Aiming High for Disabled Children

Useful links

ACE The Advisory Centre for Education – a national charity which provides advice and information to parents/carers on a wide range of school-based issues
Action 4 children – A children’s charity which exists to support vulnerable children
AMAZE – Developed by parents and professionals, an information site providing support for parents
Barnardos – A registered charity which supports vulnerable children and campaigns on their behalf
Children’s Workforce Development Council – advice, information and support for those working with disabled children http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/
Connexions - Offers advice on education, careers, housing, money, health and relationships for 13-19 year olds in the UK http://www.connexions-direct.com/
Council for Disabled Children http://www.ncb.org.uk/cdc/home.aspx
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Direct.gov.uk – Useful pages for parents and others
Disability Alliance – Advice on disability rights and benefits
Every Disabled Child Matters – This is a campaign led by four organisations: Contact a Family, Council for Disabled Children (CDC), Mencap and the Special Educational Consortium (SEC) to ensure the rights of disabled children and their families are being met

Family Fund www.familyfund.org.uk

Or contact them at:

Family Fund, 4 Alpha Court, Monks Cross Drive, York YO32 9WN
Telephone: 0845 130 45 42
Textphone: 01904 658085
Fax: 01904 652625
Email: [email protected]
Family Information Zone -information and guidance on children's and young people's services on the Isle of Wight http://www.wightchyps.org.uk/chyps/
Health advice online from the NHS http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
National Autistic Society http://www.nas.org.uk/
Parent Partnership – An impartial service offering information, advice and support to parents and carers to children with special education needs http://eduwight.iow.gov.uk/parent/community/Parent_Parnership/
Shared Care Network – a national body sharing information and promoting good practice
Teacher net – Developed by the DCSF, a resource to support the teaching profession
Together for Disabled Children

Working together with Parents Network – exists to support any professional or volunteer working with parents with learning disabilities or learning difficulties. Useful for relevant policy information or positive case studies and other resources.
http://www.right-support.org.uk



Page last updated on: 06/12/2010