Support group details
Links and contact details for special needs-related organisations
Advisory Centre for Education
Unit 1C
Aberdeen Studios
22 Highbury Grove
London N5 2EA
Tel: 0808 800 5793
(Advice line 2pm to 5pm)
Website: 
www.ace-ed.org.uk
[External Site]
AFASIC - Overcoming Speech Impairments
London EC1V 0DJ
Tel: 020 7490 9410
Website: www.afasic.org.uk
[External Site]
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Asbah House
42 Park Road
Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 01733 555988
Website: www.asbah.org
[External Site]
British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road
Reading
Berkshire RG1 5AU
Tel: 0118 966 2677
Monday to Friday 10.00am to 12.45pm
and 2pm to 5pm
Website: www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk
[External Site]
Contact-a-Family
209-211 City Road
London EC1V 1JN
Tel: 020 7608 8700
Fax: 020 7608 8701
Minicom: 020 7608 8702
Helpline 0808 808 3555 Freephone for parents and families (10am-4pm,
Mon-Fri)
e-mail: info@cafamily.org.uk
Website:
www.cafamily.org.uk
[External Site]
DIAL UK
(Disability Information Advice Line)
Park Lodge
St Catherine's Hospital
Tickhill Road
Doncaster DN4 8QN
Tel: 01302 310123
Website: www.dialuk.org.uk
[External Site]
Down's Syndrome Association
155 Mitcham Road
London SW17 9PG
Tel: 020 8682 4001
Website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
[External Site]
Down's Syndrome Reseach Foundation
18 Daws Hill Lane
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1PW
Tel: 01494 521826
Email: dsrf@dsrf.co.uk
Website:
www.dsrf.co.uk
[External Site]
Epilepsy Action
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds LS19 7NW
Tel: 0808 800 5050
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk
[External Site]
I CAN
Children's Communication Charity
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE
Tel: 0845 225 4071
Website: www.ican.org.uk
[External Site]
IPSEA Tribunal Support Service
(for parents appealing to the SEN Tribunal)
4 Ancient House Mews
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 1DH
Advice Line: 0800 0184016 or 01394 382814
Tribunal appeals only: 01394 384711
Website: www.ipsea.org.uk
[External Site]
KIDS
80 Waynflete Square
London W10 6UD
Tel: 020 8969 2817
MENCAP
Early Years Project
117-123 Golden Lane
London EC1Y 0RT
Tel: 020 7454 0454
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
[External Site]
MIND (National Association for Mental Health)
15-19 Broadway
Stratford
London E15 4BQ
Tel: 020 8519 2122
Website: www.mind.org.uk
[External Site]
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
115-123 Pentonville Road
London N1 9LZ
Tel: 020 7833 2181
Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk
[External Site]
National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London EC1V 1NE
Tel: 020 7833 2299
Helpline: 08445 070 400
Website: www.nas.org.uk
[External Site]
National Deaf Children's Society
15 Dufferin Street
London EC1Y 8PD
Tel: 020 7490 8656
Website: www.ndcs.org.uk
[External Site]
Disability Law Service
39-45 Cavell Street
London E1 2PB
Tel: 020 7791 9800
Network 81
1-7 Woodfield Terrace
Chapel Hill
Stansted
Essex CM24 8AJ
Tel: 01279 647415
(Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm)
Website: http://network81.co.uk
[External Site]
Parents for Inclusion
Unit 2, Ground Floor
70 South Lambeth Road
London SW8 1RL
Tel: 020 7735 7735
Website: www.parentsforinclusion.org
[External Site]
Pre-School Learning Alliance
61-63 & 69 Kings Cross Road
London WC1X 9LL
Tel: 020 7833 0991
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
[External Site]
Royal Association for Disability & Rehabilitation (RADAR)
12 City Forum
250 City Road
London EC1V 8AF
Tel: 020 7250 0123
(open from 2pm to 5pm)
Website: www.radar.org.uk
[External Site]
Royal National Institute for the Blind
224 Great Portland Street
London W1N 6AA
Tel: 020 7388 1266
Website: www.rnib.org.uk
[External Site]
Royal National Institute for the Deaf
19-23 Featherstone Street
London EC1Y 8SL
Tel: 020 7296 8000
Website: www.rnid.org.uk
[External Site]
SCOPE
Cerebral Palsy Helpline
P.O.Box 833
Milton Keynes
MK12 5NY
Tel: 0808 800 3333(freephone)
Fax: 01908 321051
Email: cphelpline@scope.org.uk
Website:
www.scope.org.uk
[External Site]
SENSE
11-13 Clifton Terrace
Finsbury Park
London N4 3SR
Tel: 020 7272 7774
Website: www.sense.org.uk
[External Site]
Special Education Consortium
c/o Council for Disabled Children
8 Wakley Street
London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 6000
Website: www.ncb.org.uk/cdc/sec.asp
[External Site]
Supportive Parents
3rd Floor
Royal Oak House
Royal Oak Avenue
Bristol BS1 4GB
Tel: 0117 989 7725
Foundation for Conductive Education
National Institute of Conductive Education
Cannon House
Russell Road
BIRMINGHAM
B13 8RD
Tel: 0121 449 1569
Fax: 0121 4491611
E-mail: foundation@conductive-education.org.uk
Website:
www.conductive-education.org
[External Site]
National Parent Partnership Network
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE
Website: www.parentpartnership.org.uk
[External Site]
SENDIST Tribunal
Procession House,
Upper Ground Floor West
55 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JW
Tel: 0870 241 2555 (for SEN)
Tel: 0870 606 5750 (for Disability)
Website: www.sendist.gov.uk
