Does your friend deserve extra recognition?

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Tuesday 24 June 2025

Nominations are coming in thick and fast for our Contact Awards 2025. Thank you to everyone who has nominated in one of our six award categories this year so far.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be focusing on each award category.

This week its our Friendship First category

This is a new category for us. We know how important friendship is as part of the support network of parents caring for a disabled child. So we’ve introduced this category to acknowledge the friend who’s made your life better, just by being in it.

Do you have a friend that’s there when you need them and doesn’t judge?

Or is there someone in your life who knows just when to say the right thing, sticks by you through difficult times, and is there to celebrate you and your child’s achievements?

Nominate them today and tell us all about why they are such a special friend.

Our six award categories

Friendship first in one of six categories you can nominate people for. The others are:

Parent Carer Award 

We want to hear about you or someone you know and the amazing things they do to make sure their disabled child and family can take part in everyday life.    

Change Maker Award

 Nominate an individual, family or a group of parents who have campaigned or worked together to make life better for other families with disabled children in their community.   

Proudest Moment Award

Big or small, this is your opportunity to tell us about the challenges your disabled child has overcome that fill you with pride and makes you smile.   

Friendship First Award

Tell us how your friend makes your life better as a parent carer just by being in it. 

Grandparent Award

Your opportunity to tell us about all the wonderful and everyday things grandparents do for your family.  

Sibling Award 

Tell us about the often unseen but great things siblings do for their disabled brothers and sisters or that help make mum and dad’s lives just that little bit easier.