A Rough Guide to Independent Living: First published in a hard format, now updated and freely available. Includes advice on housing, dealing with officials, travel, work and education.
Ability Housing Association: Providing housing and support services for people with disabilities near London. Includes news and services offered.
Ability UK: Providing healthy living centres with a particular focus on the inclusion of people who have special needs. Includes links to all UK centres. Fundraising and donation page.
Assist UK: Offering free and ethical information and advice about products which can increase disabled or older people's choices about how they live. Regional centres, news and publications.
Assisted Living Foundation: Voluntary organisation providing support and assistance to disabled people and their carers. Contains, grants and awards plus work and volunteer opportunities.
Association of Independent Living Advocates: Sets a standard for advocacy in the independent living field. Offers Accredited Training in Advocacy Course awarded by the University of Essex.
Brighton and Hove Federation of Disabled People: Charity which works to promote independence and dignity for people with disabilities. News, links and services including an advice centre, complementary therapies and counselling.
Care and Repair England: Charity created to improve the housing and living conditions of older and disabled people. Campaigns, activities, advice on funding adaptions and repairs, rights, facts and figures.
Community Integrated Care: Non profit service provider, delivers a wide range of specialist care and support services for adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health concerns.
DASH: Disability advice and information for the people of St Helens. Includes advice on aids, benefits, discrimination, education and living in the community.
Disabled Living Foundation: Solutions for independent living. Advises on and provides equipment for disabled people.
Independent Living: Includes news, reviews, products and information designed to help disabled people live independently.
Independent Living Alternatives: Promotes the right of disabled people to live independently. Information on support services, employing personal assistants, advocacy and rights.
Independent Living Schemes: Provides information and advice for people using support services in York. Contains direct payment details.
L'Arche: Manages community homes and workshops where people with learning disabilities and carers can live and work together. Publications, news and events.
Leonard Cheshire: Information, support, assistance and publications for disabled people. News and views, online donation facility and links to other resources.
National Association of Adult Placement Services: A UK charity representing the interests of vulnerable adults, attempting to house them within a secure family placement. Explains regulations and legislation. Includes discussion forum.
National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL): Advances the philosophy and advocates for the human rights of, and services for, people with disabilities. Includes a directory of local support schemes, employer's kit and a newsletter for personal assistants.
National Disabled Persons Housing Service Ltd: Promotes housing resources for disabled people in the UK. Offers housing details, services offered and links.
Phab England: National charity dedicated to the integration of people with physical disabilities in the community.
Queen Elizabeth's Foundation: Offers a service to give disabled people skills to increase their independence. Offers news, details of the foundation and how to get involved.
The Independent Living Funds: National resource dedicated to the financial support of disabled people enabling them to choose to live in the community rather than residential care.