Useful websites

Below is a list of websites you may find useful:

Disability Arts
Dyslexic students
Deaf students and students with a hearing loss
Blind and visually impaired students
Students with mental health problems
General disability

• Disability Film Festival - Annual festival held in London
• Diorama Arts - London Based centre for art, therapy and technology
• Official London Theatre Access Guide - Information on assisted performances and access
• Artsline - London's arts and entertainment information for disabled people
• Arts Council - Information on Disability Art
• Disability Arts in Cheshire
• Disability Arts in Shropshire
• Disability Cultural Projects
• The Development Agency for Art Culture and Disability Equality (ARCADEA)
• North West Disability Arts Forum
• Disability Arts Wales (DAW)
• Prism Arts - supports disability arts in Cumbria
• The Arts and Disability Forum
• International Guild of Disabled Artists and Perfomers

Dyslexic students

• British Dyslexia Association - Campaigns on behalf of dyslexic people
• Dyslexia Research Trust - Useful downloadable resources booklet
• Dyslexia the gift - Aims to share knowledge about the best ways for dyslexic people to learn
• International Dyslexia Association - Promotes literacy through research and education
• Dyslexia Action (formerly the Dyslexia Institute) - UK educational charity for the assessment and teaching of people with dyslexia and for the training of specialist teachers

• ArtSigns - British Sign Language glossary for art and design
• Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)
• Deaf 24/7 - an internet resource point for anyone interested in deaf related information in the United Kingdom

• Royal National Institute for the Blind - aims to help people to live with sight loss
• National Library for the Blind
• Action for Blind People - offers a wide range of services to visually impaired people
• British Computer Association of the Blind - Promotes technology to support blind people
• Royal London Society for the Blind - Charity which aims to empower people with a visual impairment through the provision of education, training and employment services

Students with mental health problems

• MIND - Charity working for better mental health
• SANE - Charity offering support and information to anybody affected by mental illness
• The Mental Health Foundation - news and information on mental health issues
• Rethink - Charity helping people experiencing severe mental illness
• Defeat Depression - Information and support for people experiencing stress, anxiety and depression

• Disability Now - monthly on-line campaigning newspaper
• Skill - the National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
• Office for Disability Issues - working towards equality for Disabled People
• Directgov - Government initiatives include the New Deal for Disabled People and the Advisory Committee for Disabled people in employment and training