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A man and a boy ride side-by-side tandem bicycles on a paved path. Nearby, people are walking, including a woman with a floral print on her pants taking a photo. Trees and a brick wall are in the background.

Sign up to a focus group and have your say on improving social care

Tuesday 5 November 2024

We are running two focus groups in November to hear parent carers views on the Law Commission’s proposals for reforming the law...

A yellow school minibus driving through suburban UK streets.
Have you shared your school transport experiences?

Monday 4 November 2024

First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly MLA with Ursula McWilliams and Ellie Goff from Contact.
Contact NI team attends inaugural volunteer summit

Friday 1 November 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP holding a red briefcase outside Downing Street
Benefit changes announced in yesterday’s Autumn Budget

Thursday 31 October 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves opening a red file
Contact welcomes Carer’s Allowance earnings limit hike

Wednesday 30 October 2024

£20 bank note and coins on a table
Parent carers speak out ahead of the Budget

Tuesday 29 October 2024

Smiling family sitting a lawn looking at the camera - two parents and a child between them.
Save the date and double your support this winter

Monday 28 October 2024

Book your place on social care consultation events

Friday 25 October 2024

Web banner with the text 'Transport Matters: Getting disabled children to school and college'. Below is a cartoon image of a hand completing an i-pad survey and a bus driving along a road.
Help us get better transport for disabled children

Thursday 24 October 2024

School desk with workbooks and stationary
National Audit Office report says Special Educational Needs system in England is in urgent need of reform

Thursday 24 October 2024

Lottery winner Sara stood with her partner and two children in a doorway, smiling and looking at the camera
Another mum of autistic child wins the Contact Weekly Lottery

Tuesday 22 October 2024

Medical employee walking through a hospital ward
Have your say on how to fix the NHS to make it work better for disabled children

Tuesday 22 October 2024

Houses of parliament in the day
More MPs debate the SEND crisis in parliament

Monday 21 October 2024

A smiling adult assists a young child wearing headphones, both in casual clothing. The child is wearing denim overalls, and they are holding hands in a bright room with stacked chairs and large windows in the background.
Workshops for Welsh families

Friday 18 October 2024

A young child and an adult are engaged in a craft activity at a bright indoor space. The child, in a striped shirt, is observing intently as the adult, in a hoodie, writes or draws on a piece of paper. Various colorful craft supplies are spread out on the table.
Contact welcomes review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments

Thursday 17 October 2024

Three children look fascinated as they explore an indoor exhibit at an aquarium. They are surrounded by a crowd of people in a dimly lit environment. The children appear engaged and curious about the display in front of them.
Disabled children forced to wait for health services “robbed of their childhood”

Wednesday 16 October 2024

Banner advertising Contact & Enquire's webinar on 30 October, 7-8pm, on education without a diagnosis
Scottish families: come to our education webinar

Friday 11 October 2024

Empty top floor of London double decker bus
Live in England? Got a question about school & college transport? Ask our expert advisers!

Wednesday 9 October 2024

Girls on bicycles in the park
Once in a lifetime chance to make disabled children’s social care work

Tuesday 8 October 2024