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A
Action on Hearing Loss
19-23 Featherstone Street
London
EC1Y 8SL
Tel: 0808 808 0123
Textphone: 0808 808 9000
Website: www.actionhearingloss.org.uk
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
72 Durnsford Road
London
N11 2EJ
Tel: 03000 115 142
Email: enquiries@ace-ed.org.uk
Website: www.ace-ed.org.uk
Afasic – Voice for Life
1st Floor
20 Bowling Green Lane
London
EC1R 0BD
Tel: 0207 490 9410
Helpline: 0300 666 9410
Website: www.afasic.org.uk
Autism Spectrum Disorder Support Group
Tel: 0753 346 2587 / 0781 051 4497
Email: marklloydandhelenrutherford@gmail.com
Aycliffe ADHD Parent Support Group
Tel: 0780 954 9988
Email: aycliffeadhd@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.aycliffeadhd.co.uk
B
Barnardo’s
Tanners Lane
Barkingside
Ilford
Essex
IG6 1QG
Tel: 0208 550 8822
Website: www.barnardos.org.uk
Bishop Auckland Parent Support Group
Tel: 03000 051 213
Email: admin@dccarers.org
British Deaf Association
Deafway
Brockholes Brow
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 5BB
Textphone: 07795410724
Tel: 02076974140
Website: www.bda.org.uk.
British Dyslexia Association
Unit 8 Bracknell Beeches
Old Bracknell Lane
Bracknell
RG12 7BW
Tel: 0845 251 9002
Website: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
C
Cerebra – Brain related conditions
Second Floor Offices
The Lyric Building
King Street
Carmarthen
SA31 1BD
Tel: 0800 328 1159 (parent support line) 01206 7244200 (general office)
Email: enquiries@cerebra.org.uk
Website: www.cerebra.org.uk
Coram Childrens Legal Centre
Riverside Office Centre
Century House North
North Station Road
Colchester
CO1 1RE
Tel: 01206 714650
Website: www.childrenslegalcentre.com
Contact-a-Family North East
The Dene Centre
Castle Farm Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 1PH
Tel: 0191 2136300
Email: info@cafamily.org.uk
Website: www.cafamily.org.uk
Core Assets Children’s Services
Unit 4 & 5 Lumley Court
Drum Industrial Estate
Chester le Street
County Durham
DH2 1AN
Tel: 0191 4108100
Website: www.northeast@coreassets.com
Council for Disabled Children
c/o National Children’s Bureau
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE
Tel: 0207 843 6000
Website: www.ncb.org.uk
Counselling Directory
Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk
County Durham Families Information Service
Tel: 0800 9172917
Website: www.countydurhamfamilies.info
D
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Website: www.dcsf.gov.uk
Derwentside SAIF Group (Support, Action, Information, Fun)
Scout Hut
Constance Street
Consett
DH8 5DU
Tel: 03000 268634
Disability Support Service – Reach Out Care
Tel: 01325 310009
Email: Louise.Hogarth@reachoutcare.co.uk
Down’s Heart Group
PO Box 4260
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 2ZT
Tel: 0844 2884800
Email: info@dhg.org.uk
Website: www.dhg.org.uk
Down’s Syndrome Association
Langdon Down Centre
2a Langdon Park
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 9PS
Tel: 03331212300
Website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
Durham Carers Support
1 Hutton Close
South Church Enterprise Park
Bishop Auckland
Co Durham
DL14 6XG
Tel: 03000 051213
Website: www.dccarers.org
Durham Portage Service
Durham County Council
Education Development Centre
Enterprise Way
Spennymoor
County Durham
DL16 6YP
Tel: 03000 263350
Website: www.durham.gov.uk/portage
Dyslexia Action
Newcastle Centre
Grainger Suite
Dobson House (4th floor)
Regent Centre
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 3PF
Tel: 0191 2336385
Email: newcastle@dyslexiaaction.org.uk
Website: http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk
Dyspraxia Foundation
8 West Alley
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1EG
Tel: 01462 454986 – helpline / 01462 455016 – admin
Email: dyspraxia@dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
Website: www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
E
Epilepsy Action
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds
LS19 7XY
Tel: 01132108800
Email: epilepsy@epilepsy.org.uk
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk
F
Family Lives Tyne & Wear
Space Works
Benton Park Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7LX
Tel: 0191 223343
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Family Rights Group
Second Floor
The Print House
18 Ashwin Street
London
E8 3DL
Tel: 0207 9232628
Email: office@frg.org.uk
Website: www.frg.org.uk
First Contact / Social Care Direct
Tel: 03000 26 79 79
Email: scd@durham.gov.uk
Fax: 0191 383 5752
Fledglings
Wenden Court
Station Approach
Wendens Ambo
Saffron Walden
CB11 4LB
Tel: 0845 4581124 / 01799541807
Website: www.fledglings.org.uk
G
Gingerbread- One parent families
520 Highgate Studios
53 – 79 Highgate Road
London
NW5 1TL
Tel: 0808 802 0925
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
H
Horizon Young Adult Carers Service
Sapphire House
IES Centre
Horndale Avenue
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
Durham
DL5 6DS
Tel: 01325 731160
Website: www.disc-vol.org.uk
I
I CAN- Helps children communicate
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE
Tel: 0845 225 4071 / 02077432510
Email: info@ican.org.uk
Website: http://www.ican.org.uk
IPSEA
Independent Parental for Special Education Advice
Hunters Court
Debden Road
Saffron Walden
CB11 4AA
Tel: 0800 018 4016
Website: www.ipsea.org.uk
K
KIDS
7 – 9 Elliots Place
London
N1 8HX
Tel: 0207 3593635
Website: www.kids.org.uk
L
Law Society
113 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PL
Tel: 0207 3205650
Website: www.lawsociety.org.uk
Learning Library
45 – 47 North Street
Spennymoor
Co Durham
DL16 6AP
Tel: 01388 420267
Website: www.learninglibrary.org.uk
Local Government Ombudsman
PO Box 4771
Coventry
CV4 0EH
Tel: 0300 061 0614
Website: www.lgo.org.uk
M
Making Changes Together Parents Steering Group
c/o SEND Information Advice and Support Service
Lee House
Lee Terrace
Easington
Peterlee
Co Durham
SR8 3AB
Tel: 0191 5873541
www.mctdurham.co.uk
MENCAP
123 Golden Lane
London
EC1Y 0RT
Phone: 0207 454 0454 0808 8081111
Email: help@mencap.org.uk
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
MLH Community Care and Support
Tel: 07724 256918
Email: mlhcommunityservices@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.mlhcommunityservices.com
MIND
Hartlepool MIND
Crown Buildings
Tees Street
Hartlepool
TS24 8HB
Tel: 01429 269303
Email: info@hartlepoolmind.co.uk
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Murton Special Needs Support Group
Tel: 07787517873
N
National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London
EC1V 1NG
Tel: 0808 8004104
Email: nas@nas.org.uk
Website: www.nas.org.uk
National Deaf Children’s Society
Ground Floor South
Castle House
37-45 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4LS
Tel: 0808 800 8880
Website: www.ndcs.org.uk
Network 81
10 Boleyn Way
West Clacton
Essex
CO15 2NJ
Tel: 0845 077 4055
Website: www.network81.org
P
Parents for Inclusion
336 Brixton Road
London
SW9 7AA
Tel: 0800 652 3145
Email: info@parentsforinclusion.org
website: www.parentsforinclusion.org
Place2Be (Counselling)
Website: www.place2be.org.uk
Pre-School Learning Alliance
Durham Pre School Learning Alliance
49 South Street
Spennymoor
Co Durham
DL16 7TU
Tel: 07757 279848
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
R
Roller Coaster Support Group (Newton Aycliffe)
Tel: 07415380040 or 07500783634
Royal National Institute for the Blind
105 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE
Tel: 0303 123 9999
Website: www.rnib.org.uk
S
Samuel’s World
A parent run website for families and carers with children who have Tourettes, ADHD, OCD, Apsergers and other related disorders upon the Autistic Spectrum
Website: www.samuelsworld.co.uk
SCOPE
6 Market Road
London
N7 9PW
Tel: 0207 619 7100 / 08088 003333
Website: www.scope.org.uk
SENSE
101 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9LG
Tel: 0300 3309250 / 0207 5200999
Website: www.sense.org.uk
Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Support Group North East England
Tree Tops Children’s Occupational Therapy
Eldon Road
Aycliffe Business Park
DL5 6UL
07929 227 579
spdpsgnee@gmail.com
Shine – Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, Information, Networking, Equality
42 Park Road
Peterborough
PE1 2UQ
Tel: 01733555988
Website: www.shinecharity.org.uk
Small Steps Seize the Day
Website: www.seizetheday-smallsteps.webs.com
Social Care Direct / First Contact
Tel: 03000 26 79 79
Email: scd@durham.gov.uk
Fax: 0191 383 5752
Special iApps
Email: support@specialiapps.org
Website: www.specialiapps.org
T
Therapy Directory
Riverside Way
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3YL
Tel: 08448030245
Email: info@therapy-directory.org.uk
Website: www.therapy-directory.org.uk
U
Useful Vision
29-30 Azure Business Centre
High Street
Newburn
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 8LN
Tel: 0845 6048491
Website: www.usefulvision.org.uk
W
Welfare Rights
Durham County Council
Revenue and Benefits
Welfare Rights Service
PO Box 254
Stanley
Co Durham
DH8 1GG
Tel: 03000 268 968
Y
Young Minds
Suite 11
Baden Place
Crosby Row
London
SE1 1YW
Tel: 0808 802 5544 / 02070895050
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk