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A website concerned with making mainstream computer technology accessible to people with disabilities.

A UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.

Focusing on resources for people with Aphasia and raising awareness across the UK.

A free e-learning resource for people with aphasia, their interested friends and family and speech & language therapists.

A medical charity providing information and services for people with neurological conditions.

A social enterprise that aims to help stroke survivors take control of their rehabilitation by training healthcare practitioners in supporting self-management.

Helping people with epilepsy to face the world with confidence and helping people who don’t have it to understand and change their attitudes towards it.

A support group for unpaid carers is recognised with the idea that they have access to the quality support and services they need to live their own lives.

One of Scotland’s leading medical charities. Aiming to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart & stroke illness through medical research, advice and info, and support in the community.

A charity for parents and professionals caring for and supporting children and young people who have an ABI.

A UK charity providing advice and support to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.

A UK charity offering to help people with depression, run by sufferers themselves.

A UK charity which helps stroke survivors of working age to optimise their recoveries and regain as much independence as possible.

A UK Charity aiming to provide the best possible choice for people who use equipment to live a more independent life.

A website offering structured full and half day training courses throughout the UK.

A UK Charity which promotes understanding of all aspects of head injury and to provide information, support and services to people who have suffered a head injury, their family and carers.

InterAct are a charity that take professional actors into hospitals and and stroke clubs delivering a live interactive reading service to stroke survivors.

Shows the treatment options available to stroke survivors who experience post stroke spasticity.

A registered charity which campaigns on behalf of disabled drivers and others with mobility problems.

A UK charity, which helps disabled people and their families to become more mobile.

A UK medical charity for epilepsy.

The Neurological Alliance brings together over 60 charities working to make life better for people with a neurological condition.

Information from the National Health Service on stroke, including learning to spot the symptoms of stroke, tips on cutting your risk and recovering from a stroke.

Aims to promote the prevention of, and alleviate the suffering resulting from Chest, Heart & Stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland.

Comprehensive, free, up-to-date health information as provided by GPs to patients during consultations.

A UK Charity which has a helpline for advice on problems relating to health and healthcare, or you need to talk to someone about your experiences.

A US site seeking to provide information and support to parents, siblings, relatives and friends of infants, children and teenagers who have suffered a stroke.

Fighting to provide carers with the support they so desperately need. At the heart of the Trust is a unique network of 144 independently managed Carers’ centres and interactive websites (as linked above) which deliver around the clock support to over 400,000 carers and approximately 25,000 young carers.

Provides an extensive training programme, a telephone information service, assessments and tuition for disabled people who wish to learn to drive or are uncertain about the type of car adaptations required or wish to resume driving.

UCL’s free therapy based tool for hemianopia (designed by ARNI supporter Dr Alex Leff).

Speakability is the national charity offering information and support to people with Aphasia, however caused. It was founded as ‘Action for Dysphasic Adults’ in 1979 by Diana Law who had personal experience of Aphasia. The charity runs a Helpline and Information Service, campaigns for greater understanding of Aphasia and better services and empowers people with Aphasia through its national network of Self-Help Groups.

Contains details of over 26,000 medical consultants with information on their special interests and contact details.

A UK Charity whose remit is to work solely with people affected by paralysis throughout the UK. People with post-stroke effects, spinal cord injury and M.S. can take part in a range of sports including sailing, quad-biking, archery and many more.

A site providing stroke advocacy, prevention, rehabilitation, social support, training, ongoing care and support for stroke survivors and carers.

The largest UK Charity – it works to prevent stroke, and to support everyone touched by stroke, fund research, and campaign for the rights of stroke survivors of all ages. The charity also hosts Speakability, the former aphasia charity.

A website providing information and support to stroke survivors and their families, including the Stroke Caregivers Handbook.

Online stroke support forum for stroke information, advice, message board and online chat for all stroke survivors and carers.

A site with over 340 pages, aiming to give practical advice, information and support for stroke carers.

is the first site in the UK to provide information and support for arteriovenous malformation patients and their families.

A website which gives a very useful list of charities and private providers dedicated to brain injury. It gives info on acquired brain injuries and related topics.

Bringing together the multidisciplinary stroke community to improve stroke care in the UK.

A branch of the UKSF which supports the development of stroke training and education UK wide through the Stroke-Specific Education Framework (SSEF).