Disability Resources

Walking on Air - Charity helping wheelchair users to go gliding. Information about the club and the aircraft and full contact details.
http://www.walkingonair.f9.co.uk/

Shopmobility Moray - Free-of-charge loan of scooters and wheelchairs to people with long or short term mobility problems, on a daily basis for electrical aids and longer term for manual aids.
http://shopmob.ourprofile.info

Deafblind Scotland - Association of deafblind and dual-sensory impaired people offers information about the condition, and about support offered to sufferers, families and carers. Includes event and contact details.
http://www.deafblindscotland.org.uk/

Camphill Scotland - Supports Camphill Communities and special education in Scotland, where volunteer co-workers live with and care for people with special needs. Includes general information and links to community and school sites.
http://www.camphillscotland.org.uk/

The Scottish Council on Deafness - National co-ordinating body for voluntary and statutory organisations which cater for Deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers, and professionals. Information on activities and events.
http://www.scod.org.uk/

Seagull Trust - Free canal cruising in Scotland for people with special needs; includes branch finder, bookings, news, trust history and contacts.
http://www.seagulltrust.org.uk/

Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability - A partnership of 13 organisations offering advice, consultancy and awareness raising. Information on their campaigns, research, membership, publications and contact details.
http://www.scld.org.uk/

Lothian Autistic Society - Advice and help for parents in the Lothian area of Scotland.
http://www.lothianautistic.org/

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living - A user-led organisation that supports and enables disabled people to live independent lives.
http://www.gcil.org.uk/

Margaret Blackwood Housing Association - Housing for disabled people and their families throughout mainland Scotland. Also individually tailored care and support packages. Housing design, adaptations, and access audits.
http://www.mbha.org.uk

NoteText - Professional speech to text services for deaf and hard of hearing people. Glasgow based.
http://www.notetext.co.uk

Visual Impairment Scotland - A national organisation of people who work in the area of visual impairment to help visually impaired children and their parents. Information about their activities.
http://www.viscotland.org.uk

CarersNet - The Coalition of Carers in Scotland. Includes local groups, young carers' groups, statistics and information for both professional and home carers.
http://www.carers.net/

Cornerstone - A charity providing services for adults and children with learning disabilities across Scotland; information about organisation, services, recruitment, and branch contact details.
http://www.cornerstone.org.uk/

Visibility - A charitable organisation offering practical advice, help, and support for blind and visually impaired people in the West of Scotland.
http://www.visibility.org.uk/

Deaf Connections - The oldest charity established for Deaf people in Scotland. Information on services of the organisation.
http://www.deafconnections.co.uk

The Dochas Fund - Scottish charity providing information and support to people affected by Motor Neurone Disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome. History, focus, cards and prints.
http://www.dochasfund.org.uk/

Down's Syndrome Scotland - Information about the condition, with advice and guidance for individuals affected, their families and carers. Includes information about publications, membership and activities of the organisation.
http://www.dsscotland.org.uk/

Forse House Residential Nursing Home - Residential nursing home offering short term or long term health care for people with learning difficulties, disabilities or terminal illness.
http://www.forsehouse.com/

The Scottish Society for Autism - Seeks to ensure the provision of education, care, support and opportunities for people of all ages with autism in Scotland. Information about their services, and programmes.
http://www.autism-in-scotland.org.uk/

Epilepsy Action Scotland - Provides general information about epilepsy, their services and campaigns, and their branch network.
http://www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk/

Key - Provides individualised support to people with learning disabilities in a range of home and community settings. Information on the organisation, and its housing and care services.
http://www.keyhousing.org/

Scottish Disability Equality Forum - Organisation dedicated to aiding those affected by disability through fundraising, events and participation from disability groups and individuals.
http://www.sdef.org.uk/

The Advocacy Project - Supports disabled people, people with mental health issues and older people across Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.
http://www.theadvocacyproject.org.uk/

Phew Scotland - Respite short breaks centre for the disabled, offering details of aims, accommodation, booking, history, directions and contact details.
http://www.phewrespite.org

UPDATE: Scotland's National Disability Information Service - Provide a membership package of disability information, resources and services to organisations and members of the public; information about publications, helpline, and services.
http://www.update.org.uk/

Royal National Institute of the Blind, Scotland - Promotes the interests of people in Scotland with serious sight problems through campaigning on rights and access and delivering services supporting employment, education, families, social care and complex needs.
http://www.rnib.org/Scotland

Sense Scotland - Non-profit organisation working with people who have impairments to vision and hearing with or without other disabilities.
http://www.sensescotland.org.uk/

The Royal Blind Asylum and School - Charity providing for the education, training, employment, care and welfare of blind and visually impaired people in Scotland. Annual report and information on their activities.
http://www.royalblind.org/

Douglas Bader Community Garden - Enabling garden project, volunteer courses, community recreational facility for people who want to volunteer in the community, gardening therapy, for those with special needs, run by a non-profit making organisation based in Cupar, Fife.
http://www.dbcg.org.uk/

Aberlour Child Care Trust - A charity providing residential and community based services for some of Scotland's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Details, how to help, and news.
http://www.aberlour.org.uk/

Carr-Gomm Scotland - Non-profit charity providing supported living and person-centred support to people with disabilities and mental health issues.
http://www.carr-gommscotland.org.uk/

Pamis - Works with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, their family carers and professionals who support them. Information about their network, activities and projects, and their campaigns.
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/pamis/

Edinburgh and East of Scotland Deaf Society - Provides a range of services to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers, mainly in Edinburgh and the Lothians, but also elsewhere in Scotland. Contact details.
http://www.deafsociety.org/

Scottish Association for Sign Language Interpreters - Offers details of services provided, on membership, finding an interpreter, news, events, sign video and contact details.
http://www.sasli.org.uk/

Cue and Review - Independently-funded group, transcribing print magazines and newspapers into audio formats for the benefit of visually- and reading-impaired people. Details of services, partners, and volunteer opportunities.
http://www.cueandreview.org.uk/

Enable - A membership organisation in Scotland for people with learning disabilities and family carers. Information about their campaigns, services, events and fundraising, and partners.
http://www.enable.org.uk/