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Action on Hearing Loss
Action on Hearing Loss are a charity providing support for people with hearing loss and tinnitus.
http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/

Activity Alliance
Activity Alliance (previously known as the English Federation of Disability Sport) join members, partners and disabled people to make active lives possible.
http://www.activityalliance.org.uk/

BBC Disablity Sport
News and updates on all aspects of disability sport.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport

British Paralympic Association
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is a registered charity which is responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain's teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games.
http://paralympics.org.uk/

Calibre
A national charity providing a subscription-free service of unabridged audio books for adults and children with sight problems, dyslexia or other disabilities, who cannot read print.
http://www.calibre.org.uk

Contact
Contact are a charity for families with disabled children.
https://contact.org.uk/

Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK is a charity run by and for people with lived experience of disability or health conditions. Information about benefits, careers, helplines and more.
http://disabilityrightsuk.org/

Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)
DLF is a national charity providing impartial advice, information and training on independent living.
http://www.dlf.org.uk/

GOV.UK Disabled People
Information from GOV.UK about disability benefits and financial help, work, transport and rights.
https://www.gov.uk/browse/disabilities

Independent Living
Information and advice on equipment.
http://www.independentliving.co.uk/

International Paralympic Committee
The official website of the international Paralympic Movement.
http://www.paralympic.org/

Listening Books
A UK charity providing audiobooks to people who find it difficult or impossible to read due to an illness, disability, learning or mental health difficulty.
http://www.listening-books.org.uk/

Reading Sight
Reading Sight has been created to support librarians, teachers, voluntary workers and anyone interested in helping people with sight loss get access to reading and reading services.
http://readingsight.org.uk/

Rica
Rica (Research Institute for Consumer Affairs) provides research and information for older and disabled people and people, including reports on equipment and consumer goods.
http://www.rica.org.uk/

Royal National Institute for the Blind
Information and support for people with sight loss from the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), including RNIB Newsagent and their talking books service.
http://www.rnib.org.uk/

Scope
Scope provide free, independent and impartial information and support on the issues that matter to disabled people and their families.
https://www.scope.org.uk/

Special Olympics Great Britain
A website designed to highlight the talent, stories and work of Special Olympics athletes and volunteers in Great Britain.
http://specialolympicsgb.org.uk/

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