Dacorum Mencap

Links

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National and Local Mencap Societies

 

National Mencap - http://www.mencap.org.uk 

 

Watford Mencap - http://www.watfordmencap.org.uk

 

St. Albans Mencap - http://stalbansmencap.org.uk

 

Harpenden Mencap - http://www.harpendenmencap.org.uk

 

SNAP Playschemes - http://snapherts.org.uk

Parenting courses - http://www.familiesinfocus.co.uk/

 

Local Government Sites

 

Dacorum - http://www.dacorum.gov.uk

 

Hertfordshire - http://www.hertsdirect.org.uk

 

Local Special Schools and Colleges 

 

Collett (MLD) - http://www.thecollettschool.co.uk/

 

Woodfield (SLD) - http://www.woodfield.herts.sch.uk

 

Local Colleges with courses for people with learning disabilities

 

West Herts - http://www.westherts.ac.uk

 

Oaklands - http://www.oaklands.ac.uk

 

Specialist Colleges further afield - http://www.natspec.org.uk/

 

Day Opportunities

 

Sunnyside Rural Trust - http://www.sunnysideruraltrust.org.uk/

 

Eathworks - http://www.earthworksstalbans.co.uk/

 

Travel

 

Bus passes - http://www.intalink.org.uk/default.asp?contentID=600

 

Railcards - http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/

Blue badge scheme - http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/acs/supcare/supolder/servacs/disparkbadge/

Motability - http://www.motability.co.uk/main.cfm

Activities

Riding for the Disabled - http://gaddesdenplacerda.org.uk

 

Housing

 

Supported housing - http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/acs/houssupp/

 

Hightown Praetorian - http://hpcha.org.uk

 

Walsingham - http://www.walsingham.com/

Livability - http://www.livability.org.uk

 

Other useful local organisations

 

Advocacy - http://www.pohwer.net/

 

Carers - http://www.carersinherts.org.uk

 

Disability Helpline - http://www.dish.uk.net

 

Disability Equipment - http://www.hadnet.com/

 

Mental Health - http://www.hertsmindnetwork.org/

 

Volunteer Centre - http://www.volunteerdacorum.org/

 

Other useful national organisations

 

Benefits - http://www.direct.gov.uk

 

Autism - http://www.autism.org.uk

 

Downs Syndrome - http://downs-syndrome.org.uk

 

Unique (rare chromosomes) -http://rarechromo.org

 

Contact a Family - http://cafamily.org.uk

 

Incontinence - http://www.eric.org.uk

 

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