Money & debt
Sources of financial support, help with extra costs and advice on dealing with debt.
Sources of financial support, help with extra costs and advice on dealing with debt.
Children are still ‘learning’ how to see as their eyes and brains are still developing. Picking up any problems as early as possible is really important. On this page we...
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Get in touch If you live in the London Borough of Lambeth and have a disabled child, a child with a health condition or additional needs, please get in touch....
An adaptation is a change made to your home to make it more accessible and safer for a disabled person.
Information useful for forums on the OFSTED and CQC SEND area inspections and the forum's role.
Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. It's when we think a task is too big for our resources. Sometimes we are so stressed...
Since its publication, Contact’s policy and helpline teams have been looking in detail at the SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) white paper. Here we focus on two main policy...
Too many disabled children with complex health needs and their families miss out on vital NHS-funded support due to a postcode lottery of care. This support, known as continuing care,...
Do you want to have your say on what the government includes in its major conditions strategy? Ministers have issued a call for evidence to help them decided what to include in the...
On Wednesday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out the government’s plans for the economy in his Autumn Statement. Read our CEO’s response. Below we outline some of the main benefit changes...
From this week, families with disabled children in Scotland will have the chance to share their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government’s response and lessons for the future. Let’s...
The government has introduced the new Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill yesterday in Parliament. The Bill sets out in more detail its plans for introducing an additional four point...
People with a learning disability from ethnic minorities have a shorter life expectancy than their white counterparts, according to a new NHS report. We Deserve Better, a review of research by the...
We are Contact. Working together, we empower families with disabled children to feel valued, strong and confident, through high quality advice and information, our community networks, and campaigning.
Also known as: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) Background Cot death is the sudden and unexpected death of a baby for no obvious reason. The post-mortem examination may explain some...
Christine Membi is a parent to two children and lives with her family in Glasgow. They live with sickle cell disease, as do many other families across the UK. Sickle...
A parent is calling on NHS England to revise a policy that bars parents from ordering vital medication for their child when they turn 11 years old. Under the policy,...