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Address: Trident House
8 Shadwell Lane
Moortown
Leeds
LS17 6DR
Tel: 0113 2888144
Fax: 0113 2888155
Email: leeds@dyslexia-inst.org.uk
Website: http://www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk
Operational Date: March 2002
Head of Centre: Ros Lehany
The Karten CTEC Centre enables adolescents and adults with dyslexia to have specialist teaching provision using computer based programs to allow them to increase their employment opportunities and skills base. The centre provides assessments, and specialist teaching to meet their development needs.
Over 16's with specific learning difficulties / dyslexia.
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The CTEC Centre covers the ground floor of Trident House, a two storey building in the Leeds suburb of Moortown. The 2nd floor contains the DI centre. The centre is close to excellent public transport and the catchment area is Leeds and the surrounding area.
Address: 133 Gresham Road
Staines
Middlesex
TW18 2AJ
Tel: 01784 463851
Fax: 01784 460747
Email: info@dyslexia-inst.org
Website: Website: http://www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk
Year Established: 1972
Chief Executive: Shirley Cramer
To ensure that all individuals with Dyslexia are identified and educated to allow them to be successful by providing accurate assessments and the most appropriate teaching and working to influence and improve the practice of mainstream education services for children and adults with dyslexia, through specialist teacher training, the development of high quality teacher tools, the evaluation of teaching methods to achieve better practice and improving awareness and understanding.
Day care offering assessments and specialist tuition to children and adults with dyslexia at 25 centres and 145 teaching outposts.
The Institute was founded in 1972 by the North Surrey Dyslexia Society for the purpose of making educational provision for individuals with dyslexia. In 1974 it operated as the Surrey Dyslexia Foundation Limited. In 1982 Surrey was deleted from the name and in June 1991 the name was changed to the Dyslexia Institute Limited.
Address: The Home Farm Trust
Bramley Gardens
Skeltons Lane
Whinmoor
Leeds
LS14 1AE
Tel: 0113 273 3771
Contact: Jon O'Mara
Tel: 01934 815038
Mobile: 07787 714083
Email: c-tec@btconnect.com
To assist adults with a learning disability and those that support them to develop a range of IT skills and knowledge in communication, learning, leisure, social inclusion and employment. To offer some specific courses with accreditation.
People who have a range of learning disabilities and some physical disabilities.
A very small "satellite" centre from the main Home Farm Trust Karten CTEC Centre at Milton Heights.
Address: The Home Farm Trust
Merchants House
Wapping Road
Bristol
BS1 4RW
Tel: 0117 9302600
Fax: 0117 9225938
Year established: 1962
Contact: Steve Barnard
HFT is a national charity for people with learning disabilities. They provide a range of services including supported living, registered care homes, advocacy, supported employment, short breaks (respite) and day services. They also provide a national support service for carers of people with learning disabilities.
Residential and Day Care.
HFT is a national charity, established in 1962 by parents of sons and daughters with learning disabilities. They set out to provide quality care in an environment where, however profoundly disabled, people are able to develop their potential and acquire greater independence. It provides a range of services for approximately 826 people across the country.
Address: The Rodney Clark Resource Centre
Leeds Road
Robin Hood
WF3 3BG
Tel: 0113 2059500
Fax: 0113 2059501
Text: 0113 2059502
Email: ctec@sensenorth.org.uj
Date Centre started Operations: May 2001
Head of Centre: Carl Mitchell
To assist people with Deafblindness and associated disabilities to access and gain skills in the use of information technology in order to:
People with Deafblindness and associated disabilities.
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The CTEC Centre has been developed and adapted for people who are deafblind or who have a single sensory loss. It is attached to a current Day Service for people who are deafblind. The building has disabled access throughout and is developing partnerships with organisations of and for people with sensory loss as well as with local education and employment services.
Address: Sense
13-15 Clifton Terrace
Finsbury Park
London
N4 3SR
Tel: 020 7272 7774
Fax: 020 7272 9648
Website: http://www.sense.org.uk
Year established: 1955
Regional Director: R Snow
To ensure that all deafblind people and their families have access to advice opportunities and support to meet their unique and different needs.
Sense provides a whole range of support services for people with Deafblindness and associated disabilities including 24 hour support in residential accommodation and support in the service users own home or community. They also provide educational and occupational day services as well as advice to deafblind people and their families and carers.
Sense was formed in 1955 as a support group for the families of children born deafblind because of the rubella (German measles) virus. Over the last 45 years Sense has grown into the largest specialist deafblind organisation working in the UK.
