Horse Racing

‘Disabled Racegoers Guide’ By Peter Greaves - Available from:
Spinal Injuries Association, Newpoint House, 76 St Jame’s Lane, London N10 3DF
Tel: 0208 444 2121
Web: http://www.spinal.co.uk

Jigsaws

The British jigsaw Puzzle Library
"Clarendon", Parsonage Road, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5TA
Tel: 01227 742222
Web: http://www.britishjigsawpuzzlelibrary.co.uk
A lending library mainly by post

Modelmakers

Disabled Modelmakers Society
Gerard Barnes, 33 Chingford Road,Longford, Coventry CV6 6HA
Tel: 02476 682 966

Motor Sports

British Motor Sports Association for the Disabled
David Butler, BMSAD Chairman and Treasurer,Bullsland Farm, Bullsland Lane, Chorleywood,
Hertfordshire, WD3 5BG
Tel: 01923 285554 Fax: 01923 285553 email: david@justwebs.co.uk.
Web: http://www.justmobility.co.uk/bmsad

Museums and
Galleries

Museums and Galleries Commission
16 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AA
Tel: 0207 233 4200 Fax: 0207 233 3686
Web: http://www.museums.gov.uk
Produce a variety of publications regarding access to museums and galleries

Royal National Institute for the Blind
224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA
Tel: 0207 388 1266 Fax: 0207 388 2034
Web: http://www.rnib.org.uk
Publications regarding access to museums and galleries

Music

British Society for Music Therapy
25 Rosslyn Avenue, East Barnet, Hertfordshire EN4 8DH
Tel: 0208 368 8879
Web: http://www.bsmt.org

Council for Music in Hospitals
74 Queens Road, Hersham, Surrey KT12 5LW
Tel: 01932 252809 Fax: 01932 252966
Web: http://www.music-in-hospitals.org.uk
Scottish Office:
10 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LD
Tel: 0131 556 5848 Fax: 0131 556 0225
Wales:
26 Ciôs Afon Tywi, Fairview, Blackwood, Caerphilly NP12 3FX
Tel: 01443 820666 Fax: 01443 820666

Music and the Deaf
Kirklees Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield HD1 1RL
Tel: 01484 425551Fax: 01484 425560
Scotland:
c/o A & M Whittaker 510 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5ST
Tel: 01224 486032 Fax: 01224 495261
Web: http://www.matd.org.uk

RNIB: Music Leisure Service
Royal National Institute for the Blind,
224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA
Tel: 0207 388 1266 ext 2300
Web: http://www.rnib.org.uk
A nationwide service for visually impaired musicians and music lovers of all ages

Share Music
Chris Shurety, 13 Wellington Way, Bow, London E3 4NE
Tel: 020 8980 1527 Fax: 020 8981 9405 email: info@sharemusic.org.uk
Music courses for young people with physical disability or sensory impairment.

Sound Sense
7 Tavern Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1PJ
Tel: 01449 673990
Fax: 01449 737649
Web: http://www.soundsense.org
Information on most aspects of music and disability

Stream Records
77a Hindmans Road, East Dulwich, London SE22 9NQ
Tel: 0208 299 2998 Fax: 0208 693 0349
Music recorded by disabled artists and integrated bands

Nature/Environment

The National Trust - Access for all
The National Trust, a charity, welcomes visitors with disabilities to its historic buildings, gardens, countryside and coast in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also offers several holiday cottages adapted for accompanied disabled guests.Full details of Trust properties given free and also in large print and on tape.
Please send stamped addressed adhesive
label (minimum postage rate) to address below.
The Trust’s Holiday Cottage
Brochure is also available:
Send £1 to cover despatch and the information booklet will be included
Valerie Wenham Dept DDP,
The National Trust, 36 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AS
Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The Countryside Agency
John Dower House, Crescent Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3RA
Tel: 01242 521381 Fax: 01242 584270
Web: http://www.countryside.gov.uk

The Country Landowners’ Association Charitable Trust
The Elms, Everton, Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 2JU
Tel: 01767 692050 Fax: 01767 683546
Encouraging and helping Landowners to provide facilities on their land for those who
are physically disabled or have learning difficulties to enjoy sport and recreation

The Fieldfare Trust England and Wales
67a The Wicker, Sheffield S3 8HT
Tel: 0114 270 1668 Fax: 0114 276 7900 Minicom: 0114 275 5380
Scotland and N.Ireland:
7 Volunteer House, 69 Crossgate, Cupar KY15 5AS
Tel: 01334 657708 Fax: 01334 657978
Web: http://www.fieldfare.org.uk
Works to improve access to the countryside and environmental education for disabled people.

Fieldsman Trails
Colin Antwis, Fron Deg, Clayton Road,
Mold, Clwyd CH7 1SU
Tel: 01352 756 202 Fax: 01352 756 201
Web: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/ni30/fieldsman/

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL
Tel: 01767 680 551
Web: http://www.rspb.org.uk
The Society has a leaflet, ‘Information for Visitors with Disabilities’ which lists nature
reserves with facilities for disabled people.

Sensory Trust
Watering Lane Nursery, Pentewan, Cornwall PL26 6BE
Tel: 01726 222900 Fax: 01726 222901
Web: http://www.sensorytrust.org.uk
Aims to enable people with sensory and other disabilities gain full access to the natural world.

Painting and the Arts see ‘ARTS’ earlier

Parachuting

British Parachuting Association
Wharf Way, Glen Parva, Leicester LE2 9TF
Tel: 0116 278 5271 Fax: 0116 247 7662
Web: http://www.bpa.org.uk
The BPA point out that there is only limited opportunity for disabled people to
experience parachuting. However, many of the affiliated clubs and training centres
offer ‘Tandem parachuting’ subject to medical clearance.

Photography

Disabled Photographers’ Society
PO Box 130, Richmond, Surrey TW10 6XQ
Tel: 01256 351990 Fax: 0870 0542813
Web: http://www.dps-uk.org.uk
Encourages disabled people to take an active interest in photograph

Poetry

The Poetry Society
22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London
WC2H 9BX
Tel: 020 7420 9880 Fax: 020 7240 4818
Web: http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk

Radio and Television

Wireless for the Bedridden
159a High Street, Hornchurch, Essex RM11 3YB
Tel: 01708 621101 Fax: 01708 620816
Web: http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/wb.html
Aims to provide, on free loan, radio and television sets to disabled people
who are housebound and in financial need.

Rambling

Ramblers' Association
See website for contact details.
Web: http://www.ramblers.org.uk

Reading
Given here are organisations who can help you obtain reading
material of your choice if you cannot access a book shop

Calibre
New Road, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP22 5XQ
Tel: 01296 432339 Fax: 01296) 392 599 email: enquiries@calibre.org.uk
Web: http://www.calibre.org.uk
Lending library of books on standard compact cassettes.

ClearVision Project
Linden Lodge School, 61 Princes Way, London SW19 6JB
Tel: 0208 789 9575
Web: http://www.clearvisionproject.org
Lending library of braille/print children’s books

Listening Books
12 Lant Street, London SE1 1QH
Tel: 020 7407 9417 Fax:020 7403 1377
Web: http://www.listening-books.org.uk
A postal cassette library service.

REACH: National Resource Centre for Children with Reading Difficulties
California Country Park, Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead, Berkshire, RG40 4HT
Tel: 0118 973 7575 Fax: 0118 973 7105
Web: http://www.reach-reading.demon.co.uk
The library offers a resource centre for those working with disabled children