Learning Disabilities

Organisations that can help you

Here's a list of organisations from the Derbyshire Directory that will be able to provide help, support or advise you further. Click on the headings for more information about how and where to contact each organisation.

• ACE Action 4 Carers Erewash
  The group offers support to carers of people with learning disabilities (PWLD) and aims to influence and bring about change to how services are provided for families who have a PWLD.
• Allergy Induced Autism (National)
  Dedicated to the investigation and treatment of dietary, gastro and immune issues in autistic spectrum disorders.Offering practical help and companionship via our forum with news on worldwide research…
• Amber Valley Alliance for Learning Disabilities
  The group provides weekly activities for adults with learning disabilities. They also offer advice and information on an informal basis.
• Association for Real Change (Chesterfield)
  ARC is an umbrella organisation appointing providers and users of residential care services for people with a learning disabilty. Also provides training, consultancy and networking opportunities.
• Benefits Helpline - Derbyshire County Council
  Derbyshire County Council's welfare rights service offers free, expert and confidential advice on a range of benefits you may be able to claim including Pension Credit, Working Tax Credit, Housing Ben…
• Cottonmillers (Holymoorside)
  A club for adults with learning difficulties - crafts, outings, games and discos.
• Derbyshire Autism Services Group
  An autism specific service provider which offers advice, information, leisure opportunities and training on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Also provide activities for children and young adults and provide…
• Derbyshire Community Housing Society
  Provides accommodation and amenities (such as providing help in the home) to those with learning difficulties.
• Derbyshire Disability Swimming Forum
  Forum meetings are every two to three months with several swimming events for all swimmers with any kind of disability each year.
• Derbyshire Speech and Language Therapy Services
  Provides information, specialist assessments and a programme of intervention relating to the needs of people of any age with communication and or swallowing difficulties.
• Disabled Persons' Travel Helpline (National)
  For local and national bus and train information.
• Down's Heart Group (National)
  UK national charity offering support and information relating to heart problems associated with Down's Syndrome.
• Enable Care and Home Support (Chesterfield)
  Provides care and support for people with learning disabilities in their own home, shared accommodation, in the community, registered care, nursing care and day care resources.
• Enable Group
  Enable Housing Association provides housing for people with learning disabilities. Enable Care and Home Support provides care and support for people with learning disabilities together with day servi…
• High Peak Parent Support Group
  Social clubs for adults with a learning disability.
• High Peak Supported Employment
  Provides a supported employment service for people with learning disabilities.
• Just Good Friends Club (Whitwell)
  Evening social activities for adults with a learning disability.
• Landmarks
  LandmarksEducation and training to adult learners with learning difficulties and disabilities through a land and craft-based curriculum
• Landmarks Ltd
  Landmarks is a specialist college for young adults with learning difficulties.
• Leonard Cheshire Disability Support Services (Derbyshire and Derby City)
  Leonard Cheshire Disability work in Partnership with Derbyshire County Council in supporting disabled people within Derbyshire. Supports service users within the community, on a one to one basis or w…
• Mastin Moor Community Gardens
  Mastin Moor Community Gardens is a voluntary organisation set up to: save a green space/wildlife/environment; encourage healthier eating/lifestyles; and encourage greater social integration especially…
• Matlock and District Mencap Society
  Weekly Thursday Club for adults with a learning disability. Some transport provided and they have annual visits to pantos and the seaside. The proceeds made from the annual festival of transport a…
• MENCAP - Pathway Employment Service (Long Eaton)
  This service helps people with learning disabilities who want to work. Can help prepare a curriculum vitae (CV), help looking for a job at the jobcentre or by looking in the newspapers, help with fill…
• MENCAP - Understanding Learning Disability (National)
  Help or advice on anything to do with learning disabilities - everything from benefits and housing options to local services.
• MENCAP and Gateway Society (Swadlincote and District)
  The club aims to assist in the personal development of people with disabilities through greater participation in leisure opportunities. Encourage their participation, integration and ivolvement with t…
• Monday Club (Shirebrook)
  Social club for people with learning disabilities, their parents and carers.
• New Directions (Clowne)
  Offers individual learning programmes, meeting the needs of young adults and people with learning disabilities. Based in an attractive rural setting on the outskirts of the village of Clowne, and …
• New Mills Thursday Club
  A social club for adults with a learning disability.
• Our Vision Our Future (Chesterfield)
  A self advocacy organisation for adults with learning difficulties run by adults with learning difficulties.
• Parents' Group (Hyde)
  Group for parents and carers of children with Down's Syndrome.
• Peak and Dales Advocacy
  Offers one to one advocacy support to older people, people with mental health needs, disabled people and people with learning difficulty. staff and volunteers support the advocacy 'partners' to think…
• Quids In Helpline - Derbyshire County Council
  Derbyshire County Council's welfare rights service offers free, expert and confidential advice on a range of benefits you may be able to claim including Pension Credit, Working Tax Credit, Housing Ben…
• Skills: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
  Skill is a national charity that promotes opportunities for disabled people with any kind of impairment or learning difficulty in post-16 education, work-based learning and the transition to employmen…
• Speech and Language Therapy Services for Children (North Derbyshire)
  Provides a speech and language therapy service to children across North Derbyshire who have speech and language, communication, eating, drinking and/or swallowing difficulties.
• Talking Point
  Provides information to parents and professionals seeking help on how to support children and young people having difficulties in all aspects of speech, language and communication development.
• Thursday Club (Buxton)
  A social club for adults with a learning disability.
• A social club for adults with a learning disabilities.
• Umbrella - INDE Project
  Umbrella supports young disabled adults aged 18 - 25. Our projects run from Umbrella House but we also support in the community or at home. The INDE project is for young adults with low to moderate n…
• Umbrella - TEAM Project
  Umbrella supports young disabled adults aged 18-25. Our projects run from Umbrella House but we also support in the community or at home. The TEAM project supports personal development and life skill…
• Umbrella (Derby)
  Supports parents and carers who have children and young adults with additional needs in southern Derbyshire. Has various projects including information, a bilingual co-ordinator, family support, spec…
• Whitemoor Day Centre (Belper)
  Provides daytime activities which are building based and in the community for adults who have a learning disability. Also hires rooms and organises evening activities.