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• Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  Provide support, information and advice on Spinal Muscular Atrophy, through a network of contacts. Provide funding into research and to members for special equipment.

• Jesuit Volunteer Community
  Offers a developmental programme for young people, aged 18-35, who spend a year living in small groups, in marginalized areas of the UK, working as full-time volunteers with a wide range of different organisations eg with disabled people, homeless people, and victims of crime etc. Provides accommodation, on-going support and a series of residential training events.

• Jewish Aids Trust
  Provides the Jewish Community with education, face-to-face counselling and support to those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.

• Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service
  Counselling and support for all members of the family who have been bereaved. This is provided by trained voluntary counsellors, who are professionally supervised. Also a resource and information centre. The service is available to all sections of the community, regardless of religion.

• Jewish Blind and Disabled Society
  Provides caring sheltered housing to improve the quality of life, maximise freedom of choice, respect dignity at all times and help achieve independent living for visually and physically disabled people.

• Jewish Care
  Health and social care charity for the Jewish Community. Provide residential care and sheltered homes, as well as offering domiciliary services. All services adhere to Jewish religious and dietary laws. Services and activities include: telephone helpline; sheltered, residential and nursing Homes; range of services catering for the physical, mental and social well being of the Jewish Community.

• Jewish Deaf Association
  Charity which offers help and advice to deaf and hard of hearing people of all ages and denominations. Services include: sign language classes; deaf awareness training; support services; practical help; counselling and information; vibrant programme of social, educational and cultural activities; courses to help people manage their hearing loss; and a Tinnitus self help group. Run a resource room with a wide range of equipment on display which can try for themselves whilst receiving independent professional advice and help in obtaining items needed.

• Jewish Marriage Council
  Provide counselling for anyone under stress or who has a problem with relationships - whether single, married, widowed or divorced; to offer preventative counselling and advice in the form of group discussions for schools, youth clubs, engaged and newly married couples; to hold discussion groups for adults with special needs.

• Jewish Women's Aid
  Offer telephone counselling for Jewish women who have experienced domestic violence. Also runs a befriending service for Jewish women and their children experiencing domestic violence. Has a refuge and offers informal counselling support and advice. Helpline open Mon-Thur, 9.30am- 9.30pm.

• Jobability.com
  Jobability.com has been set up in direct response to the Disability Rights Commission's (DRC) Actions Speak Louder Than Words initiative. The campaign calls on leaders in the worlds of business, sport, entertainment and politics to make a practical, long-lasting commitment allowing people with disabilities to participate fully in society.

• Jobcentre Plus
  Provide a range of services to jobseekers and employers. Help is provided to the majority of jobseekers through Jobcentre Plus mainstream services. However, clients facing more complex employment challenges associated with a disability are offered employment help and advice by Disability Employment Advisers who are team members of the Disability Services Teams. Access to Work (AtW) Advisers provide support to employees with disability and their employers to overcome work related obstacles. For further information contact your local Jobcentre. Alternatively, the telephone number of your local Team can be found in the telephone directory under 'Employment Services' (services for the disabled).

• John Grooms Association for Disabled People
  National Christian charity working with disabled people to maintain their independence and improve their quality of life through the provision of care, employment and housing. Groom's Holidays is one of several operating divisions of John Grooms. It offers a wide range of accessible accommodation around England and Wales, including a fully accessible river boat on the Norfolk Broads.

• Joint Mobility Unit
  Access consultancy service provided by RNIB and GDBA from four bases in the UK (London, Edinburgh Cardiff and Leeds). Work with design teams, developers, transport companies, local authorities and service providers. Range of services include practical information and advice, and environmental access audits.

• Joseph Rowntree Foundation
  An independent non political body which funds programmes of research and development in the fields of housing, social care and social policy. They establish partnerships with researchers and innovative practitioners.

• Jubilee Sailing Trust
  Aims to bring together non-disabled and physically disabled people through the adventure of tall ship sailing. The JST owns and operates the 'Lord Nelson' and 'Tenacious', the world's only square-rigged sailing ships especially designed and built to enable men and women of all abilities to share the challenge of crewing a tall ship at sea. Age range 16+, no sailing experience necessary.

• Just Ask
  Website for the community legal service. Site includes: directory of advice agencies and solicitors, ability to search for legal information and advice on selected websites.

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