39 Essex Chambers are leading legal chambers, based in London (at 81 Chancery Street). They specialise in Mental Capacity Law, as well as a wide range of civil, commercial and public law. Leading barrister Alex Ruck Keene publishes bulletins and newsletters on mental capacity, deprivation of liberty and issues relating to disability
Action for Children supports and speaks out for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people; 'Makes sense of the law and your rights'; its disability services provide support to disabled children and their families.
Advice Now is an independent not-for-profit website: provides accurate helpful information on rights and legal issues for the general public
CHANGE is a leading national human rights organisation, led by disabled people; produces easy read resources about issues that affect the lives of people with learning disabilities
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC): excellent source of information on human rights and discrimination legislation
Lemos and Crane report 'Loneliness and Cruelty: Research into people with learning disabilities and their experiences of harassment abuse and related crime in the community; sets out a framework for tackling the problem identified that emphasises 'the importance of developing social capital to address the fundamental and underlying problem of the loneliness and social isolation of people with learning disabilities as well as continued efforts to achieve criminal justice and equal rights'
Excellent website about Human Rights. "RightsInfo is about bringing human rights to life using beautiful infographics, stories and social media". The project is the brainchild of leading barrister Adam Wagner, founder of the acclaimed UK Human Rights Blog.