SEND school transport in England: Your top 5 questions answered Our SEN advisers answered nearly 40 questions from parent carers during our recent Facebook Q&A about school transport in England, making it one of our busiest SEN sessions yet. While...
Free Money Matters workshops for parents who speak Soomaalida (Somali), العربية (Arabic) or Polish (Polski) We’re holding 3 FREE Money Matters workshops next week for parent carers whose first languages are either Arabic, Polish or Somali. Join our free Money Matters workshop where a translator...
SEND Family Fun Day FREE fun day for all the family! It’s going to be SENDsational! Is your child aged 0-25 with SEND? We’re excited to invite Lambeth families to our amazing SENDsational Funday...
Support for your family Benefits and financial help If your child has hemiplegia, you may be entitled to certain benefits and financial support to help with the extra cost of day to day living....
Leicestershire families enjoy a day of fun and activities in the sun! Families got together last Friday to enjoy a free day of fun activities at one of our first live Better Together events since the start of the pandemic. Thanks to...
Share your views on accessible transport The UK parliament Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into how effective is legislation that aims to make transport accessible to all. Accessibility means the steps transport providers are taking...
Scleroderma Background Scleroderma (hard skin) is a disease of the connective tissue, immune system and blood vessels with its onset being highest in the fourth and fifth decade of life and...
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type II Background Multiple endocrine neoplasia type II (MEN II) is rare genetic condition in which tumours (see entry Cancer) develop in one or more of the endocrine glands. Endocrine glands release...
Alopecia If your child is affected by a disability or medical condition we can help. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 to get information, support and advice. You can...
Neurofibromatosis If your child is affected by a disability or medical condition we can help. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 to get information, support and advice. You can...
Primary Immunodeficiencies If your child is affected by a medical condition or disability we can help. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 to get information, support and advice. You can also browse our range...
Rubella Also known as: German measles If your child is affected by a medical condition or disability we can help. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 to get information,...
Thyroid disorders If your child is affected by a disability or medical condition we can help. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 to get information, support and advice. You can...
Deafness Also known as: Hearing loss If your child is affected by a medical condition or disability we can help. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 to get information,...
Two more parent carers scoop £1k cash prize playing the Contact Weekly Lottery! On Friday 14 July, the Contact Weekly Lottery had two more £1,000 winners – Stacey from Kettering and Cheryl from North Shields and they are both parent carers! Stacey and Cheryl matched five...
What the new Universal Credit rules mean for parent carers of disabled children Many parent carers have been asking us how they will be affected by the new Universal Credit rules for part-time workers announced by the Chancellor in the government’s mini-Budget last...
Party manifestos: What’s in it for disabled children? We have now heard from the main political parties on what they will do should they get elected. We’ve taken just one thing from each of the manifestos that would...
Hydranencephaly Background Hydranencephaly is a condition that usually arises in mid or late pregnancy when a major reduction of blood supply to the brain results in loss of most of both...