Style Acre supports people with learning disabilities and autism in Oxfordshire, to live successfully in their own homes with peers. They support a range of needs, including people who need 24 hour care to those who only need a few hours a week. They can provide work experience, find work placements and specialist staff and equipment for those with communication difficulties. They also have three community hubs in Wallingford, Didcot and Banbury, providing day opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism.
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Oxfordshire Family Support Network (OxFSN) is a not for profit organisation run by, and for, family and carers of people with learning disabilities, both children and adults. They provide information, advice, support and training to family members, carers and to healthcare and social care professionals.
Octopus Arts is a small charity that supports music groups for people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Oasis (Oxfordshire Autistic Society) is a charity run by parent volunteers for those bringing up children and young adults on the autistic spectrum. Oasis aims to create a supportive community through family events, informal groups, evening speaker meetings, and updates on the website of county wide events & information.
MacIntyre work with young people with learning disabilities and autism through its ‘No Limits’ Programme. They offer an innovative, community based education and support which offers an alternative to conventional educational models for young people aged 16-25 years who do not learn well, or are unable to access, traditional building based environments. In Oxfordshire they have a specialist facility based at Abingdon College working with students with complex learning disabilities.
Kingwood Trust helps people with autism and Asperger’s to live the lives they choose, supporting them to live enjoyable, purposeful lives with a greater degree of independence in their own homes and within the communities they live. Services include Kingwood Residential College, a purpose built centre to help people age 18-25 make the transition to adult life, and ASPiration, a short term support service for over 16s with Asperger’s and high functioning autism in Oxfordshire.
LDOX is an online community which supports people with learning disabilities, autism and special educational needs in Oxfordshire to get the best support and opportunities available. They aim to be a neutral space where people supporting people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire can come together to support each other, to exchange knowledge, experience and information, to highlight and discuss the issues that concern us, and to be a friendly place to meet online.
Home Farm Trust is a charity supporting people with learning disabilities across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire. They offer a range of services including supported living, help with job seeking and volunteering, registered care, day opportunities and respite. They also provide specialist support for those with specific syndromes or complex needs.
Home Farm Trust is a charity supporting people with learning disabilities across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire. They offer a range of services including supported living, help with job seeking and volunteering, registered care, day opportunities and respite. They also provide specialist support for those with specific syndromes or complex needs.
Farm Ability runs farm based programmes where people, particularly those who face challenges in their lives, can engage in purposeful activities that build their skills, enhance their learning and improve their health and wellbeing. Their ‘Farmability’ programme is a day service for adults with autism and learning disabilities. They also provide educational visits for children.