Dancing
Eye Syndrome Support Trust
Charity No 1060181 The trust offers telephone contact and a summer outing
for families touched by Dancing Eye Syndrome.
Day
Care: BREAK
BREAK provides residential and day care services for profoundly disabled
children, adults and families with special needs.
Deaf:
Hearing Concern 18-30 Plus
Charity No 223322 Advice and information to young people and their families
affected by hearing impairment.
Deaf:
National Deaf Children's Society
Charity No 1016532 Advice and information on any aspect of childhood
deafness and family support through a UK wide network of local groups.
Deaf:
Treacher Collins Family Support Group
Charity No 1006300 Also covers First and Second Arch syndromes, Atresia
of the Ear, and conditions combining conductive deafness with facial/head
malformation.
Deafness:
Menière's Society
Charity No 297246 Vertigo, tinnitus and deafness are symptoms of Ménière's
disease.The society can help with information and support.
deafPLUS
Charity No 1073468 Founded upon the idea of self-help and committed
to a policy of deaf/hearing integration.
Depression:
Mind
Charity No 219830 Promotes mental health throughout England and Wales,
and works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.
Depression:
NSF (Scotland)
Charity No 13649 Support for people affected by mental illness including
carers
Dermatalogical
Problems: Changing Faces
Charity No 1011222 established in 1992. It provides information, support
and advice to anyone with a disfigurement and their family.
Dermatological
Problems: Stop Spots
Charity No 1026654, founded in 1992. The Group also supports those with
Rosacea. It offers support to those affected and their families.
Developmental
Delay: CHARGE
Charity No 1042953, established in 1987. It offers support and advice
to families of affected children and linking where possible.
Developmental
Disabilities: Autismconnect
Free, non-commercial service which aims to be the first port of call
for anyone interested in finding up-to-date information about autism
and related autistic spectrum disorders.
DfES
A-Level Guidelines
Guidance for parents and students on the new advanced level qualifications
that includes information on choosing a course, workload and examinations.
DfES
Childcare Link
This site provides details of local childcare providers in England and
Scotland as well as general information about childcare.
DfES
Choosing A School
Arrangements for admissions are similar across the whole country, but
they can differ quite a lot in some important points, including when
and how you must apply for a school place.
DfES
Dads & Sons
Aims to encourage Dads to get involved in their sons education.
DfES
Don't Suffer In Silence
Packed with new ideas, practical techniques and the valuable experiences
of those who have been bullied, or have even bullied others.
Dfes
Early Years
Information on establishing and developing early years and childcare
services & their implementation at local level by Early Years Development
and Childcare Partnerships.
DfES
Higher Education
Aims to provide information on a wide range of topics that students
intending to enter higher education, their parents and advisers, will
find useful in making effective decisions.
DfES
Learning & Skills
Covers key providers such as further education and sixth form colleges,
schools with sixth forms, local authority and adult education institutions
and private and voluntary sector providers.
DfES
Need A Nanny?
Employing a nanny is an important responsibility. Guidance and help
is at hand.
DfES
Parents' Centre
This site tells you about your child's education and how you can help.
DfES
Parents Online
Lots of information and ideas to accompany the Parents Online internet
initiative.
DfES
Qualifications Info
Information for parents, teachers, pupils, lecturers, students, employers
and anyone with an interest in qualifications.
DfES
Reading
A little reading goes a long way - helping with your children's reading.
DfES
Reading & Writing
This website sets out some of the main things we know about how children
learn to read and write & describes ways that reading and writing are
taught in schools.
DfES
Special Educational Needs
Aims to provide a wide range of advice and materials for teachers, parents
and others interested in or working with children with special educational
needs.
DfES
Standards Site
Suggestions on how to achieve effective partnership with parents and
how best to manage and use your home-school agreement.
DfES
Student Support
Information about the help that is available to students in England
and Wales who want to go into Higher Education.
Diabetes
UK
Charity No 215199 Confidential help and support service for people with
diabetes, their carers and health care professionals.
Diet:
Coeliac Society
Charity No 1048167 Advice on coping with a special diet and has a network
of regional support groups.
Digestive
Complaints: IBS Network
Charity No 1057563 established in 1996. It offers support and education
of those with IBS, their families and carers.
Disabilities:
AbilityNet
Information and advice on any aspect of the use of a computer by someone
with a disability.
Disabilities:
After 16 : what's new?
Aimed at teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment
or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there
should be when they leave school.
Disabilities:
AHEAD
Independent voluntary organisation working to promote improved access
for persons with disabilities to 3rd Level Education in Ireland.
Disabilities:
Care Choices Online
Site contains a searchable database of care homes, details of which
also appear in the printed 'Care Homes Directory'.
Disabilities:
Carers
This web-site is part of making good the Government's commitment in
'Caring about Carers'.
Disabilities:
Council for Disabled Children
Promotes collaborative work between organisations providing services
and support for children with disabilities and special educational needs.
Disabilities:
Family Fund Trust
The Family Fund Trust's aim is to ease the stress on families in the
UK who care for severely disabled children under 16.
Disabilities:
Motability
Motability is a national UK charity, which helps disabled people and
their families to become more mobile.
Disability
Challengers
Charity No 28549 Stimulating communication skills in children with physical
disabilities or leaning problems.
Disability
Net
Disability Net is an internet-based disability information and news
services.
Disability
Rights Commission
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body set up
by the Government to help secure civil rights for disabled people.
Discrimination:
Britkid
Website about race, racism, and life - as seen through the eyes of the
Britkids.
Divorce/Separation:
Relate
Providing counselling, sex therapy, relationship education and training
to support couple and family relationships throughout life.
Divorced
Parents: Gingerbread
Support organisation for lone parent families in England and Wales.
Advice Line 0800 018 4318 Open 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday
Doh
Adoption Site
For anyone involved or interested in adoption. It relates to adoption
in England but laws governing adoption in Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland are very similar.
Down
Syndrome Educational Trust
UK-based charity that works to advance the development and education
of individuals with Down syndrome worldwide.
Down's
Syndrome Association
Charity No 265812 Supporting parents and carers of people with Down's
Syndrome and improve the lives of people with the condition.
Down's
Syndrome Scotland
Charity No SC011012 Support and counselling for parents through individual
members and local groups, especially in the early days.
Drinking:
Al-Anon
Family groups providing support for anyone whose life is, or has been,
affected by someone else’s drinking.
Drinking:
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fellowship of men and women who have lost the ability to control their
drinking, offering help and support.
Drop-In
Centres: Cardinal Hume Centre
Charity No 1090836 Housing and counselling for 16-25 year olds and drop
in centres for mothers with young children.
Drug
Abuse: Drugscope
The UK's leading centre of expertise on drugs, aiming to inform policy
development and reduce drug-related risk.
Drug
Abuse: European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK)
The European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) is an independent
charity, which aims to help ensure that people who are dependent on
drugs or alcohol get timely access to the treatment they need.
Drug
Abuse: Families Anonymous
For relatives and friends of people involved in the abuse
of mind-altering substances, or with related behavioural problems.
Drug
Abuse: Trashed
Drug information: about, origins, effects, the law, composition, emergency
and risks (NHS Promotion site).
DSS:
Benefits Agency
The Benefits Agency (BA) website has merged with a new Department of
Social Security (DSS) website.
Dyslexia
in Scotland
Charity No SC000951 Advice, information and support to dyslexic people,
their families, and professionals with an interest in dyslexia.
Dyslexia
Institute
Charity No 268502. It offers assessments to identify dyslexia in children
and adults and specialised multisensory teaching for all ages.
Dyspraxia
Foundation
Charity No 1058352 Offering support and information to dyspraxia sufferers
and their families.
Dystonia
Society
Charity No 1062595 This trust offers contact between affected individuals
through local self help groups and area contacts in the UK and RoI.
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