Equality and diversity
Support agencies
Below is a list of support agencies that can provide information and advice about equality and diversity:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Web: Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Tel: 0808 800 0082
- Age Positive UK
- Web: GOV.UK: Age Positive
- Age UK
- Web: Age UK
- Tel: 0800 169 6565
- National Autistic Society
- Web: The National Autistic Society
- Email: NewcastleGateshead@nas.org.uk
- Tel: 0792 008 6299
- Action for Blind People
- Web: Action for Blind People
- Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk
- Tel: 0303 123 9999
- Royal National Institute for Deaf People
- Web: Action on Hearing Loss
- Email: informationline@hearingloss.org.uk
- Tel: 0808 808 0123
- Royal Association for Deaf People
- Web: Royal Association for Deaf People
- Email: info@royaldeaf.org.uk
- Tel: 0845 688 2525
- Mencap
- Web: Mencap
- Email: help@mencap.org.uk
- Tel: 0808 808 1111
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Web: British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Email: enquiries@bild.org.uk
- Tel: 0207 803 1100
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Web: Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Tel: 0207 803 1100
- Department of Health
- Web: GOV.UK: Department of Health
- Tel: 0207 210 4850
- Mind
- Web: Mind
- Email: contact@mind.org.com
- Tel: 0208 519 2122
- The Wheelchair Users Group
- Web: The Wheelchair Users Group
- Email: wchairuser@aol.com
- Tel: 0130 322 6500
- Scope beta (About Cerebral Palsy)
- Web: Scope
- Email: helpline@scope.org.uk
- Tel: 0808 800 3333
- Stonewall
- Web: Stonewall
- Email: info@stonewall.org.uk
- Tel: 0800 050 2020
- Galop
- Web: Galop
- Email: help@galop.org.uk
- Tel: 0800 999 5428
- Race Equality Foundation
- Web: Race Equality Foundation
- Tel: 0207 428 1891
- ACAS
- Web: Acas
- Tel: 0300 123 1100