Latest News for Parents & Carers

The Council for Disabled Children has been coordinating a series of conversations with children and young people about their experiences of the pandemic. Children and young people share their experiences of not being at school and consider what schools can do to support them when they return to education settings in September.

The National Autistic Society is very excited to announce that Spectrum Live: Back to School episode will be live on the 24 August. Save the date in your diaries and join them!

The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) has launched a report on the impact of lockdown on its members. Covid-19 has forced the closure of all RDA centres in the UK, leaving many disabled people unable to access their regular exercise and social activities. The report shows significant negative impact on physical and mental wellbeing, confidence levels and social skills.

Scope is seeking participants to help test a piece of content about complaining about a residential care home. They are interested in hearing from you if you’re either a disabled person living in a care home, or a close relative of someone living in a care home and you: Have made a complaint in the past, or Are thinking of doing so. The testing will be done remotely by Skype and will take up to an hour. Scope offer test participants a £30 eGift card. This can be spent online or in store at Amazon, Argos, Tesco, Asda, M&S and many more places. If you’re interested in taking part, please email Andy Lancaster at andrew.lancaster@scope.org.uk

Large accessible toilets for severely disabled people, known as Changing Places, will be made compulsory for new buildings in England from 2021. Shopping centres, supermarkets, sports and arts venues will be required to include at least one Changing Place, a government spokesman said.