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Accessibility help, enabling computer users to make the most of the internet whatever their ability or disability.

AbilityNet is a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. 

Aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training and research.

Types of equipment available, what equipment is suitable, where to get the equipment from and other information in relation to equipment.

A national network of individuals, families and groups who work together to help change our education system

Leads a UK wide network of locally-situated Disabled Living Centres. Each centre includes a permanent exhibition of products and equipment that provide people with opportunities to see and try products and equipment and get information and advice from professional staff about what might suit them best.

UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children.

Raising the importance of disability issues and promote networking and co-operative working between voluntary and community organisations in Derbyshire

Police telephone number for people who have difficulty using the phone, limited verbal communication, low levels of confidence or difficulty holding the handset for a long time.

A national organisation for a network of approximately 120 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people.

The UK's leading monthly magazine for anyone with an interest in disability.

Impartial advice, information and training on daily living aids.

DPN provides information, advice and peer support to disabled parents, their families and supporters. They campaign on a local and national level to improve services for disabled parents.

A web portal for Equality and Diversity practitioners - news, events, jobs, directory, links, forum, etc.

Mencap is the voice of learning disability - valuing and supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

The MS Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) - about 100,000 people in the UK

A consultancy service which supports organisations with all aspects of meeting their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act, related legislation and good practice.

An independent organisation working in the High Peak & North Derbyshire Dales to provide a free advocacy service for:older people, people with mental health problems, and people with learning difficulties.

Our vision is a just and equal society whose strength is human difference. Our mission is to enable individuals, networks and policy-makers to do things differently

Our vision is a world where disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their life ambitions as non-disabled people.

Find wheelchair-accessible toilets and parking spaces - also available as a smartphone app.  WheelMate is powered by wheelchair users who add and verify every single location themselves, ensuring it works the way it should.

Vibrant community of disabled people, supporting and helping each other by sharing their experiences, run by Disabled Living Foundation.

Employers organisation focused on disability as it affects business, to enable companies to more easily recruit and retain disabled employees and to serve disabled customers.

Comprehensive range of services enable disabled people, people with a health condition and others to make the most of their skills and abilities, to gain or retain sustainable employment. 

Aims to create employment opportunities for disabled people through the development and support of Social Firms.

Champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

The Equality Act 2010 is the law which bans unfair treatment and helps achieve equal opportunities in the workplace and in wider society.

Awards grants of £300 to £10k for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

Lottery fund distributor.

UK’s largest mutual business, owned not by private shareholders but by almost six million consumers.

Help and advice for community groups and voluntary organisations who are seeking funding.

A non-profit organisation that provides independent funding for voluntary community action throughout the county of Derbyshire.

Provides a range of services to support public, private and the voluntary and community sector in accessing UK, EU and other grants/funding.

Online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector from government funders.

Developed to advise and guide both industrial and professional clients on all matters relating to grant aid.

Comprehensive information on grants, financial assistance, subsidies, and in-kind help, for business and voluntary groups - updated daily.

Lottery Funding is a joint website run by all Lottery funders in the UK.

Promoting the vision of prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all.

The Office for Disability Issues leads in driving delivery of the government’s vision for disabled people.

The group has both disabled and able bodied members whose main objective is to bring the sport of sailing to others.

ContinYou uses learning to tackle inequality and build social inclusion by creating programmes and services that build learning communities.

Works to apply disabled people's own ideas and experience to developing services and public policies in Derbyshire.

Disabled Peoples' International is a network of national organisations or assemblies of disabled people, established to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalisation of opportunity and development.

The work of EDF covers all fields of European Union competence and a great number of initiatives.

European wide network of disabled people to support the independent living movement.

The Independent Living Institute (ILI) is a policy development center specializing in consumer-driven policies for disabled peoples' self-determination, self-respect and dignity

A National support, advice and consultancy organisation that aims to enable disabled people to be equal citizens with choice, control, rights and full economic, social and cultural lives.

Helping people to exercise their rights and responsibilities and to obtain fair treatment under the law, thereby improving their lives. GoogleMap of local CAB

Portal for government public services.
Education - Employment - Environment - Local Government - Planning - Tax & Benefits

The Office for Disability Issues has produced a Community Data Toolkit, which aims to provide in one place everything disability groups and other grassroots organisations need to know about how to analyse and interpret data.

Statistics about Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level.

Information and advice throughout Europe on international human rights law, including the rights of individuals under the provisions of European Community Law

DLS prides itself on providing a quality service in areas of public and social welfare law, and hopes to demystify the legal system by giving concise and timely legal advice and information

Providing free legal advice and representation to disadvantaged people

Seeks to protect civil liberties and promote human rights for everyone.

An independent national legal charity which aims to improve access to public law remedies for those whose access is restricted by poverty, discrimination or other similar barriers

The Parish Council area covers Chapel-en-le-Frith, Dove Holes, Sparrowpit, Barren Clough, Combs, Whitehough, Tunstead Milton, Blackbrook and Bagshaw.

Parish Council, local groups, leisure activites, news, events, transport, history, genealogy - for Hayfield, Little Hayfield, Birch Vale, Rowarth.

Town Council for the parish of New Mills, looking after and developing many parks and assets. Based at New Mills Town Hall on Spring Bank Rd.

Working to make the Peak District a special welcoming environment with vibrant communities and a thriving economy.

A-Z details of all DCC services - highways, police, education, etc.

Details of all HPBC services and strategies: housing, planning, environment, economic development, waste, parks, etc.

A consortium of local authorities, transport providers, community groups and businesses sharing common aims of promoting and enhancing public transport services in the Hope Valley & High Peak areas of Derbyshire.

Manages the villages of Hope and Aston serving the needs of the residents of these villages. Advises on planning applications, supports local projects and organisations, and acts as a representative of the Parish to Borough and County Councils.

An elected body made up of 12 Councillors, with 3 Councillors representing each of the 4 wards of Fernilee, Furness Vale, Taxal and Yeardsley.

All terrain wheelchair.

Helps organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable to work with children or other vulnerable members of society.

Support for women or couples of any age who find themselves facing difficult decisions about a pregnancy and also those experiencing distress following an abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth.

Traffic-free trails for cyclists, walkers and wheelchair users in the Peak District

Provides volunteering opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds in the Buxton area.

National Federation for Community Organisations - promoting and supporting action in response to social, educational and recreational needs in neighbourhoods and communities.

Aims to be an internationally recognised independent source of information and support to voluntary and community sectors worldwide.

National database of volunteering opportunities in the UK, as part of the registered charity YouthNet

A charitable organisation enhancing the quality of life for the people of Glossop and the High Peak by promoting the value of volunteering.

Promotes community and voluntary sustainability in the High Peak area, by supporting the development of organisations with advice, practical services, information, training and facilities.

Helps to promote voluntary and community action by supporting CVS and by acting as a national voice for the local voluntary and community sector.

Umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England, helping voluntary organisations to achieve the highest standards of practice & effectiveness.

Aims to help people in need, through the direct actions of local volunteers, by providing support groups, and through information provision.

Works with partner agencies to support the voluntary and community sector in contributing to the development of the East Midlands region.

Works to promote volunteering as a powerful force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community.