Disabled doctors and disabled medical students
Updated July 2007
Equipment and aids
This section provides links to companies and organisations concerned with aids, equipment, mobility and communications tools for disabled people. Several of the sites listed include links to other relevant organisations.
The following topics are available: Buildings
Centre for accessible environments
provides information for providers and users on how the built environment can best be made or modified to achieve inclusion by design. Expertise is provided on the practicalities of designing accessible buildings and places. Services include information, training and consultancy. Clients and services users are disabled people, their families and advisers, including occupational therapists, construction professionals, businesses large and small, health trusts, schools and colleges, community projects and many others.
Computers
Abilitynet
the UK's leading provider of expertise on computing and disability. Offers a one-stop shop for need assessment, technical expertise, advice and support. Also supplies adapted computer equipment for people with a wide range of impairments and conditions. Includes links to suppliers and similar groups.
British computer society disability group
this is the site of the disability group of the British computer society. It encourages the computer industry to consider the needs of disabled people at the design stage; identifies and corrects shortfalls in the provision of equipment and offers a forum to stimulate new IT developments in this field. The Group publishes a quarterly magazine, organises meetings and conferences and is setting up a local support network for disabled people.
Web accessibility initiative
pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.
Webable
an authoritative web site for disability-related internet resources. The Webable site goal is to stimulate education, research, and development of technologies that will ensure accessibility for disabled people to advanced information systems and emerging technologies.
Daily living
Active mobility centre
offers a wide range of products and advice.
Disabled living centres council
the national voice for Disabled living centres (DLC) around the UK. Through its network of DLC's, it aims to ensure that disabled people gain improved services, and accurate, reliable and impartial information and advice about the products designed to help with daily living.
RADAR
is a national network of disability organisations and disabled people, with the aim to remove barriers – the architectural, environmental, economic and social barriers that restrict disabled peoples' daily lives.
Equipment
Disabled living foundation (DLF)
Advice on equipment and aids for disabled people.
FAST
an information resource and exchange platform for all those with an interest/involved in the development of assistive technology.
Telecommunications
OFCOM Advisory Committee on Older and Disabled People
represents within Ofcom the interests of older and disabled people on broadcasting, telecommunications and spectrum issues, to ensure that Ofcom’s policies and practices take into consideration views expressed by older and disabled citizens and consumers.
British telecom
can help people with speech, hearing, mobility and sight impairments in a number of ways.
Vehicles
Department of transport: mobility and inclusion unit
provide information and advice on transport options, including driving, vehicle adaptations and suitable vehicle types for disabled people.
Visual and hearing impaired
British deaf association
contains the latest information about the British deaf association (BDA), British sign language and the deaf community. Includes information and fact sheets as well as the BDA's information directory of services for deaf people.
Eye UK
a resource of links to and reviews of UK websites related to the eye, vision and ophthalmology.
Royal national institute for the blind
one of the UK's biggest and most diverse charities. Provides over 60 different services for over 2 million people with visual impairments throughout the country.
Royal national institute for the deaf
the largest charity representing the 8.7 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Aims to achieve a radically better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people. Contains a wealth of resources including information, fact sheets, equipment guides and links to other related web sites.