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Paralysis - the loss of muscle power
A guide for patients and carers
Other organisations that may be able to help
Association for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus (ASBAH)
ASBAH House
42 Park Road
Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 0173 355 5988
(Support, advocacy and direct services)
Brain & Spine Helpline
Brain and Spine Foundation
7 Winchester House
Kennington Park
Cranmer Road
London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 0800 328 5758
(Information and support on neurological disorders for patients, carers and health professionals)
British Polio Fellowship
Ground Floor
Unit A, Eagle Office Centre
The Runway
South Ruislip
Middlesex
HA 65E
Tel: 0208 842 1898
(Welfare, advice and social contacts)
BSM Mobility
81 Hartfield Road
Wimbledon
London SW19 3TJ
Tel: 0208 545 1333
(Driving instruction for disabled people)
Capability Scotland
11 Ellersly Road
Edinburgh EH12 6HY
Tel: 0131 313 5510
(Advice, education and information, accommodation and therapy)
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
65 North Castle Street
Edinburgh EH2 3LT
Tel: 0131 225 6963
(Advice, information, education and research in Scotland)
Disability Scotland
Princes House
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh EH2 4RG
Tel: 0131 229 8632
(Information on disability)
Disability Sport England
13 Brunswick Place
London N1 6DX
Tel: 0207 490 4919
(For information, support and counselling)
Disabled Drivers’ Association
National Headquarters
Ashwell Thorpe
Norwich NR16 1EX
Tel: 01508 489449
(Representation, information and advice on mobility issues)
Disabled Living Foundation
380-384 Harrow Road
London W9 2HU
Tel: 0870 603 9177 helpline
(Advice on equipment for daily living)
Driving Assessment Service
Astley Ainslie Hospital
133 Grange Loan
Edinburgh EH9 2HL
Tel: 0131 537 9192
(Access and advice on driving with a disability)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 01792 783 438
(Fitness to drive)
Headway
7 King Edward Court
King Edward Street
Nottingham NG1 1EN
Tel: 0115 924 0800
(Support for head injured people, families and carers)
Health Information Service
Tel: 0800 66 55 44
(General health information and advice)
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
The Welfare Department
25 Effie Road
London SW6 1EE
Tel: 0207 371 8000 helpline
(Information and support; funding for multiple sclerosis research)
Multiple Sclerosis Society (Scottish Office)
2A North Charlotte Street
Edinburgh EH2 4HR
Tel: 0131 225 3600
(Information and support; funding for multiple sclerosis research)
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People
Leatherhead Court
Woodlands Road
Surrey KT22 OBN
Tel: 01372 842204
(Information on all aspects of disability including head injury)
RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability & Rehabilitation)
12 City Forum
250 City Road
London EC1V 8AF
Tel: 0207 250 3222
(National disability campaigning and information service)
REMAP G.B. (Technical Equipment for Disabled People)
‘Hazeldene’ Ightham
Sevenoaks
Kent TN15 9AD
Tel: 01732 883818
(Custom made and free to disabled people)
Scope (for people with cerebral palsy)
PO Box 833
Milton Keynes MK14 6DR
Tel: 0800 626 216 cerebral palsy helpline
(Confidential information, advice and support)
Spinal Injuries Association
76 St James Lane
London N10 3DF
Tel: 0208 444 2121
(Information, practical support, counselling, campaigns, social policy and publications)
SPOD (Sexual Problems of the Disabled)
286 Camden Road
London N7 OBJ
Tel: 0207 607 8851
(Information and counselling to disabled people, their partners and carers whose disability is causing sexual and/or relationship difficulties)
Stroke Association
Stroke House
Whitecross Street
London EC1Y 8JJ
Tel: 0171 566 0300
(Information, support and publications)
Winged Fellowship Trust (Holidays for the Disabled)
Angel House
Pentonville Road
London N1 9XD
Tel: 0207 833 2594
(General information, holiday brochures and bookings)
ASBAH House
42 Park Road
Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 0173 355 5988
(Support, advocacy and direct services)
Brain & Spine Helpline
Brain and Spine Foundation
7 Winchester House
Kennington Park
Cranmer Road
London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 0800 328 5758
(Information and support on neurological disorders for patients, carers and health professionals)
British Polio Fellowship
Ground Floor
Unit A, Eagle Office Centre
The Runway
South Ruislip
Middlesex
HA 65E
Tel: 0208 842 1898
(Welfare, advice and social contacts)
BSM Mobility
81 Hartfield Road
Wimbledon
London SW19 3TJ
Tel: 0208 545 1333
(Driving instruction for disabled people)
Capability Scotland
11 Ellersly Road
Edinburgh EH12 6HY
Tel: 0131 313 5510
(Advice, education and information, accommodation and therapy)
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
65 North Castle Street
Edinburgh EH2 3LT
Tel: 0131 225 6963
(Advice, information, education and research in Scotland)
Disability Scotland
Princes House
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh EH2 4RG
Tel: 0131 229 8632
(Information on disability)
Disability Sport England
13 Brunswick Place
London N1 6DX
Tel: 0207 490 4919
(For information, support and counselling)
Disabled Drivers’ Association
National Headquarters
Ashwell Thorpe
Norwich NR16 1EX
Tel: 01508 489449
(Representation, information and advice on mobility issues)
Disabled Living Foundation
380-384 Harrow Road
London W9 2HU
Tel: 0870 603 9177 helpline
(Advice on equipment for daily living)
Driving Assessment Service
Astley Ainslie Hospital
133 Grange Loan
Edinburgh EH9 2HL
Tel: 0131 537 9192
(Access and advice on driving with a disability)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 01792 783 438
(Fitness to drive)
Headway
7 King Edward Court
King Edward Street
Nottingham NG1 1EN
Tel: 0115 924 0800
(Support for head injured people, families and carers)
Health Information Service
Tel: 0800 66 55 44
(General health information and advice)
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
The Welfare Department
25 Effie Road
London SW6 1EE
Tel: 0207 371 8000 helpline
(Information and support; funding for multiple sclerosis research)
Multiple Sclerosis Society (Scottish Office)
2A North Charlotte Street
Edinburgh EH2 4HR
Tel: 0131 225 3600
(Information and support; funding for multiple sclerosis research)
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People
Leatherhead Court
Woodlands Road
Surrey KT22 OBN
Tel: 01372 842204
(Information on all aspects of disability including head injury)
RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability & Rehabilitation)
12 City Forum
250 City Road
London EC1V 8AF
Tel: 0207 250 3222
(National disability campaigning and information service)
REMAP G.B. (Technical Equipment for Disabled People)
‘Hazeldene’ Ightham
Sevenoaks
Kent TN15 9AD
Tel: 01732 883818
(Custom made and free to disabled people)
Scope (for people with cerebral palsy)
PO Box 833
Milton Keynes MK14 6DR
Tel: 0800 626 216 cerebral palsy helpline
(Confidential information, advice and support)
Spinal Injuries Association
76 St James Lane
London N10 3DF
Tel: 0208 444 2121
(Information, practical support, counselling, campaigns, social policy and publications)
SPOD (Sexual Problems of the Disabled)
286 Camden Road
London N7 OBJ
Tel: 0207 607 8851
(Information and counselling to disabled people, their partners and carers whose disability is causing sexual and/or relationship difficulties)
Stroke Association
Stroke House
Whitecross Street
London EC1Y 8JJ
Tel: 0171 566 0300
(Information, support and publications)
Winged Fellowship Trust (Holidays for the Disabled)
Angel House
Pentonville Road
London N1 9XD
Tel: 0207 833 2594
(General information, holiday brochures and bookings)
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