Employment and Education
Aspire National Training Centre
Telephone: 020 8420 6714
Association of Disabled Professionals
Membership £12 a year, student/reduced fee £3.
Address: 170 Benton Hill, Wakefield Road, Horbury, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HW
Telephone: 01924 283 253
Telephone: 01924 270 335 (Minicom)
Fax: 01924 283 25
CANDO - Careers Advisory Network on Disability Opportunities
Address: Hanover House, 30-32 Charlotte Street, Manchester, N1 4DF
Telephone: 0161 950 3300
Countryside Workshops Charitable Trust
Aims to create work opportunities for disabled people and sell the products they make.
Address: 47 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, SP2 7SU
Telephone: 01722 326 8860
Fax: 01722 411 09
Employers Forum on Disability
Address: Nutmeg House, 60 Gainsford Street, London, SE1 2NY
Telephone: 020 7403 3020
Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Address: 123 Minories, London, EC3N 1NT
Telephone: 020 7481 2727
Enham Trust
Provides assessment, training, employment & housing for disabled people.
Address: Enham Place, Enham Alamein, Andover, Hants., SP11 6JS
Telephone: 01264 351 551
Guild of Disabled Homeworkers
Address: 16 Fountain Street, Gloucestershire, GL6 0BL
Telephone: 01453 835 623
National Centre for Volunteering
Address: Carriage Row, 183 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1BU
Telephone: 020 7388 9888
National Volunteering Helpline
Telephone: 0345 221 133
New Ways to Work
Job sharing, etc.
Address: 309 Upper Street, London, N1 2TY
Telephone: 020 7226 4026
Open College of the Arts
Affiliated to Open University.
Telephone: 0891 168 902
Open University Student Enquiry Service
Address: PO Box 200, Milton Keynes, MK7 6YZ
Telephone: 01908 274 066
Telephone: 01908 653 745 (Disabled students Office)
Outset
Promoting information technology training for disabled people.
Address: Drake House, 18 Creekside, Deptford, London, SE8 3DZ
Telephone: 020 8692 7141
SHARE Community - Self-Help and Rehabilitation for Employmen
Applicants must be funded by Local Authority or other body. Includes SHIB - Self-Help Information Bank which has details of 2,000 self-help and support groups covering most problems.
Address: 64 Altenburg Gardens, London, SW11 1JL
Telephone: 020 7924 2949
SKILL - National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
Address: 336 Brixton Road, London, SW9 7AA
Telephone: 020 7978 9890
Talent
Job-finding service for disabled people, amongst others.
Address: 54 Deptford High Street, London, SE8 4TT
Telephone: 020 8694 6464
University of the Third Age - U3A
Social/ educational group for retired people. Local groups, charges between £10-£20 a year.
Address: 26 Harrison St, London, WC1H 8JG
Telephone: 020 7837 8838
Worklink
3-week assessment for disabled people (18-55) who want to explore their work skills and readiness for employment/training.
Address: 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA
Telephone: 020 7274 2299