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Sunday, 20 July 2008

Learning disabilities

We are regularly out on the web. When we find a great site we list it here for you to enjoy.
From the list below choose one of our weblink topics, then select a URL to visit.

	Web Link	Hits
	Department of Health Learning Disabilities Web site This site aims to provide up to date information from the Government for professionals in the field, in which it succeeds, and is working on being accessible to learning disabled people themselves, which it acknowledges it is not as yet. Content is c	287
	British Institute Of Learning Disabilities BILD offers a range of services to support learning by professionals, care staff, service users and their families. This site has recently moved and had been difficult to access but is up and running smoothly now. There is undoubtedly a lot of useful	234
	Norah Fry Research Centre Research centre producing research on services and lives of people with Learning Disabilities. Has a variety of publications including online documents and a Strategies For Change section giving advice on the implementation of "Valuing People". Simpl	237
	Tizard Centre Centre based at University of Kent, providing research and courses on people with Learning Disabilities. Homepage takes a while to load. Searchable. Good links section. Colour scheme not to everyone's taste, I expect, but fairly easy to navigate. Not	286
	AAMR - American Association on Mental Retardation Produces useful policy statements, publications, journals and newsletter. Also has useful series of links to North American sites. Homepage slow to load. The reading room provides some useful downloadable documents and elsewhere abstracts of the Asso	205
	IASSID - The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities International group for the promotion of research and information. Website at present mainly information on organisation structure, but contains information on conferences and some documents it produces, several are downloadable. Not a great deal of	287
	MAMH - European Association of Intellectual Disability Medicine European group to promote all aspects of the study of the medical (including psychiatric) needs of people with Learning Disabilities. Includes a description of services in various countries and long list of links. This group seem to be doing an inter	205
	NADD - The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed North America based group that promotes the needs of people with a learning disability who have additional mental health problems. Have a useful catalogue of educational resources and training materials in the area of mental illness in people with Le	221
	NIMH - LD - National Institute of Mental Health - Learning Disabilities Site containing details of research sponsored by the NIMH and Medline reviews on Learning Disabilities. Unfortunately the front page has not been updated in a year, and material is perhaps a little thin on the ground unless one clicks through to the	282
	The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body set up by the Government to help secure civil rights for disabled people	201
	Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities Research organisation working with people with Learning Disabilities to improve their quality of life. Site has variety of information and research findings, mainly on services and support systems. Very professionally laid out for fast loading and na	247
	Mendelian Inheritance in Man Vast catalogue of genetic conditions with up-to-date medical reviews on each. Kept well up to date. Searchable and easy to navigate. Useful list of allied resources. E-mail contact available. Parts of the site said to be available for FTP download, b	281
	Ann Craft Trust This association is dedicated to the protection from abuse of adults and children with learning disabilities. The website provides information mainly to workers in the field on becoming a member, relevant publications, research and training. Content	241
	Contact a Family Contact a Family is a UK charity which helps families who care for children with any disability or special need. They are a main source of information about rare disorders and are able to assist affected adults as well as children. The site is easily	208
	Down Syndrome Association (UK) This site states it aims to make as much of their information accessible to as many people as possible around the world. There are over 200 pages of information regularly updated. Professionals, carers and people with Down Syndrome and their families	222
	National Society for Epilepsy This is a site with sections for members of the public as well as professionals, the latter have to be registered for, fortunately very easily, opening up much academic information. Content available is vast, and the site is pleasing on the eye with	225
	British Epilepsy Association Name has been changed to Epilepsy Action. Provides information to epileptics of all ages and those working with them. Interesting features include chat facility and online shop. Smart and easy to navigate, site search available. Up to date news. Many	224
	Evidence Based Bulletins Wales) - Learning Disabilities Thorough review of evidence on various aspects of the management of people with LD. Best suited to those of an academic bent. Most sections date back to 1999. Plain and simple but effective layout and navigation, does what it sets out to do well. Fee	286
	Online Learning Disabilities Textbook A very good online book, especially for trainees just starting a learning disabilities post, could be downloaded to a laptop or handheld PC. Simple layout but a wealth of basic information. Last updated in 2000, states it is still being transferred b	277
	Learning about Intellectual Disabilities and Health A developing website, funded by several organisations, presenting commissioned information about various aspects of Learning Disabilities, for all people. Graphics make it a little slow to load, and also seemed not to have been updated for many month	221
	National Autistic Society Largest UK charity working for people with autistic spectrum disorders. Useful list of publications, information and comprehensive set of links to autism sites. Content for professionals as well as those with such disorders and their families. Site i	215
	Disabled Workers Co-operative The Disabled Workers Co-operative is a new not-for-profit project whose aim is to create a National searchable database that will match the needs of individual customers wanting a product or service with a local disabled person who is able to provide	253