Useful links

ARC (Association for Real Change). ARC’s vision is to achieve excellence through diversity of provision for people with a learning disability.
www.arcuk.org.uk

BILD (British Institute of Learning Disabilities) are committed to improving the quality of life for people with a learning disability. Independence Homes is a member of BILD.
www.bild.org.uk

Carshalton College in Sutton, has a reputation for innovative and dynamic courses. It's facilities are accessible to a wide range of students.
www.carshalton.ac.uk

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. It aims to ensure better care is provided for everyone, whether that’s in hospital, in care homes, in people’s own homes. www.cqc.org.uk

The Conservative Disability Group One in seven voters has a disability of one sort or another. Some 5% of those are wheelchair users. The issues need to be understood. They are there to help.
http://www.conservativedisability.org

The Department of Health’s purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in England. www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Epilepsy Action campaigns to improve epilepsy services and raise awareness of the condition. They offer a national network of branches, accredited volunteers, regular regional conferences and freephone and email helplines.
www.epilepsy.org.uk

Joint Epilepsy Council (JEC). The Joint Epilepsy Council of the UK and Ireland (JEC) is an umbrella charity providing the representative voice working for the benefit of people affected by epilepsy. 
www.jointepilepsycouncil.org.uk

Epilepsy Research UK supports and promotes basic and clinical scientific research into the causes, treatments and prevention of epilepsy.
www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk

Matthew’s Friends raises awareness of the ketogenic diet as a treatment for childhood epilepsy. The diet has been used as a treatment for epilepsy for over 80 years.
www.matthewsfriends.org

The Epilepsy Society (Formerly the NSE) is the largest UK medical charity in the field of epilepsy. It has been providing its services for over 100 years. Based in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire they work closely with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) in London.
www.epilepsysociety.org.uk

Young Epilepsy exist to improve the lives of children and young people with epilepsy to enable them to fulfill their potential and ensure they have the best quality of life.

www.youngepilepsy.org.uk

Freewheelers is an organisation that develop performing arts skills for people with disabilities. For show dates and more information.
www.freewheelerstheatre.co.uk

VoiceAbility (previously Advocacy Partners) works with individuals and groups who have mental health problems, learning disabilities, physical or sensory impairments or are on the autistic spectrum.  
www.voiceability.org

Independence Homes staff intranet login to the Genie system (staff only)
https://extranet.independencehomes.co.uk