PathWays Services for young people with disabilities

• Useful Disability Related Links:

• AbilityNet - A new charity, formed jointly by The Computability Centre and The Foundation for Communication for the Disabled, to extend their work of making mainstream computer technology accessible to people with disabilities.
  
  
• ADO  The Adult Dyslexia Organisation , who are based in Brixton, South London.
  
  
• CANDO at the University of Lancaster
  
  
• Centre for Accessible Environments - Provides information, training and consultancy on access to the built environment for everyone.
  
  
• Disability Living Centres Council - Free and impartial information and advice about products which can increase disabled or older people’s choices about how they live.
  
  
• DisabilityNet - Services for all disabled people and people with an interest in disability issues.
  
  
• DragonDictate   A very useful resource on the DragonDictate and other speech recognition systems. Includes details of connecting a PC running DragonDictate to a workstation running X-Windows for voice control using a public domain software package called a2x and a FAQ section on Dragon and other speech input systems.
  
  
• DTI Terminal Approval Policy Committee The function of this site is to be a national resource for information on telecoms terminal equipment including: The development and use of telecoms equipment to support people with disabilities.
  
  
• Films Involving Disabilities - A list of feature films which portray or include disability.
  
  
• HENSA dyslexia archive, based at Kent University, Canterbury.
  
  
• Internet for Disabled People   Access to the Internet for disabled people (NCSA).
  
  
• Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Information and support for people living with MS.
  
  
• NASEN - Homepage of the National Association for Special Educational Needs. This Website provides teachers, parents and SENCOs with access to books, support materials and newsletters.
  
  
• RNIB Royal National Institute for the Blind.
  
  
• Royal National Institute for Deaf People - Link to RNID's library services.
  
  
• SCOPE  Information regarding cerebral palsy.
  
  
• SPIREnet - A multimedia information system which contains advice applicable to the integration of students with disabilities into Higher education in the UK.
  
  
• University of Westminster CCPD The Computer Centre for People with Disabilities (CCPD) is a department within the University of Westminster in London, UK.
  
  

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