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....
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School transport
Find out about our campaign on home to school transport for disabled children.
Advice for grandparents
Children lucky enough to grow up knowing their grandparents mostly find it an enriching relationship. Your grandchild might see you as a person with whom they can have fun, and...
Needs assessments
An overview of the process social services used to decide how much support you and your child need and how to get one.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding At Contact, we take safeguarding very seriously and believe that protecting people from harm is everyone’s responsibility. Contact is committed to promoting the welfare and wellbeing of children and...
The statement of special educational needs (Wales)
This advice applies in Wales only. Read information for families in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland. Changes to the education system in Wales A new system of support for children...
Tribunal appeals
If you disagree with a decision made by the local authority relating to your child’s special educational needs, you can appeal to an independent body called the First Tier Tribunal...
Universal Credit campaign
Universal Credit campaign Nearly 110,000 disabled young people will lose almost £100 a week if access to the disabled health element is removed for most disabled young adults aged 16-21....
Sex and sexual awareness
A person who is not able to use part of his or her body still has an equal right to full sexual expression. Similarly, a disabled young person should have...
Local advice & support organisations
There may be a number of local advice and support organisations in your area. Here are some ideas to help you.
Parent support groups
Find out more about parent support groups. Most support groups are set up and run by parents and carers of children with additional needs.
Tell your MP to #SENDABetterMessage
Today, the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) is calling on the government to use its SEND reform programme to create a more just, fairer system of support for disabled children and...
Scoliosis
Also known as: Crooked Spine Background The spinal column has natural curves which gives roundness to shoulders/chest (thoracic kyphosis) and makes our lower back curve slightly inwards (lumbar lordosis) when...
Close the loophole campaign update
We, like many families, are waiting for the judgement in the school transport Court of Appeal case brought by the Drexler family from Leicestershire. They challenged Leicestershire County Council’s decision...
Parent guide: Understanding your child’s behaviour
How to help if you’re concerned about your child’s behaviour.
Have your say to make safeguarding work for disabled children
Has your family asked for help from social care only for them to refuse it? Or worse, have you been put through an unwarranted child safeguarding process? If so, we...
Government clarifies which children can get Covid vaccine in updated Green Book
The government has updated its Green Book guidance with more detailed information about which children aged 12-15 are eligible for a Covid vaccine. It had previously agreed to follow advice...
DLA Higher Rate Mobility for children with behavioural issues: your Top 5 questions answered
This month our Family Finance Team ran another busy Q&A session about how to claim the higher rate mobility (HRM) component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children with autism spectrum conditions or learning...
