Every year, around 30,000 children are placed into care, waiting to be matched with the perfect family. Fostering a disabled child is a hugely rewarding experience for the foster child and foster carer. Saskia Harper spoke to one foster carer about their experience.
For some parents of children with autism or learning disabilities, managing violent or challenging behaviour can be a daily struggle which renders the family unable…
The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) has launched a nationwide appeal to raise awareness of childhood sight loss and generate vital funds to improve…
Research reveals 69% of families never receive support caring for their disabled children outside their close friends or family. The UK’s leading children’s charities will…
Valentine’s Day cards inspired by Shooting Star Chase supported children and their hilarious and heart-warming views on love, are now on sale to raise vital…
National disability charity releases instructional guides and video mini-series to: – Help make play settings accessible for children with multiple needs – Increase parents’ confidence…
Shooting Star Chase Vice President Simon Cowell, along with his partner Lauren Silverman, led a host of stars in treating sick children and their families…
Contact a Family’s Special Educational Needs helpline service, which offers advice, support and information to parents worried about their disabled child’s education, has received a…
Magazines including National Geographic Kids and BBC Horrible Histories now free for young people using RNIB Newsagent The RNIB Newsagent service, which delivers the latest…
#MyFriendsMyCommunity When children and adults with Down’s syndrome are given opportunities to participate, the whole community benefits. During Awareness Week (March 20-26 2016), the Down’s…
DK is proud to announce the publication of the DK Braille series, a newly developed range of custom-designed braille books for blind and partially sighted children and…
Believing every child deserves the right to grow up in a nurturing and loving family is key for ARC Adoption North East. North East based…
National Deaf Children’s Society and Basketball England have scored a slam-dunk with their new deaf-friendly basketball tips. A new resource – the first of its…
This is the time of the year when people start to say the ‘R’ word. Resolution. Maybe you’re someone who doesn’t believe in New Year’s…
New research published yesterday, 23rd November, by a group of leading charities shows that 40 per cent of families with disabled children are not accessing…