Learning disabilities

Care Commission

The Care Commission is a national organisation set up to regulate and inspect Scottish care services. There is a search facility for categories such as care homes, child care, fostering, nursing and adopting. The Care Commission also regulates sheltered housing and other supported accommodation.
www.carecommission.com

Carers Scotland

Carers Scotland is the only Scottish carer-led organisation working for all carers, campaigning for a better understanding of the issues affecting carers and the services needed for carers. You'll find their newsletter and Caring magazine online as well as details of Carers Week and Carers Rights Day.
www.carerscotland.org

CarersNet

CarersNet is the official website of the Coalition of Carers in Scotland - an information network designed for carers, carer groups and organisations and for people working with carers.
www.carers.net

Contact a Family

Every day over 75 children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability or rare syndrome and the vast majority of them are cared for at home. Contact a Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.
www.cafamily.org.uk

Deaf Connections

Deaf Connections is the oldest charity established for deaf people in Scotland. Their aim is to work with and on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people so they can achieve the same quality of life as anyone else.
www.deafconnections.co.uk

Deafblind UK

Deafblind UK is a national charity providing a range of support services to deafblind adults and their carers. It also campaigns on behalf of deafblind people.
www.deafblind.org.uk

Enquire

Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. They provide independent advice and information to families of children who need extra help at school, to children and young people themselves and to professionals who work on their behalf.
www.enquire.org.uk

Family Fund

The Family Fund is a registered charity covering the whole of the UK, providing grants to families with severely disabled or seriously ill children, based on families' views and needs.
www.familyfund.org.uk

Hamilton Sound talking newspaper

Hamilton Sound is a free talking newspaper service for visually impaired people in the area. Audio tapes of The Hamilton Advertiser are posted out weekly or can be listened to or download from the website which also has registration details.
www.hamiltonsound.co.uk

Loretto Care

Loretto Care provides a range of care and support services to people who need support to maintain their tenancy, people who need to live in residential care and people who require nursing care.
www.loretto.co.uk

Office for Disability Issues

The Office for Disability Issues works to ensure that the views and wishes of disabled people are at the centre of policy-making.
www.officefordisability.gov.uk

Princess Royal Trust for Carers

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers website offers useful information and support for unpaid carers throughout the UK.
www.carers.org

Royal National Institute for the Blind

RNIB is the UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight problems. It helps with Braille, Talking Books and computer training, as well as practical solutions to everyday challenges. They fight for equal rights and fund pioneering research into preventing and treating eye disease.
www.rnib.org.uk

Royal National Institute for the Deaf

RNID is the largest charity representing the nine million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. As a membership charity, they aim to achieve a radically better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people.
www.rnid.org.uk

Scottish Society for Autism

Valuable information on a range of autistic spectrum disorders and news from the Scottish Society for Autism.
www.autism-in-scotland.org.uk

Skill

Employment information for young people with disabilities.
www.skill.org.uk

Sleep Scotland

Sleep Scotland is dedicated to helping the families of children with special needs and severe sleep problems.
www.sleepscotland.org

South Lanarkshire Carers Network

The South Lanarkshire Carers Network provides advice and support for carers in the area and also aims to raise the profile of carers in the community.
www.slcn.co.uk

South Lanarkshire Disability Forum

SLDF provides advice and support useful to disabled people, and people with learning disabilities or mental health issues living in South Lanarkshire on a range of subjects including independent living services, welfare rights, leisure and holidays, travel, mobility, employment and housing.
www.sldf.org.uk

South Lanarkshire National Autistic Society

The South Lanarkshire National Autistic Society offers support to parents and carers of individuals with autism or Asperger syndrome.
www.trialogue.org.uk