Powerhouse Message Board

http://www.changepeople.co.uk/
A national charity working with and in support of people with learning disabilities or mental health problems, with or without sensory impairment.

www.mencap.org.uk/
Mencap works with people with a learning disability to fight discrimination. It campaigns to ensure that their rights are recognised and that they are respected as individuals.

www.newham.gov.uk/welfarerights/
Information on Welfare Rights in the borough of Newham.

People First
An organisation of people with learning difficulties
speaking up for ourselves!
www.peoplefirst.org.uk/

www.respond.org.uk/
Respond is here to help you and offer advice and support to carers and professionals on the issues of sexual abuse, sexual offending and learning disability.

www.ukc.ac.uk/tizard/
The Tizard Centre is one of the leading UK academic groups working in learning disability, mental health and services for older people.


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	www.bild.org.uk/ The British Institute of Learning Difficulties is committed to improving the quality of life of all people with a learning disability
	http://www.changepeople.co.uk/ A national charity working with and in support of people with learning disabilities or mental health problems, with or without sensory impairment.
	www.kingsfund.org.uk/ The King´s Fund is an independent health care charity Our main focus is working to improve the health of Londoners by making change happen in health and social care.
	www.mencap.org.uk/ Mencap works with people with a learning disability to fight discrimination. It campaigns to ensure that their rights are recognised and that they are respected as individuals.
	www.mentalhealth.org.uk/ The Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity working in mental health and learning disabilities.
	www.newham.gov.uk/welfarerights/ Information on Welfare Rights in the borough of Newham.
	www.oneforus.com You will find information and stories about people who have a learning difficulty. This is a place for you to be proud of achievements and to learn how to take more control over your own life.
	People First An organisation of people with learning difficulties speaking up for ourselves! www.peoplefirst.org.uk/
	www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/NorahFry/PlainFacts/ Plain Facts is a magazine about research for people with learning difficulties and their supporters.
	www.respond.org.uk/ Respond is here to help you and offer advice and support to carers and professionals on the issues of sexual abuse, sexual offending and learning disability.
	www.rnib.org.uk/ RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) offers practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem.
	www.rnid.org.uk RNID (Royal National Institute of the Deaf ) represents the 8.7 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Our vision is a world where deafness and hearing loss are not barriers to opportunity and fulfilment.
	www.scope.org.uk Scope's aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued, and have the same human and civil rights, as everyone else.
	www.ukc.ac.uk/tizard/ The Tizard Centre is one of the leading UK academic groups working in learning disability, mental health and services for older people.
	www.united-response.co.uk/ United response supports the choices of people with learning disabilities by providing community-based supported living, advocacy and paid work.
	www.usabilityfirst.com Usability First is your online guide to usability resources.
	www.viauk.org/ Values into Action is the UK-wide campaign with people who have learning difficulties.
	www.voiceuk.clara.net/ Voice Uk is a support and information group for adults and children with learning disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse, and their families and carers.
	www.womensaid.org.uk/ Women's Aid is the key national charity in England for women and children experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse in their homes.