Useful Links

We asked our staff and our partners in Brent to tell us which sites they like to use. Here are their recommended sites. Some sites also have big links pages so we have not tried to copy them all. Please let us know of other interesting and accessible sites and we will add them at a later date.

Brent

• Brent Council’s main site
• Brent Bereavement Services Site
• Brent in 2 work
• Brent Mind’s site
• Ability Net
• Brent Council Safeguarding Adult Information

Employment Help

National or International sites

• Royal Mencap’s site
• The National Autistic Society’s Site
• The Department of Health
• The Department of Health learning disability services site
• The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
• The Making Decisions Alliance -issues re new Mental Capacity Bill
• The website of Carers UK
• Norah Fry Research Centre
• Change
• Paradigm
• Values into Action
• A great site for symbols and communication
• Great for teaching resources

Websites specifically aimed at people with learning disabilities

• WildBunch
• The White Paper “Valuing People” and what’s happening.
• information about multi media profiling
• English Sports Association of People with Learning Disabilities
• A politically active organisation for people with Learning Disabilities, human rights, news, discussion forum
• National mental health charity
• Information about all health needs  
• The British Institute for Learning Disabilities
• Details of all charities in the UK
• Details of all companies in UK
• The UK Health and Disability Network provides a range of support and consultancy