Helpful Charities

Association of Lipspeakers

The Association of Lipspeakers (ALS) is the professional body that represents lipspeakers. It aims to promote lipspeaking and its good practice and encourage the further development of lipspeaking as a communication service. 

British Blind Sport

British Blind Sport help blind and partially sighted people to get active and play sport. They encourage adults and children to participate in activities at all levels, from grassroots to the Paralympic Games. British Blind Sport prides themselves on making a visible difference through sport as they know that taking the first step into participating in a sporting or recreational activity can change lives for the better.

Cerebra

Cerebra is the charity dedicated to helping families with children with brain conditions discover a better life together.

Citizens Advice

They give people the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward - whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Their network of charities offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free.

Dementia UK

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Its nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide life-changing support with all aspects of dementia, including via its free Helpline and virtual clinic appointments.

Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS)

A government-funded helpline which assists individuals on issues relating to equality and human rights, across England, Scotland and Wales.

Gene People

Gene People provides support and information to those affected by any genetic condition in the UK through their helpline (0800 897 8985) and their web resources. They also run a Partnership Network of condition-specific support groups, and participate in national policy initiatives to represent the views of the genetic conditions community.

Inspira

They are a leading career management and personal development organisation operating in the North West of England.

Their mission is to empower young people and adults with the skills and confidence they need to reach their potential in life and work.

Medics 4 Rare Diseases

With over 7000 rare diseases, it’s impossible to know about all of them. However it is possible for doctors to appreciate that rare diseases are collectively common and to recognise the exceptional challenges faced by patients with rare diseases.

M4RD provides education about the relevance of rare disease to everyday clinical medicine and equips doctors to manage their patients effectively. Our ultimate aim is to speed up the journey to diagnosis and improve the patient experience.

Neurological Alliance

The Neurological Alliance is a coalition of over 70 organisations working together to transform quality of life and care for people with neurological conditions.

Neurological conditions, like cerebral palsy, stroke, dementia and epilepsy, can affect every part of your life, from eating and sleeping to working and playing.

PAPYRUS

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the national charity dedicated to prevention of young suicide. Sadly, suicide is the biggest killer of people under the age of 35 in the UK.

PAPYRUS run a free and confidential suicide prevention helpline HOPELINEUK. This service provides advice and support for those struggling with thoughts of suicide as well as providing advice to concerned others such as Teachers, G.P.’s, Carers, and Parents.

Rareminds

Rareminds Wellbeing Hub is here to help you navigate some of the more common emotional challenges that are often shared across rare conditions. Being diagnosed with, living with, or caring for someone with, a rare condition creates many psychological challenges.  It impacts on your sense of yourself, your relationships, and how to live as well as possible with your particular condition. The future may look different to the one you had imagined, and there can be times when life will feel stressful, uncertain or lonely.  It's very normal and understandable that there will be times when difficult thoughts and feelings emerge. 

­Whether you have been living with your condition for some time, or if you are currently facing a particularly emotionally challenging period, we hope you find something in our Wellbeing Hub that will be helpful. 

Scope

Scope is a national disability charity that campaigns to challenge and change negative attitudes about disability and provides direct services.

Stepchange

Financial issues - free debt advice that is based on a comprehensive assessment of your situation. Provision of practical help and support for however long it’s needed.

The Sleep Charity

The Sleep Charity provides advice and support to empower the nation to sleep better. It campaigns to improve sleep support and access to high quality information, raise awareness of the value of a good night’s sleep and promote understanding around the complexities of sleep. It wants everyone to share its vision that sleep is a vital component of health and wellbeing and that everyone living with sleep issues should have access to effective, consistent, evidence-based support.

Sleep is essential for our health and wellbeing yet it is estimated that 40% of the population suffer with sleep issues and many do not get the support that they need.