Carers UK http://www.carersuk.org/Home
Offers a free newsletter . It has launched a survey:
Following the Government’s announcement that it intends to ban discrimination against carers Carers UK have launched a survey to gather evidence of carer discrimination. Add your story to our ‘discrimination dossier’ to make sure carers get new protections’
Princess Royal Trust for Carers http://www.carers.org/
Also offers a free newsletter and discussion boards.
Patients UK http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/4/
Lists a variety of organisations connected with care
Disability Awareness in Action http://www.daa.org.uk/
This is an international organisation, set up in 1992, fighting for the rights of the disabled. Rachel Hurst, its director, has written a passionate statement on disability rights which can be found at http://archive.waccglobal.org/wacc/publications/media_development/archive/1998_2/forget_pity_or_charity_disability_is_a_rights_issue
Scope http://www.scope.org.uk/
A British charity originally set up to support those with cerebral palsy