Daily Star supports young disabled drivers
The Daily Star is announced as official media partner of Get Going Live! 2013, the one-day driving event to help young disabled and newly disabled…
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UK’s first turn-up-and-play farm park for disabled children opens
The UK’s first turn-up-and-play farm park, that is designed around the needs of children with varying disabilities (but open to all), is to welcome its…
Celebrating Mencap’s Changemakers
Mencap research shows that 8 in 10 children and young people with a learning disability are too scared to go out because of bullying and…
Sport England gives £24 million to get young people playing sport
Hundreds of thousands more young people are to benefit from the sporting legacy after Sport England announced an extra £24 million to expand and extend…
Making sense of the senses
We find out more about therapies available to people with sensory disorders… We all know about the five senses – touch, taste, sight, sound and…
‘Bedroom tax’ victory – government drops court challenge on discriminatory rules cases
Contact a Family is delighted that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dropped its attempt to overturn the court of appeal ruling in…
Partners in Kind
One of the country’s leading care providers has teamed up with a specialist school in a unique partnership to support families with disabled children. The…
Children with vision impairment need more early years support
The RLSB (the Royal London Society for Blind People) and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have launched a report which underlines the…
Transition to Adulthood
Cerebra, a national charity for children with neurological conditions, has published a guide specifically for practitioners on the transition to adulthood of young people with…
Disabled children illegally excluded from school every week
Disabled children are routinely illegally excluded from school with a devastating impact on their education and mental health, according to new research from Contact a…
Help for Parents Managing their Child’s Pain at Home after Surgery
Children’s charity, WellChild, has launched a brand new resource called My Child is in Pain for parents who want to know how to help manage…
Together for Short Lives named David Lloyd charity of the year 2013
David Lloyd Leisure is delighted to announce that its members and staff have chosen the UK’s leading charity for children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions,…
Guides help ensure GP surgeries are more welcoming for a disabled child
Contact a Family has published two new guides for GPs to help increase their understanding of the specialist services that disabled children access and to…
Disability Minister Esther McVey meets Mencap youngsters
Two young Liverpudlians with a learning disability went to the House of Commons to meet the Disability Minister Esther McVey yesterday, to talk about how more…
Young writers demonstrate sensitivity to disability and bullying
The winners of a national writing competition for young people have demonstrated an outstanding depth of emotion and caring concern for people with disabilities. School…