(Invisible) Disabilities in the UK - Links for disabled children in the UK in areas such as special needs, support groups, recreation, and general information about disabilities.
Parents for Inclusion - Support site run for parents by parents who have disabilities. Includes press releases and family stories.
Steps - Charity provides a free service to children between the ages of 2 and 16 who are unable to play with battery operated toys. They adapt and loan the toys changing them every three months.
The Children's Trust - Based at Tadworth, Surrey, the charity provides specialist care for severely disabled children many of whom have particularly complex health needs. Information on services offered, and contact details.
KIDS Online - Organisation assisting children with special needs. Information on services and how to support.
National Council for Disabled Children - Discussion, development and dissemination of policy and practice issues relating to service provision and support. Publications, projects, parent partnerships and events.
Special-abilities.net - Information, advice and support for parents with disabled children. Information on education, toys, rights, grants, holidays, therapies and events.
Caring About Carers - Information about the Carers and Disabled Children Act on this official government site.
Henry Spink Foundation - A charity providing help to families with children who have a disability. Background, information centre and aims.
Action for Sick Children - A charity, specially formed to ensure that sick children receive the highest standard of care possible. Offers news and current affairs, help lines and disability links.
Association of Wheelchair Children - Provides specialist wheelchair training, assessments and therapy. Includes news updates and donation links.
Henrietta's Dream - Information and help with civil rights for the disabled. Includes statistics of single parent families with disabled children. Includes news and donation section.
MAP (Multi Agency Partnership) - Database of disabled children in Manchester. Includes noticeboard, publications and recent projects.
The Children's Society - Working with and for children to help them deal with life's challenges and face the future with confidence. Includes fundraising details and list of shops.
Contact a Family - Contact a Family is a UK charity for families with disabled children. Offers information on specific conditions and rare disorders.
Every Child Matters - Supported by a number of policies and strategies that should work together to improve outcomes for disabled children. Includes events, publications and news.
The Housing Needs of Disabled Children - Survey of 3,000 parents of severely disabled children providing data at a national level on the housing needs of disabled children and their families.
Special Needs Kids - This site is an information directory and shopping site to help parents of children with special needs and learning disabilities. Includes articles and campaigns.
Within Reach - A PDF file magazine for children with hand and arm deficiency. Includes extensive articles and aids.
Variety Club Of Great Britain - Raises funds for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children. Entertainers who volunteer their time, talents and skills. News, events and fundraising.
Children with Disabilities - Offering support advice and information for disabled kids, parents and carers. Sunderland based. Includes message board, directory, news and pages for young people.
The Alexander Trust - Provide information for special needs children and their families. Offers information about dolphin therapy for children with special needs.
Network 81 - National network of parents working towards properly resourced inclusive education for children with special needs. National helpline, literature and training.
ClearVision - A nationwide lending library of braille and print children's books. Details of available books plus how to join the library.
Dame Vera Lynn Trust - For Children with Cerebral Palsy - Trust for children with Cerebral Palsy offering help to families with young children affected by CP. Details of the trust plus how to help.
Look - The National Federation of Families with Visually Impaired Children, originally formed to address the disparity in regional provision. News, family support, education, welfare benefits and specific eye conditions.
Simply Communication - An independent organisation that specialises in working with disabled children and young people.
Children's Disability Register - Established register of the number of children who are disabled in Kent. Includes registration form, FAQ and newsletter.
Kids Out Charity - Established by Rotary International and Littlewoods to help children with learning difficulties. News, how to help, events and contact information.
Kia Ora - Child disability charity working to promote and improve the health of people with special needs and learning difficulties. Includes news and donation details.
Child Disability Help - Providing vital help and support to families in the UK with a child or children up to 16 years of age with a disability.
The Hollow Lane Club - Providing after school clubs, Saturday clubs and holiday play schemes for children with special needs. Details of clubs in Exeter and Okehampton.
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