Disabilities

A V on the right hand side on this list means that the organisation is actively seeking volunteers.

Action Group
"The Action Group is a voluntary organisation that has developed a range of services for people with support needs and learning disabilities - and their carers throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians."

Blindcraft
"Since 1793 BlindCraft have been building quality hand crafted beds and mattresses to exacting standards offering the perfect product for the perfect sleep. In 1793 BlindCraft Edinburgh opened for business as the world's oldest foundation devoted to the welfare of the blind. BlindCraft is just as unique today as it was then, with two thirds of our staff registered disabled, we practice social inclusion as a principle."

British Computer Association of the Blind
"BCAB is an organisation of visually impaired people who use Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Our members range from experienced computer professionals to people who are beginning to explore the use of Information and Communications Technology for leisure, study or employment."

Butterfly Trust
"The Butterfly Trust offers advice, practical help and advocacy to people with Cystic Fibrosis and their families"

Capability Scotland
"Capability Scotland is one of the country's leading disability organisations working for a just Scotland. We work with children, adults and families living with disabilities to support them in their everyday lives."

Contact A Family
"Contact a Family provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability"

Craigmillar Ability Network
CAN helps the disabled community to communicate on matters of importance, and to create networks for community work and support.

Deaf Action Scotland
Support for the deaf community in Scotland. (warning - loud audio on website).

Disabled Parents Network
"DPN provides information, advice and peer support to disabled parents, their families and supporters. We campaign on a local and national level to improve services for disabled parents. We also provide training and workshop facilitation to social and health professionals."

Disablement Income Group
Providing assistance with financial matters for the disabled.

Down's Syndrome Scotland
"Down's Syndrome Scotland aims to improve the quality of life for everyone in Scotland with Down's syndrome."

Dyslexia Scotland
"Dyslexia Scotland is the voluntary organisation representing the needs and interests of dyslexic people in Scotland."

Eating Disorders Foundation
"beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families."

ECAS
"The voluntary organisation dedicated to giving friendly and practical help to physically disabled people. To achieve this Ecas does everything from running classes through to providing individual grants for holidays and equipment and supporting initiatives to bring greater freedom to physically disabled people."

ELCAP
"ELCAP believes that people should have the support they need, delivered in the way they want, to live their chosen lives. We work in partnership with people and their families, to help them to identify and plan for the kind of life they want to live, and then to support them to achieve this. We also work with local communities to strengthen their capacity to include people with disabilities and other support needs as valued citizens."

Employment Opportunities
"Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities is the national charity dedicated to creating routes into employment for people with all disabilities and medical conditions."

ENABLE Scotland
"ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic charitable organisation run by its members. It campaigns for a better life for children and adults with learning disabilities and supports them and their families to participate, work and live in their local communities."

Engine Shed
"The Engine Shed was established in 1989 to offer people with a range of learning disabilities a training provision that would successfully address key areas towards helping them make the successful transition into the world of paid work."

Epilepsy Scotland
"Epilepsy Scotland provides invaluable services to people with epilepsy, friends and family and care professionals."

Equal Futures
"Funded and led by families who have chosen to take the initiative to plan and support their disabled relative to enjoy a good life anchored by inclusion and lifelong loving relationships."

FABB Scotland
"Fabb Scotland aims to offer support for disabled children and adults to take part in activities of their choice in their own community."

Family Advice and Information Resource
"FAIR is an information and advice service for people with learning disabilities in Edinburgh."

Freespace
"Support to enable adults with severe physical disabilities and/or acquired brain injury to live their lives in the way they choose and to have full control in their own lives.  All aspects of Personal Care and assistance with all other aspects of inclusive living."

Garvald Centre Edinburgh
"We provide day, accommodation and support services for adults with disabilities. We are inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner."

Guide Dogs for the Blind
"Our mission is to provide guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and partially-sighted people."

Handicabs
"Handicabs is a charitable company that was set up in 1982 to provide accessible transport for people in Edinburgh and the Lothians."

Lead Scotland
"Lead Scotland, Linking Education and Disability, is a voluntary organisation set up to support disabled young people and adults and carers to access post-school education."

Leonard Cheshire
"Leonard Cheshire Disability supports over 21,000 disabled people in the UK and works in 52 countries. We campaign for change and provide innovative services that give disabled people the opportunity to live life their way."

Link Centre for Deafened People
"The LINK Centre for Deafened People is the leading organisation for people with APHL. We are a specialist resource providing advice, support and information on every aspect of this type of deafness."

Lloyd's TSB Foundation for Scotland
"We are a grantmaking trust distributing in excess of £7 million each year to recognised charities throughout Scotland. Our aim is to support and work in partnership with charities which help people, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled to play a fuller role in communities throughout Scotland."

Lothian Centre for Integrated Living

Lothian Shopmobility
"Enables those with limited mobility to go shopping by supplying, on free loan, electric wheelchairs, scooters and manual wheelchairs."

National Deaf Children's Society
"Our vision is a world without barriers for every deaf child."

Ownership Options
"Ownership Options specialise in the homeownership issues affecting disabled people in Scotland."

Redwoods Cariong Foundation
"Redwoods is committed to providing a range of sensitive and flexible services for people with learning disabilities, including residential, day services and residential short breaks in the Lothians.  Those for whom Redwoods care are encouraged and assisted to reach their maximum potential in terms of their spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing."

Royal National Institute for the Blind
"We are the UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss."

Royal Blind
"Royal Blind has over 200 years of history and heritage and takes real pride in the services that we deliver to the community."

Scottish Accessible Transport Association
"An alliance of transport users, planners and operators who share the common aim of making public transport in Scotland fully accessible to disabled people."

Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters
"SASLI exists to promote quality and standards of good practice in the delivery of British Sign Language (BSL)/English Interpreting throughout Scotland."

Seagull Trust Cruises
"The Seagull Trust was formed in 1978 to provide free canal cruising for disabled people and to help revitalise the decaying Scottish Lowland Waterways."

Share Scotland
" SHARE Scotland believes that people with long term support needs are entitled to equal status in society, with the same voice, opportunities and rights as others. To further this goal SHARE offers the practical, emotional and physical support to help people to construct a good life for themselves in their own communities, in a way that responds as closely as possible to their needs and wishes."

Skill Scotland
"We are a national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of impairment in post-16 education, training and employment."

Thistle Foundation
"Our individually tailored services are designed to support disabled people and those with long term health conditions to lead full and active lives. Services are flexible to meet individual's requirements; we will develop services that are appropriate to their needs."

Trefoil House
"The Holiday and Personal Development Grant Fund provides enabling grants for people with special needs or disability where a need exists that cannot be provided for by statutory provision, that is: by law, through the National Health Service, or by local authorities."

Visualise
"Visualise was formed as an ACTION GROUP in the Autumn of 1987 by a group of parents, carers and teachers of multi disabled visually impaired children from all over Scotland who attended Canaan Lodge, the multiply handicapped unit of the Royal Blind School, Edinburgh."