Links

Many of the web sites listed also have valuable links pages
Organisations	Commercial
Organisations
3hFund Organises subsidised group holidays for physically disabled children and adults and in parallel afford a period of respite for their regular carers.

BDF Newlife (Birth Defects Charity) The UK's leading Child Health and Research Charity. Funding vital medical research to understand, prevent, combat and treat inborn conditions. Dedicated nurse service to comfort, inform and support families and those at risk. Providing grants to affected families, funding vital equipment and assistance support. Campaigning to raise the level of awareness helping people to act, prior to pregnancy, to reduce the risks.

BIME The Bath Institute of Medical Engineering is a design and development charity in medical engineering; working with users and medical professionals to solve problems of disability and healthcare with practical technology.		*top*

Contact a Family (CaF) Contact a Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents of children in the UK who are born or diagnosed with a serious disability. If you are new to this, then this is a good place to start.		*top*

Children Today Children Today is a National Charity, working at a Local level to provide grants for vital, life-changing equipment for children and young people with sickness or disabilities, across the UK		*top*

Council for Disabled Children Promotes collaborative work between different organisations providing services and support for children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs.		*top*

DEMAND (Design & Manufacture for Disability) DEMAND provides specially designed equipment for people with disabilities where no other equipment exists.		*top*

Disability Equipment Register A self support organisation providing a service for disabled people and their families, to enable them to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Specialist Disability Equipment, on a direct one-to-one personal basis.		*top*

Disabled Living Based in Greater Manchester, Disabled Living has given an invaluable service to disabled people of all ages for over 108 years. They offer a comprehensive range of services to improve the quality of life of disabled people, their families and carers.		*top*

Disability Living Centres Council Where you can get free and impartial information and advice about products which can increase disabled or older people's choices about how they live.		*top*

Disability Now Newspaper The campaigning newspaper that puts you in the picture		*top*

Disabled Living Foundation A national UK Charity it is our vision to provide the best possible choice for people who use equipment to live a more independent life.		*top*

emPOWER The charities consortium of users of disability equipment.		*top*

eQuip for Life Provides a free service for disabled people and their families wishing to buy or sell used disabled equipment on the internet.		*top*

face2face Parents supporting parents of disabled children, the one-to-one befriending service for parents of disabled children.		*top*

Family Fund Our purpose is to ease the stress on families in the UK who care for severely disabled children under 16, by providing grants and information related to the care of the child		*top*

Fledglings A not-for-profit organisation which helps parents and carers of a child with special needs of any kind to find simple, affordable solutions to practical problems. We offer a free product search service to locate toys, clothing, developmental aids and other items which may stimulate the child’s development or give relief to the carer.		*top*

Get Kids Going National charity which gives disabled children and young people - up to the age of 26 yrs - the wonderful opportunity of participating in sport.		*top*

Gloucestershire Cloud 9 Cloud 9 sends seriously ill and physically handicapped children on the holiday of a lifetime		*top*

Internet Resources for Special Children The IRSC web site is dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis.		*top*

Kids Active National charity promoting play for disabled children.		*top*

Kids Needs A worldwide resource that provides children with special needs, families and other caregivers with access to comprehensive information and resources.		*top*

Kids Online KIDS is a national charity dedicated to helping children and young people with disabilities and special needs develop their skills and abilities and to realise their potential.		*top*

Motivation Our mission statement is "to initiate self-sustaining projects to enhance the quality of life of wheelchair users"		*top*

National Autistic Society Their aim was to encourage a better understanding of autism and to pioneer specialist services for people with autism and those who care for them.		*top*

NHS Wheelchair Services Directory A complete listing of all of the NHS Wheelchair Services in the country !		*top*

Queen Elizabeth Foundation Disability Information Service has been at the forefront of disability information dissemination. It aims to make high quality, impartial and independent information available to enquirers across the UK.		*top*

RADAR The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation is a national organisation of and for disabled people.		*top*

Roald Dahl Foundation Offers practical assistance to children and families in three areas: neurology, haematology and literacy. Provides a programme of grant-giving to charities, hospitals, and individuals.		*top*

SCOPE A disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Scope's aim is that disabled people achieve equality.		*top*

Share Care Network Promoting family based short breaks for disabled children and young people.		*top*

Special Needs Information Point (SNIP) Provides advice and information on services available to children with special needs and their carers.		*top*

Special Needs Kids Information Directory and shopping site to help parents and carers of children with special needs.		*top*

Steps A small UK charity that provides a free service to severely disabled children by providing a battery operated, adapted toy and a specialised switch that enables the child to operate the toys by themselves.		*top*

Treloar Trust Provides education, therapy, care and independence training for young people with disabilities. We aim to provide each individual with the support, confidence and skills to achieve the best in all aspects of their life.		*top*

Wheelchair Children Helping wheelchair using children get mobile.		*top*

Whizz-Kidz National children's charity with a very simple goal - to give disabled children independent mobility. By providing customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment, Whizz-Kidz improves the quality of life of disabled children across the UK and literally lets children be children.		*top*

Youreable Youreable is the one-stop Internet site for disabled people,their carers, family and friends		*top*
Commercial
Active Design Active Design manufacture a range of postural management products, including the CAPS II seat.		*top*

Adaptive Mall US resource for special disability equipment, it's surprising what is available including a large range of specialist pushchairs - but you would probably have to import it yourself.		*top*

Alll4Kids All4KidsUK.com is the comprehensive directory for children's needs making light work of those every day decisions about where to find anything.		*top*

Alvema Suppliers of pushchairs, seating & mobility for children who need assistive aids.		*top*

CRaFTy Care, Rehabilitation & Furniture Technology. The Kangoo Rehab Buggy is an all-terrain vehicle that offers 3-in-1 functions to the handicapped, partactive and physically disabled person.		*top*

Crelling Harnesses for Disabled Manufacturers of specialist wheelchair and car seat harnesses for the disabled.		*top*

Cyberbug A revolutionary off-road electric buggy developed specifically to give, less abled children the outdoor freedom and fun they rightly deserve without the need for a carers constant physical effort and supervision.		*top*

Delichon Suppliers of the Mountain Buggy Ranger - very similar to the Terrain XL but with the option for supportive inserts for children requiring postural management.		*top*

Ebay Disability Resources The place to buy and sell spare disability equipment.		*top*

Everyday Angels A specialist recruitment company offering care to people with special needs.		*top*

Liberator Liberator is one of the leading suppliers of voice output communication aids and simple technology equipment in the United Kingdom.		*top*

MOTI ACTIV If you need something with paediatric posture management the all terrain MOTI ACTIV is designed to alter perceptions about what a wheelchair should look like. Its streamlined design allows the child to be the first thing you see, not the chair. I think that it succeeds, this is a wheelchair with attitude.		*top*

PDQ Mobility For an older child or young person who is too large for a pushchair and has a wheelchair because they cannot walk far enough but is otherwise competent then the PDQ PowerTrike may be an option. Bolt on conversion kit turns a standard wheelchair into a motor powered three wheeler which can be used off road.		*top*

Tendercare The 3 Wheel postural control system has been designed to enhance the seating position of children with moderate postural problems.		*top*

G & S Smirthwaite Suppliers of the MacLaren Major stroller plus many other products for children with special needs.		*top*

Specialised Orthotic Services (SOS) Manufacturers of supportive seats, and many other things, for children and adults with special needs.		*top*

Special Needs Direct Provides parents, carers and teachers with high quality educational games, toys and special needs resources that will help with their child's learning and development with a majority of products which support the UK National Curriculum.		*top*

Wheelchair Ramps UK based supplier, installer and advisor on portable and permanent wheelchair ramps.		*top*

Wike Special Needs Bicycle Trailers Suppliers of specialised bicycle trailers which can be converted to pushchairs with the potential for transporting TWO older/larger children.		*top*

Wise Wheels Suppliers of specialised cycles,tricycles, trailers, wheelchair bikes, hand powered bikes etc. to adults and children with disabilities or mobility problems.		*top*

If you would like to suggest a web site or resource to be added to this page please email nigel@specialneedspushchairs.co.uk