Say is a magazine run by and for people with learning difficulties.
Are a user led self advocacy organisation supporting people who have learning disabilities to speak up for themselves and break down the barriers that may prevent them from having the life they choose.
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Papworth Trust supports people with a disability through a range of services including employment, vocational rehabilitation, housing, personal support and learning for life and work.
Pastel Community Interest Company
PASTEL supports the personal and social development of children and young people who are disadvantaged by circumstances or environment - including people with learning disabilities. It is a social enterprise, run by parent/carers, supplying transition training, and is a recognised Open College Network training centre.
Peaks and Dales Advocacy Team are an independent advocacy organisation supporting people with learning difficulties, older people and people with mental health needs.
Planning Together is a project in Glasgow that supports people with a learning disability and family carers to be involved in planning their own services.
The PMLD Network is a group of organisations fighting to improve the lives of children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).
Powerful Partnerships is an independent organisation which provides a mixture of professional, issue-based and citizen advocacy across Edinburgh for adults who are labelled as having a learning disability.
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Lambeth Rathbone provides a range of services for adults and young people with learning disabilities within Lambeth and across South London.
Royal College of Nursing's Learning Disability Forum
The biggest nursing union in the United Kingdom.
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St Anne's provides support focused on the individual needs and aspirations of each person. St Anne's also provides services for people who are homeless, dependent on drugs and alcohol or who mental health issues.
St. George’s Association provides services to people with Learning Disabilities in Gloucestershire including a residential care home, supported living services, employment opportunities and a day centre for people with complex needs.
Somerset Care operates throughout the South of England. It manages several learning disability services ranging from small residential group homes through to individual community support services.
Southdown Housing Association is a not-for-profit organisation which works with people across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.
Surrey Coalition of Disabled People
Surrey Coalition of Disabled People is a user-led organisation that campaigns for and promotes the rights of disabled people to equality of opportunity and the right to live independently.
South West Adult Placement Scheme offers long and short-term accommodation in the family homes of their approved Shared Lives providers. Their service supports adults who may have a learning disability, mental health needs, a physical disability or needs related to older age.
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Thera Trust provides support to adults with a learning disability to live and participate in their local community.
Together Trust provides care, education and support to children and vulnerable adults, including those with learning difficulties.
Transition Information Network
The Transition Information Network is an alliance of organisations and individuals which aims to improve the experience of disabled young people's transition to adulthood.
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Voice 4 Kent are a self advocacy organisation that campaigns for the rights of people with learning disabilities.
Voice UK is a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities and other vulnerable people who have experienced crime or abuse. They also support their families, carers and professional workers.
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Walsingham is an organisation that supports people with learning disabilities across England and Wales to lead full lives. They work in partnership with the people they support and their families.
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