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Societies - Clubs and Organisations for the Benefit of Disabled People
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
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
Royal National Institute for the Blind
RNIB
Customer Services: for publications, equipment, games and information
about transcription and library services, magazines, braille, Moon, large
print, tape, and publishing services for businesses and organisations.
P
O Box 173, Peterborough PE2 6WS
Tel: 0845 702 3153 - for the price of a local call. Minicom: 0345 58 56
91 Fax: 0173 337 1555
email: CServices@rnib.org.uk
Riding
Riding for
the Disabled Association
Lavinia Norfolk House, Avenue R, National Agricultural Centre Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LY
Tel: 02476 696510 Fax: 02476 696532
Web: http://www.riding-for-disabled.org.uk
Has over 200 groups throughout the UK.
Rugby
Great Britain
Wheelchair Rugby Association
Secretary: John Nutman, The Firs, Trelleck, Monmouth
NP5 4PQ
Tel/Fax: 01600 860690
Web: http://www.gbwra.org.uk
Sailing
RYA Sailability
RYA House, Romsey Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50
9YA
Tel; 02380 627400 Fax: 02380 620545
Web: http://www.rya.org.uk
Exists to ensure that adults and children with any form of disability
have the opportunity to participate in the sport at any level.
Sporting
Activities for the Disabled
Web: http://www.disabledsports.org.uk
Jubilee Sailing Trust
Hazel Road, Woolston, Soton, SO1 97GB
Tel: 238044 9108 Fax: 238044 9145
Web: http://www.jst.org.uk/
Adventure sailing holidays for the able-dodied and the disabled
Skiing
The British
Ski Club for the Disabled
Hillingdon Ski Centre, Park Road, Gatting Way
Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1NR
Web: http://www.bscd.org.uk
Katie’s
Ski Tracks
2 Pinchester Close, Little Compton, nr Moreton-in-Marsh,
Gloucestershire GL56 0SD
Tel/Fax 01608 674 232
Exists to give disabled and very sick children a ski-based holiday of
a lifetime
National
Handicapped Skiers Association
Harlow Ski Slope, Hamarsjold, Harlow, Essex CM20
3JF
Tel: 01279 444100
Web: http://www.nhsa.org.uk
Scotland’s
Alternative Skiers
Carol Nickerson, 32 Broomhill Avenue, Aberdeen AB1
6JY
Tel: 01224 324521
The club advocates an open-door policy allowing entry to all disabled
people
Ski School for the Blind
Schweizer Skischule, CH-7500 St Moritz Switzerland
The school has teachers experienced in guiding blind people
Sporting Activities for the Disabled
Web: http://www.disabledsports.org.uk
The Uphill
Ski Club
6a Emson Close, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HL
Phone: 01799 525 406 Fax: 01799 525 406
Web address: http://www.uphillskiclub.co.uk
Takes disabled people on winter sports activities.
Swimming
Many local swimming baths make special provision for disabled
people. Phone your local baths for information.
Amateur Swimming
Association - Swimming for People with Disabilities.
Harold Fern House, Derby Square, Loughborough, LE11
5AL
Tel: 01509 618700 Fax: 01509 618701
Web: http://www.britishswimming.org
Scottish and Welsh contacts on the website.
National
Association of Swimming Clubs for the Handicapped
Mike O’Leary, The Willows, Mayles Lane, Wickham,
Hampshire PO17 5ND
Tel: 01329 833689
Acts as a co-ordinating body for member organisations
National
Co-ordinating Committee - Swimming for People with Disabilities
Colin West, 29 Eastlea Avenue, Garston, Watford,
Hertfordshire WD2 4RH
Telephone: 01923 677415
Tennis
The British
Tennis Foundation
Lynn Parker, Disabilities Co-ordinator, The Queen’s
Club, West Kensington, London W14 9EG
Tel: 020 7381 7140 Fax: 020 7381 6507
Contact them for information about their activities for disabled tennis
players
International
Wheelchair Tennis Federation
Bank Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5XZ
Tel: +44 20 8878 6464 fax: +44 20 8392 4741
Web: http://www.itfwheelchairtennis.com
London Wheelchair
Tennis Association
Secretary: Gordon Gibbins,
20 Edgecombe House, Whitlock Drive, London SW19 6SL
Tel: 0208 788 8146
The Scottish
Lawn Tennis Association
52 Albany Street Edinburgh, EH1 3QR
Tel: 0131 478 7781 Fax: 0131 478 0239
Web: http://www.sunsys.com/tennis.htm
Toys and Play
Action for Leisure
c/o Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell Centre,
Moreton Morrell, Warks CV35 9BL
Tel 01926 650195 Fax: 01926 650104
Web: http://www.actionforleisure.org.uk
Information resource on play and leisure for people of all ages including
those who are disabled.
Play Matters - National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries
68 Churchway, London NW1 1LT
Tel: 020 7387 9592 Fax: 020 7383 2714 email:
admin@natll.ukf.net
Web: http://www.natll.org.uk
The parent body for over 1,000 toy libraries
in the UK
Water Skiing
British Disabled
Water Ski Association
The Tony Edge National Centre, Heron Lake, Wraysbury,
Nr Staines, Middlesex TW19 6HW
Tel: 01784 483664 Fax: 01784 482747
Web: http://www.bdwsa.org.uk
Wheelchair
Dancing
Wheelchair
Dance Association
8 Redward Road, Rownhams, Southampton SO16 8JE.
Tel: 02380 362114
Wheelchair
Racing
British Wheelchair
Racing Association
Membership Secretary: Ric Cassel, 31 Bostocks Lane,
Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire NG10 5NL
Tel: 0115 949 1595
Writing
Wordshare
John Wilkinson, 8 Bodmin Moor Close, North Hykeham,
Lincoln LN6 9BB
Creative writing magazine written by people with disabilities
Write to
Belong
Sheila Cooper, 105 Mortimer Road, Kensal Green,
London NW10 5TN
Tel/Fax: 0208 964 8019
Co-ordinates a forum of disabled writers.
Yoga
Yoga for
Health Foundation
Ickwell Bury, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 9EF
Tel: 01767 627271 Fax: 01767 627266
Web: http://www.yogaforhealthfoundation.co.uk
Promoting the practice of yoga for all - from the fittest to the most
seriously disabled.
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