Useful Links
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National Organisations - In alphabetical order:
AbilityNet is a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. Our special expertise is ensuring that whatever your age, health condition, disability or situation you find exactly the right way to adapt or adjust your ICT to make it easier to use. http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/
Action For Blind People - a national charity promoting equal opportunities for blind people. http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/
Age Concern/Help The Aged - The four national Age Concerns in the UK have joined together with Help the Aged to form new national charities dedicated to improving the lives of older people. http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb
British Deaf Association - member led, representing the deaf community. http://bda.org.uk/
EACH (Educational Action Challenging Homophobia). EACH is the award-winning charity for young people and adults affected by homophobia. It is also a not-for-profit training agency for employers and organisations committed to realising an equal and safe working environment for all regardless of age, sex, ability, ethnicity, faith or sexuality. A national, freephone Action-line for young people affected by homophobic bullying is available 10am to 4pm weekdays. It gives callers the opportunity to receive confidential help and support. EACH's freephone 0808 1000 143 number also provides a confidential homophobic incident reporting service for everyone who lives, works or travels across the West of England. http://www.eachaction.org.uk/ . 10 Things You Can do to Challenge Homophobia - compiled by EACH :http://www.eachaction.org.uk/content/system/files/EACH_10_Things.pdf
English Federation of
Disability Sport -This website provides the latest news
in disability sport – nationally and regionally. It explains
what support is available to you if you want to make your
organisation more inclusive and information on where to find
local clubs as well as regional and national disability
sport events taking place.
www.efds.co.uk
Contact the South West office 0117 965 6003. Email –
southwest@efds.co.uk
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is made up of the three equality commissions: Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), Disability Rights Commission (DRC), Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). Recent reports from the former commissions can be accessed on the recent publications page of the new website: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com The Commission has launched its new YouTube channel where you can find the latest videos about its work to promote equality, fairness and human rights for all. To find out more, visit: www.youtube.com/EqualityHumanRights
Fawcett Society - campaigns for equality between women and men in the UK on pay, pensions, poverty, justice and politics. http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/
Government Equality Office (GEO) the department responsible for equalities legislation and policy in the UK. The department was created by Parliament in October 2007. http://www.equalities.gov.uk/about_geo.aspx
The Guide Dogs For the Blind Association - one of the country's favourite charities. http://www.guidedogs.org.uk
Immigration Advisory Service - http://www.iasuk.org/home.aspx
Institute of Race Relations research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in Britain - http://www.irr.org.uk/about/index.html
Liberty: (also known as The National Council for Civil Liberties) leading civil liberties and human rights organisation. working to promote human rights and protect civil liberties through a combination of test case litigation, lobbying, campaigning and the provision of free advice. helpline 0845 122 8621. Switchboard: 020 7403 3888. Liberty have a Voluntary Sector Advice Service with a website giving general information about the Human Rights Act, answers to frequently asked questions, recent case summaries and detailed advice to help you advise your service users. www.yourrights.org.uk/VAS
The
Men's Coalition - aims to put issues of concern to men
and boys on the public policy agenda.
http://www.themenscoalition.org.uk/Welcome.html
The Men's Health Forum - News, info, events and discussion on all aspects of men's health policy. http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/
Oxfam Gender Equality and Men Project - Involving men in gender equality strategies. Visit the Oxfam website
RACE FOR JUSTICE CAMPAIGN - was set up by Clinks and the National Body of Black Prisoner Support Groups (NBBPSG), with support from Nacro and a coalition of voluntary sector organisations. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the inequalities faced by black and minority ethnic men and women within the criminal justice system and the positive role that can be played by the voluntary and community sector in addressing this. The campaign will engage with policy makers, commissioners, opinion formers and influencers within the criminal justice system and the BME community through a programme of consultation, research and other activity, including events and publications. It will be launched in September 2008 but find out more on http://www.raceforjustice.net/ To pledge your support for the campaign visit: http://www.raceforjustice.net/sign-up.html.
RADAR - the UK's largest disability campaigning network, with over 900 individual and organisational members. http://www.radar.org.uk/radarwebsite/
Royal
Association For Deaf People - promotes the welfare and
interests of Deaf people (deaf people whose first or
preferred language is sign language).
http://www.royaldeaf.org.uk/
Royal National Institute For Deaf People - lobbyist
and service provider.
http://www.rnid.org/
Royal National Institute For The Blind -
National UK charity providing a good
range of information for blind or partially sighted people
www.rnib.org.uk/
The Safe Network - Information resources and advice to support groups in their safeguarding work and for for parents to keep their children safe: www.safenetwork.org.uk
Sense - working for people with deafblindness. http://www.sense.org.uk/
Shape is the country's leading disability arts organisation, with the aim of improving access to the arts for deaf and disabled people whilst supporting deaf and disabled artists to challenge perceptions and promote Deaf and Disability Culture. http://www.shapearts.org.uk/
Shared Care Network - is setting up an England-wide short break carers network, giving families of disabled children a short respite from their caring duties; a national database of short-break carers and a website where carers can register: www.sharedcarenetwork.org.uk
STONEWALL is one of the UK’s leading gay equality organisations. It designs and disseminates good practice on a range of issues from homophobic bullying to employment practice and pension provision. http://www.stonewall.org.uk/
Trades Union Congress (TUC) - The TUC campaigns against discrimination at work and in wider society. http://www.tuc.org.uk/equality/index.cfm
UN Enable - United Nations website devoted to promoting the rights and dignity of disabled people. http://www.un.org/disabilities/
Voice4Change - the voice of the BME Third Sector - http://www.voice4change-england.co.uk/
Volunteering England – an independent voluntary agency committed to supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering in all its diversity. They provide advice to anyone who works with volunteers. http://www.volunteering.org.uk/
Women's Aid - National charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. http://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Women's Environmental Network - campaigning on environment and health issues from a female perspective. http://www.wen.org.uk/
Women's Resource Centre - supports women's organisations to be more effective and sustainable - http://www.wrc.org.uk/
YWCA - charity working with the most disadvantaged young women in England and Wales. http://www.ywca-gb.org.uk/
Equality South West - are dedicated to promoting equality and diversity throughout the region. They work to tackle discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, faith, gender, race and sexual orientation. http://www.equalitysouthwest.org.uk/
Black South West Network - provides access to information on policy and funding programmes, supported by an online capacity building and advice service: http://www.bswn.org.uk/
The Brigstowe Project - Provides advice, information and support to people living with HIV. They work with people who live in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BANES. They have a specific service for people who are HIV+ and have no recourse to public funds. For more information or to make a referral please contact 0117 9415188 or at info@brigstowe.org
Faithnet South West - provides a forum for faith communities across the southwest of England to share news of events and opportunities for engaging in community and social action. http://www.faithnetsouthwest.org.uk
The LGBT Collective - made up of
LGBT community groups and projects and is a facilitating
body that connects lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans
communities from across the South West peninsula.
http://www.lgbtcollective.org.uk/
Advice Services Alliance (ASA) have launched a website www.isthatdiscrimination.org.uk to raise awareness of discrimination through public information and outreach work. The website aims to bring advice agencies together to share experience and help advisers recognize and deal with discrimination problems.
Bath & NES Council Intelligence Project aims to support intelligent partnership working through the provision of basic data that underpins our understanding of the Bath & NES area. This site contains specific information on Equalities mapping as well as other topics and can be a useful starting point for new and existing services. http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/communityandliving/intelligenceproject/default.htm
Big Lottery Fund - every year BIG gives out millions of pounds from the National Lottery to good causes. The money goes to community groups and to projects that improve health, education and the environment. http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/
ITCH Network -
Information Technology Can Help is a network of
volunteers who are able to offer free local computer
assistance to disabled people. They can diagnose and fix
most computer related problems; Install and set up hardware,
software, internet, email and accessibility settings.
The website also carries some helpful ICT resources:
http://www.itcanhelp.org.uk/index.htm
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) - The
Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is a programme that
supports the fitness industry to become more inclusive,
catering for the needs of disabled and non-disabled people
alike. Through a range of projects and products the
initiative has supported facilities across England to create
an inclusive service, increasing participation by disabled
people. Find the Nearest Inclusive Fitness Sites or details
of projects, etc.
See IFI website.
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has been
created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with
children and vulnerable adults. From autumn 2008, when you
recruit anyone new they will need to apply for ISA
registration as part of the recruitment process. Further
information can be found on the
ISA website and on this link to the
Every Child Matters Website.
Legal Advice - There are a number of web sources for legal advice/signposting. Here are some you could look at to find a source of legal advice for your organisation:
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Legislation: at a glance - legislation updates on the Improvement & Development Agency Website.
Oneplace -
the Oneplace website tells you how well your local public
services are working together to tackle local problems, such
as reducing traffic congestion, improving the local
environment, combating crime and making the area safer, or
providing more affordable housing. Using independent
information, it provides information on your council,
health, housing, police, fire and rescue services. Use it to
hold your local public services to account.
www.oneplace.direct.gov.uk
Online Training on Discrimination in Employment - The
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) offers
online training on discrimination on the basis of religion
or belief, and on age discrimination. Visit
www.acas.org.uk/elearning
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Shared Care
Network is setting up an England-wide short break carers
network, giving families of disabled children a short
respite from their caring duties; a national database of
short-break carers and a website where carers can register.
www.sharedcarenetwork.org.uk
The Surf Right Toolbar is a tool from RNIB for anyone
who wants to adjust the way they view web content to make it
easier to read. Most of the functions that the Surf Right
Toolbar offers are already available via the Internet
options tab in the browser but many people are not aware of
how to find them. The toolbar is designed to make people’s
surfing experience easier and give them more viewing
options. Download free from the
RNIB website.
A wider range of links for Equalities can be found on the
NAVCA website