Charities
The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) provides impartial, expert advice on daily living equipment and assistive technology, helping older and disabled people to live independently for longer. Our comprehensive database lists over 11,000 daily living products, along with clear, practical information written by our team of healthcare professionals.
Disabled Motoring UK is the charity which supports disabled drivers, passengers and Blue Badge holders. We work with government and businesses across the UK in order to improve parking, refuelling, and access provision for disabled people, so that they can access the goods and services that they need.
Doctors of the World UK is part of the M�decins du Monde network, an international aid organisation that provides medical care and gives a voice to vulnerable people all over the world. Our network of volunteer healthcare professionals provide care in over 60 countries worldwide.
Dog A.I.D. (Assistance in Disability) was established in 1992 to assist people with physical disabilities, improving their quality of life by helping them train their own pet dogs to provide assistance with day-to-day tasks and in some circumstances providing life-saving interventions. By supporting us you are helping us to make a life-changing difference to the people with physical disabilities and their families, throughout the UK.
Dogs for Autism is the only charity to provide assistance dogs free of charge to autistic people of any age, anywhere in the UK. The people we work with struggle daily as a result of autism, and encounter profound barriers to experiencing their world, battling with social interaction and social communication, leading to isolation, depression and anxiety. They can have issues with change and routine, independence and feelings of loneliness. Sensory overload can lead to a meltdown or shutdown. With the help of an assistance dog their potential is unlocked in a way that no other interventions achieve, providing a lifeline where no comparable help is available. The changes that take place are transformational, improving independence, mental health and self-esteem, enabling them to access education and the workplace and families to access the community as a unit in ways which had been lost to them.