 |  | Centre for the Development of Autism Practice: courses
The centre arranges seminars featuring speakers such as Jacqui Jackson, who has four children with autism spectrum disorders, and Luke Jackson, 16, who has Asperger Syndrome |
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| | Autism courses - ongoing
The National Autistic Society runs accredited courses leading to recognised qualifications. |
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| | The Deafblind Experience - ongoing
Deafblind UK at the National Centre for Deafblindness, Peterborough, runs programmes for teachers and schoolchildren |
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| | Autism Awareness Week - every May
Nationwide events are co-ordinated by the National Autistic Society |
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| | I CAN training courses - ongoing
The I CAN charity promotes the integration of speech and language therapy and education and collaborative practice. It runs courses for teachers, speech and language therapists, educational psychologists and other professionals. |
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| | i-Map website at Tate Online
Tate Online’s arts resource for visually impaired people, featuring explorations of works by Matisse and Picasso, has been updated with audio and interactive content |
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| | Art for the sight-impaired
The Living Paintings charity has adpated eight of the ten paintings shortlisted for Britain's Greatest Painting and the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery offer opportunities for sight-impaired people to enjoy artworks in situ |
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| | Cambrian Educational Foundation for Deaf Children
This Foundation offers financial assistance to those residing in Wales who have a hearing impairment |
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| | Free epilepsy training for primary staff - ongoing
A volunteer will visit schools in ten LEAs across England to run short sessions to raise awareness and demonstrate how to manage learning |
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| | Dyslexia Institute postgraduate and teaching assistant courses - ongoing
The Dyslexia Institute has modified its training courses to make it easier, and cheaper, for teachers and teaching assistants to gain specialist qualifications |
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| | MENCAP National Schools Spellathon - ongoing
The Mencap National Schools Spellathon is open all year. Every word children learn to spell correctly raises money towards making life better for children and adults with a learning disability. |
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| | Whizz-Kidz No Limits Millennium Awards - ongoing
These annual awards give young disabled people aged 12 to 18 the opportunity to undertake a new activity or to experience something for the first time. It could be learning a new skill, fulfilling an ambition or helping shape a career after school or college. |
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| | Shape deaf and disability arts organisation
Music, theatre and visual art projects for disabled and deaf children and adults |
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| | Look, Touch, Listen and Smell - Tyne and Wear Museums
Tactile sculptures and art installations, audio and touch tours, portable tactile maps and Braille and large print guides are among sensory features recently installed at five attractions in the North East |
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| | Togs for Dogs - annual fundraising event and competition
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People invites schoolchildren to wear non-uniform on Togs for Dogs day, June 10 (or one more convenient) for a £1 donation and to enter a creative competition |
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| | Action for Blind People: Insight Challenge - ongoing
This challenge organised by Action for Blind People encourages primary schools across the UK to complete a series of fun sponsored sight-related tasks and challenges for one day or week in the autumn term |
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