As well as Hourglass, there are a number of other useful organisations that can provide advice, assistance, and information for those seeking help for a variety of different situations.
Devizes And District Club For The Blind And Partially Sighted
Disability Support Organisations
Provides lunches and social activities weekly to blind and partially sighted people in the Devizes area.
N/A
England
Devizes And District Foodbank
Disability Support Organisations
Provides food bank services and providing emergancy food and support to people locked in poverty.
N/A
England
Devizes And District Link
Friendship and Social Interaction Organisations
Provides Transport for the elderly, disabled and/or people with a low income to get them to & from Medical appointments at Hospital/Surgery, Shopping and other such good neighbour requirements.
N/A
England
Devizes And District Phab Club
Other (Please clarify type)
To promote and encourage people with and without physical disabilities to come together on equal terms.
N/A
England
Devizes And District U3a
Blind Support Organisations
The U3A is a democratic, self-funded organisation that provides all types of educational, creative and leisure activities for retired and semi-retired people at minimal cost, making use of the knowledge and skills of its members.
N/A
England
DGMHA
Mental Health Organisation
Mental health local charity. Has various residential homes, care workers and support.
Mon - Fri, 10 - 4
Scotland
DIAL
Disability Support Organisations
Shop mobility, drop in, information & advice, support
Open Mon - Tur, 10 - 2
England
Dial a ride
Disability Support Organisations
Provides accessible transport services including pick ups for disabled and less abled people
N/A
England
Dial A Ride (Scarborough & District)
Disability Support Organisations
Community transport for the elderly and disabled.
N/A
England
Dial a ride Chesham
Disability Support Organisations
Transport for people with disabilities
N/A
England
Dial a ride Warrington
Disability Support Organisations
Dial a bus service
N/A
England
Dial Barnsley
Disability Support Organisations
The provision of advice and information to disabled people and carers in the borough of Barnsley.
N/A
England
Dial Doncaster
Disability Support Organisations
Aims to provide an easily accessible information and advisory service for people who live in the Doncaster area. By providing this service, aims to raise the awareness of disability issues in order to influence change. Aims to empower and enable disabled people to live a more independent and enriched life.
N/A
England
Dial West Cheshire
Age Related Organisations
Helpline, information & advice, social, activities
N/A
England
Dial-A-Ride Southern Services
Friendship and Social Interaction Organisations
The aims of the charity are to provide a community transport service for such of the inhabitants of and visitors to Sussex as are in need of such a service because of age, sickness, disability (mental or physical, temporary or permanent) or for any other reason.
N/A
England
Didcot Abingdon And Wantage Talking Newspaper
Blind Support Organisations
Create and supply audio versions of local news, weekly, for visually impaired people. Currently using USB Memory Sticks and the DAWN website.
N/A
England
Disability Action - Dungannon
Disability Support Organisations
Range of disability related advice and information, including advice and information on benefits, employment, holidays and transport and mobility. Works to ensure that people with disabilities attain their full rights as citizens. Help support young adults with disabilities in training through Training Support Service and offer support to disabled people in employment
Northern Ireland
Disability Action Yorkshire
Disability Support Organisations
Delivers services that create opportunities for disabled people to live the lifestyle that they would choose. This includes residential care with training for independent living, home care and personal support, training in employability skills and holiday accommodation.
N/A
England
Disability Advice North East Suffolk
Disability Support Organisations
A free, impartial and confidential service giving information and advice to people of all ages and with all disabilities or health problems, in the area of North East Suffolk. The main office is in Lowestoft, but qualified advisers also undertake outreach in rural areas and home visits when necessary.
N/A
England
Disability Advice Project
Disability Support Organisations
Advice and information on all disability issues for disabled children and people of all ages with physical, sensory or learning disabilities. This includes: Assistance with form filling; Casework in welfare benefits; Representation at disability tribunals; Life Coaching; Adaptations and Equipment; Access auditing service; Signposting to other organisations; Disability awareness training.
Availability: Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm
Wales
Disability Advice Resource Team
Financial Services
To relieve the needs of people with disabilities who live in Calderdale by providing advice and information to enhance equal access to work; state benefits; education; sport; leisure and all other facilities enjoyed by the community at large; and to educate the public towards equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities.
N/A
England
Disability Advice Service (East Suffolk)
Disability Support Organisations
Advice, information and welfare benefit appeals representation to disabled people, their carers and friends. Help includes: welfare benefits, advice and representation at welfare benefit appeal tribunals, housing and homelessness, holidays, clubs and leisure activities, employment and learning, aids and adaptations, and access and discrimination.
N/A
England
Disability Advice Service Lambeth
Disability Support Organisations
Legal advice for disabled people on benefits, housing, debt and community care. Direct payments support service for Lambeth. Disability Hate Crime advocacy and policy work.
N/A
England
Disability Cambridge
Disability Support Organisations
Information & advice
N/A
England
DisAbility Cornwall and Isle of Scilly
Disability Support Organisations
Information & advice, events, support, resources
N/A
England
DisAbility Cornwall and Isle of Scilly
Disability Support Organisations
Information & advice, events, support, resources
N/A
England
Disability Direct Derby
Disability
Information & advice, events, welfare officers
N/A
England
Disability Equality - North West
Disability Support Organisations
Provides information and advice to disabled people and carers. Independent Living Service, Supported Banking Service, Information and Advice Service, Volunteering Opportunities.
N/A
England
Disability First Cio
Disability Support Organisations
Blackpool based charity funded organisation that works across Lancashire, offering information, advice and support services to anyone living with or caring for someone with a disability.
N/A
England
Disability Network Hounslow
Disability Support Organisations
Advice, information and advocacy for disabled people, their families, friends, carers and professionals who live or work in the London Borough of Hounslow.
N/A
England
Disability Resource Centre
Disability Support Organisations
Carer support, equipment hire, training, support groups
N/A
England
Disability Rights UK
Disability Support Organisations
Enables disabled people to have voice and influence and to connect with each other. Supports change agents and enables disabled people to exert power and influence.
N/A
England
Disability Scotland
Disability Support Organisations
Information & advocacy, N/A literature
N/A
Scotland
Disability Sheffield Centre For Independent Living Limited
Disability Support Organisations
To promote the benefit of participants (person with substantial and long term impairment who is thereby subject to disability) and their dependents and families resident in the city of Sheffield and elsewhere by: providing, or encouraging provision of, services aimed at improving their condition of life.
N/A
England
Disability Solutions West Midlands
Disability Support Organisations
Disability Solutions provides information, advice and support to people with disabilities, their families and carers. We operate across all disabilities and ages.The range of services covers benefits,finance, equipment advice, personal health budgets and personalisation, mobility and access advice, holidays and leisure activities, consultation and representation, other health related issues.
N/A
England
Disability Support Group (North East)
Disability Support Organisations
Peoples Pedal Power - Cycling for disabled people. Wheelchair hire. Access auditing. Benefit advice, including filling in Disabled Living Allowance forms and, if necessary, attending Disabled Living Allowance tribunals to help clients appeal their case. General advice centre for disabled people.
N/A
England
Disability Support Project
Blind Support Organisations
Insure that clients are able to live independently and are financially stable.
N/A
England
Disability Support Torbay
Disability Support Organisations
Free services. Information & advice, mental health, carers support, drop in, computers, benefit advice, advocacy
N/A
England
Disability Wales
Disability Support Organisations
Disability Wales/Anabledd Cymru is the national association of disabled peoples organisations in Wales striving to achieve the rights and equality of all disabled people.
Wales
Disabled And Friends Association
Disability Support Organisations
Functions held in the local GAA club to help bring the disabled together for a social evening. Provides entertainment and meals at the functions. Visit the disabled, house bound and the lonely in their own homes. Transport provided where necessary.
Northern Ireland
Disabled Persons Housing Association
Disability Support Organisations
Accommodation searching, advice and information
N/A
Scotland
Disabled Persons Housing Service
Disability Support Organisations
Advice, advocacy, information, help applying for social housing and benefits.
N/A
Scotland
Disablement Information Advice Line Northamptonshire (Daventry Branch)
Disability Support Organisations
DIAL provides a free, impartial service to anyone who perceives themselves of having a disability, their carers, families, friends and professionals. Aim is to support people to access services appropriate to their needs.
N/A
England
DISC
Homelessness Organisation
Food, clothing, information & advice, support
N/A
England
Diss And District Community Transport Association Limited
Disability Support Organisations
Local community transport service for those in need.
N/A
England
Distress Brief Intervention
Mental Health Organisation
Emergency Mental Health intervention, part of support in mind.
N/A
Scotland
Ditchingham Men's Shed
Friendship and Social Interaction Organisations
Thrice weekly meetings, two in barn/shed to make & repair things for fund raising, and one in a hall to discuss matters allied to the organisation and chat over a cuppa. Attend many local events eg. fetes to sell goods made. Have social outings for meals, visits to attractions. Assist other charities with their fund raising events.
N/A
England
Dittons And Weston Green Neighbourcare
Other (Please clarify type)
provide a means by which persons resident in the area of the Anglican Parish boundaries of St Nicholas, Thames Ditton, All Saints, Weston Green and St Mary's, Long Ditton who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress may receive the practical help of volunteers associated with the scheme. This is mainly, but not exclusively, offering transport for medical appointments and other journeys.
N/A
England
Dog Assistance In Disability
Disability Support Organisations
Dog A.I.D. (Assistance in Disability) was established in 1992 to assist people with life-limiting physical disabilities, improving their quality of life by helping them train their own pet dogs to provide assistance and in some circumstances providing life-saving interventions. Based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the service is available throughout the UK via network of voluntary trainers.
N/A
England
Dogs For The Disabled
Blind Support Organisations
Trains assistance dogs for disabled adults and children.
N/A
England