STOP PRESS Great news... DISH has survived... read all about it here » Disability Information Service for Hertfordshire Tel  0800 181 067    10am - 3pm, Mon - Fri STOP PRESS Great news... DISH has survived... read all about it here »  home   info line   FAQs   magazines   links  A-Z to Deafblindness A website for deafblind, deaf and blind people. www.deafblind.com Afasic (Speech and Language Impairments) This organisation helps young people and children with speech, language and communication impairments. Tel: 0845 3555 577 www.afasic.org.uk Brain and Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC) A website for anyone who has suffered a brain or spinal injury. Tel: 0870 750 0000 www.basiccharity.org.uk British Council of Disabled People (BCODP) Set up in 1981 by disabled people, this organisation promotes full equality and participation in UK society by disabled people. Tel: 01332 295551 www.bcodp.org.uk Brittle Bone Society A research organisation which also provides practical support, advice and encouragement to sufferers and their relatives. Tel: 01382 204446 www.brittlebone.org Cerebral Palsy Helpline The website for people with cerebral palsy. Tel: 0808 800 3333 www.scope.org.uk Citizens Advice (The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux) Helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice. Tel: 01727 855269 (St Albans bureau) www.citizensadvice.org.uk Depression Alliance For anyone affected by depression. Tel: 0845 123 2320 www.depressionalliance.org DIAL UK National organisation for a network of approximately 130 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people. www.dialuk.info Eating Disorders Association Information on all aspects of eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. Tel: 0845 634 1414 www.edauk.com hertsdirect Hertfordshire County Council's Website Tel: 01923 471555 / 01438 737555 www.hertsdirect.org Hertfordshire Communication Support Unit If you are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing and live, work or study in Hertfordshire, you can ask the Communication Support Unit for help to allow you and others to communicate effectively whatever your communication needs. Open Monday to Thursday 9am - 5pm and Friday 9am - 4.30pm 01727 754010 (Voice) Fax: 01727 754011 Textphone: 18001 01727 754012 (From a textphone) 18002 01727 754012 (From a voice phone) SMS/Text Message: 07917 210630 www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/acs/supcare/supolder/servacs/sensory/csu/ Leonard Cheshire Aims to provide services which enable disabled people to make real choices about how they live their lives. Tel: 020 7802 8200 www.leonard-cheshire.org Multiple Sclerosis Society This Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Tel: 0808 800 8000 www.mssociety.org.uk National Autistic Society Champions the rights and interests of all people with autism, and works to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs. Tel: 020 7833 2299 www.nas.org.uk National Back Care Association Back Care is the charity for healthier backs. Tel: 020 8977 5474 www.backcare.org.uk National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society Provides an advisory and information service on all aspects of the disease. Tel: 01628 670606 www.rheumatoid.org.uk National Schizophrenia Fellowship Working to help everyone affected by severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, to recover a better quality of life. Tel: 020 8974 6814 www.rethink.org Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) Helping people with sight loss. Tel: 0845 766 9999 www.rnib.org.uk National Stroke Association Reaching out to everyone affected by stroke, plus stroke prevention and risk factors. Tel: 0845 3033 100 www.stroke.org The Samaritans Confidential emotional support 24 hours a day. Tel: 08457 90 90 90 www.samaritans.org.uk E-mail  info@dish.uk.net Minicom  01727 852998    Fax  01727 845480 DISH, 45 Grosvenor Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3AW Reg. Charity 1035673      Design by Hi-Tech      Admin