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Walla Walla Valley Disability Network
United States
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Walla Walla, WA
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Human Services
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Helping Heroes Inc
United States
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Wheeling, WV
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Human Services
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Canine Classmates
United States
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Canyon Lake, TX
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Animal Welfare
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Parent Heart Watch
United States
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Orlando, FL
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Health
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Stichting Sailing Kids
Netherlands
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Tiel, Gelderland
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Health
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Two Way Europe
Belgium
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Arendonk, Antwerp
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Health
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Stichting De Mini's
Netherlands
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Amersfoort, Utrecht
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Health
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Fundacion Maritere, Ibp
Mexico
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Cuautlancingo, Puebla
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Health
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Bela Vista - Centro de Educação Integrada
Portugal
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Águeda, Aveiro
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Education
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Assembleia dos Cavaleiros Portugueses da Ordem Soberana e Militar de Malta
Portugal
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Lisboa
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Community Development
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Stichting Aviv Dance Company
Netherlands
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Kockengen, Utrecht
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Arts & Culture
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Stichting De Regenboogboom
Netherlands
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Soest, Utrecht
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Health
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Accord Hospice
United Kingdom
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Paisley, Scotland
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Social Services
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Moray Reach Out
United Kingdom
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Moray, Scotland
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Environment
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Fundacion Mitz, Ac
Mexico
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Ciudad de México
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Social Services
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Melel Xojobal, Ac
Mexico
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Chiapas
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Community Development
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Alzheimer Scotland - Action On Dementia
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Health
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Beannachar Ltd
United Kingdom
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Aberdeen, Scotland
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Education
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Citadel Youth Centre SCIO
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Environment
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Enable Scotland
United Kingdom
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Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Education
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What is a disability charity?
Disability as a cause covers organizations that serve people with physical, sensory, intellectual, developmental, and learning disabilities: care and support providers, equipment and therapy services, special needs charities, and disability rights advocates. Every organization carrying this cause tag appears in the directory above, with filters for country and size. GiveRadar assigns the Disability tag from each organization's name, stated mission, and registry classification: charities play no part in assigning it and cannot buy it.
A disability charity is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support people with disabilities: through direct care, equipment and therapy, inclusive education and employment, or advocacy for accessibility and rights. The tag on this page covers both kinds of organization you will meet in practice: dedicated disability organizations for which this is the whole mission, and broader charities for which disability services are one program among several. It spans the full range of disability too, from mobility and sensory impairments to learning disabilities and developmental conditions, which is worth remembering when two organizations under the same tag look nothing alike. Disability is one of the cause tags in GiveRadar's cause directory, which follows an issue across sectors rather than grouping charities by their primary category.
What do disability charities do?
Disability charities work on removing the gap between what a person can do and what their environment allows. Typical work includes:
- Providing or funding assistive equipment: wheelchairs, hearing and communication aids, and home adaptations
- Running therapy and early intervention services for children with developmental or learning disabilities
- Operating day programs, supported living, and residential care services
- Helping families navigate schools, benefits systems, and healthcare on behalf of a disabled child or adult
- Running supported employment and job training so disabled adults can work
- Advocating for accessibility, inclusion, and disability rights in law and public space
- Offering respite care and peer support for family carers
Reading a disability charity's numbers without misjudging them
Disability charities are one of the easiest causes to misjudge from headline figures, because direct care is inherently staff-heavy and often largely government-funded. An organization running residential homes or day programs will show high staff costs and a large budget in which donations are a small share: that is the structure of care work, not a warning sign, and its filings and annual reports are the place to see what donations actually add. What deserves your attention instead is disclosure. Look the organization up in the charity checker and check three things on its profile: whether its registration and filings are current, whether its stated mission names concrete services rather than only a group of people it fundraises for, and who is listed as running it, since many strong disability organizations disclose leaders with lived experience of disability. The integrity assessment on each profile helps with exactly this: it is a measure of disclosure and says nothing about care quality. The step-by-step version of these checks is in our guide for donors.
Common questions
What is a disability charity?
A disability charity is a nonprofit organization that supports people with physical, sensory, intellectual, developmental, or learning disabilities. Its work ranges from direct care, assistive equipment, and therapy services to inclusive education, supported employment, and advocacy for accessibility and rights. On GiveRadar, the Disability cause tag marks every listed organization whose name, stated mission, or registry classification points to this work.
How do I find disability charities near me?
GiveRadar filters by country rather than by distance: set the country filter above to yours, and the list narrows to disability organizations registered or listed there. From there, open individual profiles: where registries publish an address, city, or contact details, they appear on the profile, so you can see which organizations operate near you and reach them directly. Before giving locally, run the same checks you would anywhere: current registration, recent filings, and the integrity assessment, which reflects disclosure, not impact.
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