Margaret Blackwood Housing Association

Sense Scotland - Non-profit organisation working with people who have impairments to vision and hearing with or without other disabilities.

Edinburgh and East of Scotland Deaf Society - Provides a range of services to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers, mainly in Edinburgh and the Lothians, but also elsewhere in Scotland. Contact details.

The Scottish Council on Deafness - National co-ordinating body for voluntary and statutory organisations which cater for Deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers, and professionals. Information on activities and events.

The Scottish Society for Autism - Seeks to ensure the provision of education, care, support and opportunities for people of all ages with autism in Scotland. Information about their services, and programmes.

Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability - A partnership of 13 organisations offering advice, consultancy and awareness raising. Information on their campaigns, research, membership, publications and contact details.

Camphill Scotland - Supports Camphill Communities and special education in Scotland, where volunteer co-workers live with and care for people with special needs. Includes general information and links to community and school sites.

CarersNet - The Coalition of Carers in Scotland. Includes local groups, young carers' groups, statistics and information for both professional and home carers.

Epilepsy Action Scotland - Provides general information about epilepsy, their services and campaigns, and their branch network.

Key - Provides individualised support to people with learning disabilities in a range of home and community settings. Information on the organisation, and its housing and care services.

Enable - A membership organisation in Scotland for people with learning disabilities and family carers. Information about their campaigns, services, events and fundraising, and partners.

Deafblind Scotland - Association of deafblind and dual-sensory impaired people offers information about the condition, and about support offered to sufferers, families and carers. Includes event and contact details.

The Advocacy Project - Supports disabled people, people with mental health issues and older people across Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.

Deaf Connections - The oldest charity established for Deaf people in Scotland. Information on services of the organisation.

Cue and Review - Independently-funded group, transcribing print magazines and newspapers into audio formats for the benefit of visually- and reading-impaired people. Details of services, partners, and volunteer opportunities.

Visual Impairment Scotland - A national organisation of people who work in the area of visual impairment to help visually impaired children and their parents. Information about their activities.

Pamis - Works with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, their family carers and professionals who support them. Information about their network, activities and projects, and their campaigns.

Lothian Autistic Society - Advice and help for parents in the Lothian area of Scotland.

Visibility - A charitable organisation offering practical advice, help, and support for blind and visually impaired people in the West of Scotland.

Scottish Disability Equality Forum - Organisation dedicated to aiding those affected by disability through fundraising, events and participation from disability groups and individuals.

Down's Syndrome Scotland - Information about the condition, with advice and guidance for individuals affected, their families and carers. Includes information about publications, membership and activities of the organisation.

Carr-Gomm Scotland - Non-profit charity providing supported living and person-centred support to people with disabilities and mental health issues.

Royal National Institute of the Blind, Scotland - Promotes the interests of people in Scotland with serious sight problems through campaigning on rights and access and delivering services supporting employment, education, families, social care and complex needs.

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living - A user-led organisation that supports and enables disabled people to live independent lives.

Forse House Residential Nursing Home - Residential nursing home offering short term or long term health care for people with learning difficulties, disabilities or terminal illness.

Douglas Bader Community Garden - Enabling garden project, volunteer courses, community recreational facility for people who want to volunteer in the community, gardening therapy, for those with special needs, run by a non-profit making organisation based in Cupar, Fife.

Cornerstone - A charity providing services for adults and children with learning disabilities across Scotland; information about organisation, services, recruitment, and branch contact details.

Aberlour Child Care Trust - A charity providing residential and community based services for some of Scotland's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Details, how to help, and news.

Walking on Air - Charity helping wheelchair users to go gliding. Information about the club and the aircraft and full contact details.

The Dochas Fund - Scottish charity providing information and support to people affected by Motor Neurone Disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome. History, focus, cards and prints.

Shopmobility Moray - Free-of-charge loan of scooters and wheelchairs to people with long or short term mobility problems, on a daily basis for electrical aids and longer term for manual aids.

UPDATE: Scotland's National Disability Information Service - Provide a membership package of disability information, resources and services to organisations and members of the public; information about publications, helpline, and services.

Scottish Association for Sign Language Interpreters - Offers details of services provided, on membership, finding an interpreter, news, events, sign video and contact details.

Phew Scotland - Respite short breaks centre for the disabled, offering details of aims, accommodation, booking, history, directions and contact details.

Seagull Trust - Free canal cruising in Scotland for people with special needs; includes branch finder, bookings, news, trust history and contacts.