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ARC - is a membership organisation, which supports providers of services to people with a learning disability to promote real change. Members' services include daytime and leisure activities, support to people in their own homes, residential services, tra

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NATSPEC supports specialist independent colleges providing further education and training to meet the inclusive learning needs of students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. It helps promote high-quality learning environments by organising training events and has recently established, in partnership with Cambridge University, a professional development qualification in teaching and learning for staff in specialist colleges. Through their website, you can access a database of these specialist independent colleges

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Beat This is a new not-for-profit music service for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, offering interactive music and graphics workshops for young people and adults with additional needs.

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An Ely-based charity that trains people who have learning disabilities, with the aim of enabling them to find work. They produce a range of garden furniture and outdoor equipment, which is sold to help fund the training and support of students. They are also involved in community activities. Students can learn to read, write and gain training in office based skills, recycling, horticulture and carpentry. Students work towards VAC and NVQ courses.

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The British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD) is an organisation committed to improving the quality of life for the 1.2 million people in the UK with a learning disability. They influence policy makers and other decision makers, encourage good pra

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The Friendship Scheme aims to enable adults who have learning disabilities to access social and leisure opportunities on a one to one basis, within a safe and meaningful relationship with someone other than their carer. Also to provide carers with regular

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Voluntary organisation which offers the following services to adults with learning difficulties: •Day Services (including outreach) •Friendship Scheme •Adult Placement Scheme (recruiting carers to offer long-term residential placements and respite care) •Guideposts Shop - work training project •Arts Cafe - work training project •Community Activity Scheme and Leisure Projects The Friendship Scheme recruits and trains volunteers to be a friend to an adult with learning difficulties, matching people with similar hobbies/interests and personalities. Volunteers are also needed to help the shop managers and students in the Guideposts shop and cafe; and to support small groups of adults with learning difficulties who get together in the evening through the Community Activity Scheme and Leisure Project.

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InterAct enables disadvantaged people to improve their lives and their communities. It provides training, resources, experience and support to those recovering from mental illness and to adults and transition aged youngsters with learning difficulties. InterAct also provides computers and associated equipment for projects in the developing world. In 2003 Disability East Ltd was established, forming a regional partnership between charities for disabled people, to pool knowledge and share expertise. InterAct is a partner organisation of Disability East. For more information please refer to the Disability East website: www.disabilityeast.org.

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"Look Up is an information service focusing on eye care and vision for people with learning disabilities. It operates across the UK to: •Raise awareness of the prevalence of sight problems and the high level of under detection of these problems amongst people who have learning disabilities. •Improve and increase access to regular, accessible and effective eye care for adults with learning disabilities. •Enhance the quality of life for people with learning disabilities when a sight problem has been identified. •Help social care and health professionals to develop better services for people with learning disabilities - While working to improve our own" - Look Up website 2007.

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Local charitable trust funded by donations, placements and sales of fruit, veg and flowers. -they have an 18-acre organic market garden and provide work experience and employment in horticulture and training for people with learning disabilities/difficul