Charities
Access the Dales is a UK-registered charity (No. 1199934) on a mission to make the outdoors truly accessible for people of all abilities, especially children with limited mobility. What They Do Provide all-terrain wheelchairs (e.g., TerrainHopper) at free-to-borrow hubs across the Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland, enabling users to navigate rough terrain Focus on children, with hubs equipped with kid-sized chairs to ensure that younger users can join family outings. Organise inclusive events, such as guided walks for people with visual impairments, boccia gatherings, and social strolls for those with learning or physical disabilities access-the-dales.com Publish accessible resources: they offer information on wheelchair-friendly routes, accommodations, pubs, events, and gadgets for outdoor adventure.
For 35 years Ace Centre has supported people with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) needs. We achieve positive outcomes for schools supporting students with physical disabilities and complex communication needs by drawing on the skills of our multidisciplinary team of teachers, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and technicians. Through our individually tailored Partnerships and range of training opportunities through Ace Centre Learning, we work on developing staff skills by offering a side-by-side approach, meaning individuals develop skills and confidence in a guided manner through reflective practice.
Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life limiting or life threatening conditions. We offer a network of specialist palliative nursing care and support for local families. Caring for a child with complex medical needs can place unimaginable demands on a family, both physically and emotionally. When time is short every moment is precious which is why, as well as providing specialist care, we help families to make lasting memories. Quite simply, we’re here to support families on their journeys, in any way we can. Our package of care is tailored for each individual child to meet their medical, emotional, cultural, religious and spiritual needs.
The purpose of Action Against Stalking is to establish a world where everyone has a right to live without fear of psychological or predatory threat. We do this by: - educating and informing all about the harm caused to people’s lives by stalking - championing the rights of those affected by stalking - supporting victims of stalking Action Against Stalking is a Scottish registered charity with an expert board including criminologists, academics and clinicians.
Action Cerebral Palsy is the only UK charity actively and solely campaigning on behalf of the 30,000 children and young people living with the condition and their families to support them, to improve the understanding of cerebral palsy and to try to address at policy level the many challenges they face.
At Action for Children, our vision is a world where all children have a sense of belonging and are loved and valued. We work with around 200,000 of the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children, young people and their families, and we'll be there for as long as it takes to make a difference in their lives. To find out about the work we do - and how we're committed to tackling child neglect - visit us at, http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk, or, http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/get-involved.