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The Light House community short breaks service is under review so that improvements can be made for the children and young people who currently use the service, those on the waiting list and importantly the children of the future, and their families and carers. In order to do that, they need to hear from people who use the service or who might be using it in the future.

Deadline: Tuesday 3 December 2019 5.00pm

Ailsa, who has cerebral palsy, has used wheelchairs all of her life. But the ride has been far from smooth! In this blog post for Disability Horizons, she tells us about her experiences with manual and electric wheelchairs, and how shouting about them helped to raise awareness and create change for her and others.

Covering everything from disability benefits, special education, health and diagnosis, and accessing social care, The Helpful Podcast for families with disabled children is another way for you to access invaluable and trusted information. Thanks to Contact!

Derby Healthcare Trust has a new website, to keep contacts as paper light as possible. So most of the information previously given to you will be online. There is also general advice, contact numbers for support locally and nationally and an up-to-date clinic list that will be updated with changes.

You may have seen this on the news last week but if not, read this uplifting article about a girl whose parents were told she may never walk has managed the feat on her first day at school.