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Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities is an independent charity that promotes opportunities for people with any kind of disability in learning and employment. Since 1974 we have been helping young people and adults over 16 years of age with any kind of disability including physical and sensory disabilities, learning and mental health difficulties throughout the UK. Skill believes that for many disabled people education is the key to leading a fulfilling and independent life.

Head Office:
Chapter House
18-20 Crucifix Lane
London SE1 3JW

Telephone/ Minicom: 020 7450 0620

Fax: 020 7450 0650 Email: skill@skill.org.uk

Information Service (open Tuesdays 11.30am to 1.30pm and Thursdays 1.30-3.30pm) Tel: 0800 328 5050 (freephone)and 020 7657 2337. Ringing us on the second phone number saves us money - thanks!

Minicom: 0800 068 2422 Email: info@skill.org.uk

Other addresses:

Skill in Northern Ireland:
Unit 2
Jennymount Court
North Derby Street
Belfast BT15 3HN

Telephone/ Minicom: 0289 028 7000
Fax: 0289 028 7002
Email: admin@skillni.org.uk

Skill in Scotland:
Norton Park
57 Albion Road
Edinburgh EH7 5QY

Telephone/ Minicom: 0131 475 2348
Fax: 0131 475 2397
Email: admin@skillscotland.org.uk

Website: www.skill.org.uk/scotland/index.asp

Skill in Wales:
Students Services Dept
University of Glamorgan
Pntypridd, Mid Glamorgan
CF37 1DL

Tel: 01443 654 317
Fax: 01443 482 084
Email: rpass@glam.ac.uk

Website: www.skill.org.uk/wales/index.asp

What does Skill do?

Provides a free information and advice service for individual disabled people and the professionals who work with them, via a freephone helpline, email and the website. This information and advice helps disabled people to overcome financial and physical barriers, ignorance and discrimination so that they can study, train or find work.
Informs and influences key policy makers to improve legal rights and support for disabled people in post-16 education and training. Skill works together with individual disabled people, professionals working in education, training and careers, employers and disability organisations to influence government. We listen to the people who contact our Information service so that we know what the real issues are.

Promotes best practice through:

Skill membership - keeping professionals up to date and informed about policy changes, providing the opportunity for exchanging information and ideas and to be more closely involved with Skill's work

Running topical conferences and seminars

Producing informative and practical publications

Providing consultancy and staff training for colleges, universities and other organisations
Conducts research and develops projects on education and disability issues to address gaps in provision and to take forward new ideas.

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