Tag: disabled children

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A young child with striped socks sits in a sling attached to a ceiling lift above their bed in a cozy, colorful room. The room is decorated with stuffed animals, DVDs on shelves, and vibrant bedding. The child appears focused and engaged.
Write to your MP about fixing disabled children’s social care in England

Friday 17 July 2026
Boy completing DinoDay fundraising challenge walk cheered on by classmates
A stomping success from our incredible DinoDay fundraisers

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Hospital entrance and emergency department sign
Thousands of disabled children are spending longer in hospital than necessary

Tuesday 21 April 2026
A young child with striped socks sits in a sling attached to a ceiling lift above their bed in a cozy, colorful room. The room is decorated with stuffed animals, DVDs on shelves, and vibrant bedding. The child appears focused and engaged.
Government stalls on disabled children’s social care reform in England

Monday 16 March 2026
Children at a school desk writing on paper
Contact responds to Government’s £4 billion SEND investment

Monday 23 February 2026
Person holding a car steering wheel
Setting the record straight on Personal Travel Budgets

Tuesday 20 January 2026
Upset child sitting with head down in the school corridor as other children walk in the background.
Child Poverty Strategy welcome but no targeted measures to help disabled children

Friday 5 December 2025
Classroom doors open to empty school hallway
Children with complex health needs missing school due to disputes over care

Thursday 27 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP holding a red briefcase outside Downing Street
Today’s Budget: what it means for families with disabled children

Wednesday 26 November 2025
A mum hugs her son on a sofa in front of a window.
Do you have an experience to share about Continuing Care?

Tuesday 23 September 2025
Classroom doors open to empty school hallway
Solving the SEND crisis: Contact’s analysis

Thursday 18 September 2025
Children painting pottery supervised by parent
Law Commission recommends radical reform of disabled children’s social care law

Tuesday 16 September 2025
A mum hugs her son on a sofa in front of a window.
As social care reform nears crucial turning point do you have an experience to share?

Friday 5 September 2025
Stressed mum working on a laptop at the kitchen table while her children sit behind her.
Record number of complaints to Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Wednesday 30 July 2025
Shumi Plastow and Emma Briggs and families have set up a holiday club themselves
Holiday clubs and childcare for children with additional needs

Monday 28 July 2025
Houses of parliament in the day
Education committee demands urgent reform of disabled children’s social care

Thursday 10 July 2025
Primary school children eating their school meal
Reforms to special educational needs system in England must not be cost led

Tuesday 4 March 2025
Houses of parliament in the day
Contact gives evidence to Solving the SEND crisis in England inquiry

Tuesday 28 January 2025