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Days Out UK - Good selection of venues and discounts - especially for families with children.

Sightseeing.co.uk - This site is quick, simple to use, with good choice of attractions.

A Celebration of Wheels - Saluting the modern wheelchair and its fascinating collection of users, liberated and enabled by their chairs to enjoy full and fulfilling lives.

Ability Online is a free, monitored, bully-free, safe internet community where children/youth with disabilities/illness and their parents can meet others like them, make friends from all over the world, share their hopes and fears, find role-models and mentors, and feel like they belong.

AbilityNet - Provides expertise on computer access for disabled adults and children, at home, at work or in the classroom, offering a full range of services including free advice and information, awareness training, individual assessment and the supply of computer equipment. Telephone: 0800 269 545.

Able Travel - Accessible African safaris and worldwide adventure travel advice for wheelchair users and physically disabled people.

ACE Centre North - Offers a range of services to support learning and communication through the use of assistive and enabling technology and alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems and resources for learners with physical and communication difficulties. Telephone: 0161 627 1358.

Action for Blind People provides practical support and advice, holidays breaks and children's sports clubs to over 22,000 visually impaired people each year.

Action 4 Me - Action for ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Encephalopathy) is aimed at helping the 25,000 children and young people in the UK that suffer from the chronic fatigue illness. It offers information, advice, news and fun features for youngsters with ME who suffer symptoms including exhaustion, painful muscles, headaches and sore throats.

Action for Tinnitus Research is a UK-based tinnitus charity that focuses on funding medical, scientific and social research into tinnitus.

After 16 website - Website for 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. Parents, carers and professional workers will probably want to use it too!

Arts Dyslexia Trust - Promotes understanding of visual-spatial literacy which people, including those labelled dyslexic, learn and develop from. Offers help lines and advice on schools, courses and higher education.

ASPIRE (The Association for Spinal Injury Research) - Its national training centre offers IT courses and computer adaptations enabling people with little or no use of their hands to use computers. Specifically, but not exclusively, for those with spinal cord injury.

Assistive - This website is concerned with the supply of special access technology products for individual needs. On display are switches, controls, computers and other aids for use in education, care and therapy. Assistive particularly specialises in electronic technologies for sensory and motor disabilities and provides products for learning disabilities and communication.

Association of Disabled Professionals - The organisation aims to improve the education, rehabilitation, training and employment opportunities available to disabled people.

Ataxia UK - They support people affected by ataxia with research, information, welfare grants, campaigning and the opportunity to meet and help others in a similar position.

Autism Connect - is a new, FREE, non-commercial web site, which aims to be the first port of call for anyone interested in autism, providing news, events, world maps, and rapid access to other web sites with information on autism.

BACK-UP A national charity offering people paralysed through spinal cord injury the opportunity to take up challenging outdoor activities. Which act as a catalyst in regaining confidence, independence and motivation.

BCS Disability Group - International membership organisation aiming to show employers and public that IT should be a means to equality for disabled people. Work closely with the computer industry to encourage producers of hardware and software to consider accessibility features.

BLESMA is a national charity specifically for limbless ex-service personnel, their dependants, and widows.

British Association of Dermatologists - Skin disease is a major and disabling problem for many people all over the world. This Website is provided by the British Association of Dermatologists as a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases.

British Association of Spinal Cord Injury Specialists (BASICS) is made up of senior doctors in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Eire. They aim to improve the acute and long-term management of spinal cord injury and the training of doctors in the speciality. The following web site will give you the contact names of the leading consultants in each of the Spinal Injury Units in Britain and Ireland.

British Brain & Spine Foundation aims to improve the prevention, treatment and care of disorders of the brain and spine through research in the clinical neurosciences and education and awareness programmes.

British Computer Association of the Blind - BCAB is a self-help group of visually impaired computer professionals and users and was founded in 1969. The organisation runs a Blind Trainer Certification Scheme (BTCS).

British Deaf Association - This site contains the latest information about the British Deaf Association, British Sign Language and the Deaf community. Telephone: 020 7588 3520.

British Sign Language is the preferred language of over 70,000 Deaf people, for whom English may be a second or third language, although over 100,000 hearing people who have a proficiency in the language also use it. British Sign Language is a visual/spatial language, which is governed by its own grammatical rules using hand shapes, hand movements and facial expressions to convey meaning. The grammatical rules of BSL are completely different to the rules of English. Check these resources.

CALL Centre (Communication Aids for Language and Learning) - Provides specialist expertise in technology for children with speech, communication and/or writing difficulties, in Scottish schools. Telephone: 0131 651 6235/6236.

Carers UK is the voice of carers who provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner.

Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) occurs when nerves within the spinal cord have been damaged and no longer function properly. This web site is a useful resource for finding out more about CES.

Carers UK - Provides carers, those supporting them and others with national and local information.

Cambridge Online/Pathways - Cambridge Cambridge-based charity providing one-to-one computer training and advice for disabled and disadvantaged people.

CAST is a non-profit organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the research and development of innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies.

Cerebral Palsy Source - Provides the latest information and news on research and treatments on cerebral palsy and related birth injuries.

Challenged Athletes - If you're interested in disabled sports, this site is a must see site.

Computer Centre for People with Disabilities (CCPD) - Supports the needs of disabled students within the University of Westminster. Offers needs assessments and specialist IT training for all UK students pursuing claims under the Disabled Students Allowance.

Contact A Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.

CripCollege - Christian Bagg created this web site to share some of his stories about life in a chair, as well as to help spread the knowledge that we’ve all gathered in our everyday lives. This is intended to be a nice little resource centre for the aspiring wheelie. Have a look.

CripWorld - the information and marketing resource for the disability community. With FREE homepages, email, blogs, clubs, forums, chats and more, cripworld has everything you need to be your home base for all your internet activities!

DASH (Disability Advice and information St Helens) provides advice and information on all aspects of disability

Dating4Disabled is a disabled dating service, online community for disabled individuals. Their online community for the disabled will help you meet new friends, date, chat, blog and more.

DeaFinIT - Run by the Heathcote Education Trust, it assists deaf people to gain any IT-related work, either employed or self-employed. Telephone: 020 8523 9113.

Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.

Dial UK is a national organisation for a network of 160 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people.

DIEL (Advisory Committee for Disabled and Older People) - Advises OFTEL, the telecommunications regulator for the UK, on the requirements of disabled and older people. Telephone: 020 7634 8773. No website so far.

Directgov - Directgov is the government online information service. It contains pages on technology, work, housing, education, health and much more specifically aimed at disabled people.

Disability - DRC/DfEE consultation on new rights of access to goods and services from 2004.

Disability Alliance is regarded as the leading authority on social security benefits for disabled people.

Disability Law Service - Since 1975 the Disability law Service has provided a free and confidential legal advice and casework service for disabled and Deaf people. Telephone: 020 7791 9800.

Disability North is an independent voluntary organisation working though-out the North of England, based at the Dene Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. They offer free and confidential services to disabled people of any age including children and older people, their families, carers and workers.

Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Telephone: 020 7211 4547.

Disabledfriends.com - An online community designed to help disabled people make new friends, participate in group discussion and exchange information.

Disabled Living Foundation - The leading UK disability charity providing advice and information on equipment/AT for independent living.

Disabled Parents Network (DPN) is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters.

Disabled Workers Co-operative is a registered charity that helps disabled people to help themselves. Their aim is twofold - to raise the independence of disabled people (for those that want it) by enabling them to take an active role in the economy and achieve a greater sense of self-worth and also to raise awareness of the contribution that disabled people can make to society.

Diversity Milkround aiming to promote awareness of diversity issues in the workplace They offer all job seekers and employers information, help and advice.

Downs Syndrome Association is the only organisation in this country focusing solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down’s syndrome.

Drake Music Project - Using specialist and adapted electronic technology, Drake enables disabled people unable to play conventional musical instruments to compose and perform their own music. Telephone: 0207 253 9111.

Dyslexia Institute - is an educational charity, founded in 1972, for the assessment and teaching of people with dyslexia and for the training of teachers. It has grown to become the only national dyslexia teaching organisation in the world.

Enabling Disabled People through Information Technology (EDIT) - A registered charity training unemployed, disabled people in information technology skills. Telephone: 01629 826 285. No website so far.

Enabling Education Network (EENET) - Set up to establish an information-sharing network aimed at supporting and promoting the inclusion of marginalised groups in education world wide. Telephone: 0161 275 3711.

Employers Forum on Disability - The leading UK employers organisation focusing on disability, with several hundred blue-chip members. It was set up to make it easier both to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.

Employment Opportunities is a national charity helping people with disabilities find and retain work.

Emptech - Database that provides information resources on assistive technologies that are designed to help those with specific disabilities work and study more effectively. The database includes product descriptions, links to manufacturers, suppliers with addresses as well as other related resources.

Epilepsy Research Foundation - The site contains a wealth of information about epilepsy and the Foundation.

Family Fund provides financial help and information for families with severely disabled children under 16.

Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST) works with the Assistive Technology (AT) community to promote useful research and development for disabled and older people. Their website offers information on AT research projects, organisations, jobs, publications, courses and events within the UK. Telephone: 01865 227 599.

Functional Electrical Stimulation (Salisbury Spinal Injury Unit) - FES is a means of producing contractions in muscles, paralysed due to central nervous system lesions, by means of electrical stimulation. Applications are found in stroke, spinal cord injury, head injury, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis. The electrical stimulation is applied either by skin surface electrodes or by implanted electrodes. The department has a number of projects developing its own techniques or assessing devices produced elsewhere. Some of the developments have progressed from research to clinical service. Find out more about it on their web site.

GLADNET (The Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network) brings together research centers, universities, enterprises, government departments, trade unions, and organizations of and for persons with disabilities. Their common goal is to advance competitive employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Great Ormond Street Children Hospital treats more than 100,000 patients each year - children who are suffering from the rarest, most complex and often life-threatening conditions. They receive the best medical care that money can buy, but the NHS funding cannot meet these ever-rising costs, and that's where the hospital's charity, GOSHCC, steps in.

Guild of Accessible Web Designers - GAWDS is a world-wide association of organisations and accessible web designers and developers - designed to both promote and protect standards - not technical standards - but accessible design standards.

Heart of the City is a joint initiative launched in 2000 by the Bank of England, the City of London and the Financial Services Authority to encourage City companies to become more involved in the community.

Humanity - A global organisation with the aim of reducing and then eliminating the comparative disadvantage caused by the continuing rapid development of information and communications technology. Telephone: 01273 834 321. No website so far.

Independent Living Alternatives (ILA) was established in May 1989 to promote the right of disabled people to live independently. ILA is an organisation of disabled people providing a comprehensive range of personal assistance services. Their aim is to enable people who need personal assistance, to be able to live independently in the community and take full control of their lives and thereby have individuality and spontaneity.

Independent Living provides information, news, views and products for healthcare professionals, carers, disabled and elderly people. This website is run as an open resource. You may download, copy and distribute the information here freely, provided that you credit www.independentliving.co.uk as the source.

Independent Living Funds is a national resource dedicated to the financial support of disabled people to enable them to choose to live in the community rather than in residential care.

INSPIRE Foundation exists to promote research into, and the development of electronic, mechanical and medical aids to assist people with spinal cord paralysis.

IT-CAN-HELP - A voluntary service which assists disabled users for whom the computer is their principal means of communication to get more out of their computers - to choose new systems, set up accessibility aids and get online.

Information Technology Disability Alliance (ITDA) - Telephone: 01273 834 321. No website so far.

Leonard Cheshire - Disability care charity providing support services for people with physical disabilities and learning difficulties. Meets the needs of disabled people and their carers with innovative and flexible approaches to social care.

Life is Full is web magazine that promotes an active lifestyle for people with disabilities - living life to the fullest. It also features an active message board where many individuals come together to give each other the support they need.

LinkAble - This website links together the Personal Web Pages (Home Pages) of PEOPLE who happen to have a disability.

Matching Houses - holiday house exchange where people with disabilities swap houses with other people who have the same accessibility needs. It’s so simple! So far (in May 2006), they have 438 members in 31 countries from Albania to USA.

MENCAP - Works with people with a learning disability to fight discrimination. Campaigns to ensure hat their rights are recognised.

Mental Help Foundation - Founded in 1949, the Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.

Motability - The Motability Scheme was established to provide disabled people with safe, reliable and affordable cars. Cars account for 99% of the Scheme's activities, with powered wheelchairs and scooters making up the balance.

Multiple Sclerosis Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - about 85,000 people in the UK.

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focussing on all muscular dystrophies and allied disorders.

My Web My Way - This site explains the many ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible for you. The site is not only for those with disabilities (visual, hearing, motor, cognitive or learning impairments) but also, for example, for those people with minor vision impairments who would not consider themselves to have a disability.

National Autistic Society - Charity for people with autism and their families, spearheads national and international incentives and provides a strong voice for autism. Telephone: 0870 600 8585.

National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) is the national organisation providing information, training, expertise and policy development on all aspects of direct payments and independent living.

National Deaf Children's Society - Campaigns to help shape government legislation in favour of deaf children. Telephone: 020 7250 0123.

National Library for the Blind in UK, provides a gateway to library and information services for visually impaired people.

National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) is the only national charity dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this fragile bone disease. In the United Kingdom, one in two women and one in five men will break a bone, mainly because of osteoporosis.

New Mobility Magazine is the Web site for New Mobility Magazine and the leading online resource for Disability Culture and Lifestyle. Newmobility.com is a tremendous research and communication tool for anyone with an interest in disability issues. And note that almost all their site is accessible without having to log in.

Paralinks.net - The electronic magazine for people with spinal cord injury.

Phab - Phab UK promotes the complete integration of people with and without disabilities in the wider community.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (UK) - Through the Magazine and Annual Conference, and the meetings of Family Support Groups, parents are able to contact each other and exchange information and people with PWS are provided with opportunities to meet and discuss their condition with someone who can really understand them.

Quadriplegic & Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injury Support - A support website for people with spinal cord injuries, their careers and family. This site also contains a forum area for peer support into quadriplegia, paraplegia and all aspects of this injury, and gives important information for the better understanding of damage to the spinal cord.

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation Disability Information Services (DISS) - Provides national disability information that is fully accessible through its database - DissBASE - now containing nearly 10,000 records of support services, products and activities specifically for disabled and elderly people. Up-to-date disability legislation, welfare benefits and relevant organisations are featured.

RADAR is a national network of disability organisations and disabled people. They represent their members by fast-tracking your opinions and concerns to policy-makers and legislators in Westminster and Whitehall, and launching our own campaigns to promote equality for all disabled people. Telephone: 020 7250 3222.

Radiotherapy Damage - Radiotherapy is a very powerful, valuable tool used to treat cancer. Many of the side effects during therapy stages are reversible once treatment has concluded. However, it can also have devastating permanent effects which may only become apparent some months or even years later due to physical damage caused by the radiation. This possibility is often not discussed at the commencement of the treatment, or even envisaged. Treatment may be so urgent, that damage to other organs is almost inevitable. If there is the luxury of time, then shields could be implanted or organs moved aside for the duration of the treatment.

RECAL Information Services - From its inception the National Centre has been involved in the provision of bibliographic information about the literature of prosthetics, orthotics and related physical medicine and rehabilitation engineering.

Rethink is the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.

Royal National Institute for the Blind - You can check JAWS (Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification software developed by Freedom Scientific's Blind/Low Vision Group), with which blind or visually impaired computer users can access a wide variety of information, education and job-related applications.

Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has developed software which enables deaf people and the hard of hearing to use mobile phones to have real-time text conversations. Telephone: 0808 808 0123.

Rooprai Spinal Trust - There is an ever-growing list of therapies and medical breakthroughs aimed at people with spinal injury. Their job at RST is to remain open minded to all that the world has to offer. They simply wish to share information with their supporters and allow them to explore and make up their own minds. As with all attempts to move forward with science, finance is often the key. They wish to share their finance with those who have the ‘know how’.

SCI Zone - The Spinal Cord Injury Zone website is a non-profit and educational Knowledge Base. The mission of thescizone.com is to provide reliable information on spinal cord injury related issues. Community members can post information of importance to the website.

SCITCS (Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Centre) An non-profit organization that works through 2 main facilities: The SCITCS FES Clinic, located in the Bob Steadward Centre at the University of Alberta, Edmonton and the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at the Glenrose Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital Edmonton.

Scope - is the national disability organization whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Their aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else.

Shaw Trust - Charity that champions the abilities of disabled people, enabling over 10,000 people experiencing all types of disability to make the most of their skills, abilities and employment opportunities. Telephone: 01225 716 350.

Simon Paul Foundation is a registered charity providing a comprehensive support service free of charge to physically disabled people living independently in the community in North West Kent and their families and carer’s. Services provided include the provision of Information, Advice, Advocacy, Emotional Support and Independent Living Training Workshops for disabled people who wish to take up 'Direct Payments' to enable them to take direct control over their care arrangements.

SIS Online - Spinal Injuries Scotland is the national voluntary organisation concerned with new and long-term spinal cord injured people, their relatives and friends, along with those involved in the management, care and rehabilitation of the injury.

Skill - The National Bureau for Students With Disabilities promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.

Starthere - A one-stop information and signposting service whose mission is to connect people in need to available help and resources. Telephone: 020 8742 7722.

TCA (Telework Association) - Europe's largest organisation dedicated to the promotion of teleworking. TCA provides advice on how to approach teleworking and information on technology.

The National Autistic Society - The site includes information about autism and Asperger syndrome, and about the support and services available in the UK.

The Nth Degree web site and catalogue is the place where people can come to find information, understanding and solidarity and to share talents, skills and stories. They have lots of "Awarewear" and "Awareware" shirts and stuff for and from Disability Culture, the Inclusion and Independent Living Movements, and for the "Human Connection". The Nth Degree is very big on networking and collaboration.

The Rowan Organisation is an organisation of disabled people which provides disabled people with access to information, services and resources in order to increase their opportunity for independence and enable them to make informed choices about their future.

Thrombosis Research Institute (TRI) is a multidisciplinary organisation concerned with the interrelated problems of thrombosis and atherosclerosis.

U Can Do IT - A charity that provides computer training for blind, deaf and disabled people in their own homes. Highfield House.

UK Self Help- Provides telephone numbers for over 760 UK self help groups and over 600 hyperlinks.

Vertical Challenge - On 31^stJuly 2005 Brad Zdanivsky became the first quadriplegic ever to reach the summit of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, British Columbia. Brad began his ascent at 5:45 am and reached the top at approximately 7:30 pm. Learn more about Brad Zdanivsky, the first and possibly the only quad climber around!

WheelchairNet - Mainly intended for US users, Wheelchair Net's community for people with an interest in wheelchair technology contains several elements that will be interesting to UK users interested in wheeled community.

Wheelpower - British Wheelchair Sport is the national organisation for wheelchair sport in the UK. It exists to provide, promote and develop opportunities for men, women and children with disabilities to participate in recreational and competitive wheelchair sport.

Whizz-Kidz provide customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment, wheelchair training, information and advice to change the lives of disabled children across the UK.

Your Level Best helps visitors with mobility difficulties to find somewhere to go out to eat or drink. It provides information about places to eat and/or drink in the UK that have FULL disabled access. This means places with a doorway a wheelchair can get through PLUS the provision of a disabled toilet. This is the first time such a comprehensive list has been available in one place.

Youreable.com - Do not miss this site ! With Entertainment and Comedy there will be a lot of laughter. Joe Rajko scooped the first prize in channel 4's emillionaire show. He received £1 million in prize money to develop youreable.com

All About Pubs.Com - An online tour of Britain's finest drinking establishments.

Beers of Europe - This website is not limited only to European beers. There's a world of bottled booze available from Argentina to Zimbabwe, including a lot of British favourites.

Cocktail.com - Cocktail.com's mission is simple: To bring the drink aficionados and bartenders of the world the best cocktail recipes and advice. Founded in 1995, Cocktail.com is one of the most recognized brands on the Web. The site is supported by individual and corporate underwriters rather than through traditional advertising.

Cocktail:UK - To impress party guests, make the most of the free-to-access cocktail recipes.

Drink Stuff - One of the few online shops dedicated to drinking-related "gadgets, gifts and bar stuff".

Drinking & You - It is difficult to lay down strict guidelines as to what constitutes 'moderate consumption' - this will depend on your age, size, sex and health, how and when you consume alcohol as both the speed of consumption and drinking with food will effect the absorption of alcohol. For more, check this website.

DrinkNation.com - There are over 6,000 drink recipes in this website's database. Cocktail apprentices can search by theme, class and ingredients for those to create the perfect tipple.

Hungover - Check this website for a light-hearted approach to the horror of hangovers.

Know Your Cocktails - This website is packed with info about cocktails, from ingredients you need to the best way to mix them.

Pepsi - If you want to know more about Pepsi, check this website. There is also a part for fun (for kids), a Pepsi pinball game and a selection of screensavers.

Scotchwhisky.net has been a valuable source of information for all things scotch whisky (not Whiskey). Discover the differences between single malts, pure malt and blended whiskies, and find out how to drink whisky - should you add water or ice or leave it neat?

UK Cider - Check this appletastic website about once British national drink that enjoy a cult of popularity to this day.

Water Aid - Check this Charity of the Year website. Water Aid works in both rural and urban areas, and currently has programmes in 15 countries in Africa and Asia.

Wine Pages - Tom Canavann's wine pages offers handy, instructional reference with a superlative directory.