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The charity for families with disabled children The charity for families with disabled children. We understand that life with a disabled child brings unique challenges, and we exist to help families feel valued, supported, confident and informed. Our vision Is that families with disabled children feel valued and are strong, confident and able to make the decisions that are right for them.

What do we do Freephone helpline – SEND, welfare rights, education Resources and publications Medical directory rare conditions Link similar families – makingcontact.org Support groups Workshops – sleep, resilience, behaviour etc. Advice, information and support Campaigning, research & fundraising

Contact and Parent Carer Participation Contact has had the Department of Education contract to support all the Parent Carer Forums in England (PCFs) since 2008. Every PCF gets a grant of £15,000 p/a and Contact administer and monitor this grant. Contact provide a regional advisor for every PCF. We provide information and advice, training, and support to each region. Contact also support the National Network of Parent Carer Forums.

Organised into 9 regional areas with a national Steering Group National Network of Parent Carer Forums ‘Our Strength is our Shared Experience’ Parent Carer Forums are pan disability and open to all parent carers of children and YP 0-25 years 152 forums in England with over 85,000 members sharing their experiences Organised into 9 regional areas with a national Steering Group The London Region has 33 forums

National Network of Parent Carer Forums ‘Our Strength is our Shared Experience’

If you want to find out if a pair of shoes National Network of Parent Carer Forums ‘Our Strength is our Shared Experience’ If you want to find out if a pair of shoes fit, ask the person who is wearing them, not the person who made them.

How Parent Carer Forums have positively changed services in their area ? National Network of Parent Carer Forums ‘Our Strength is our Shared Experience’ Havering - Adapted Bike Scheme Richmond - ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ Parents Handbook Bromley - Self Assessment Tool for Short Breaks/Respite Care Wandsworth - Forum Parent Reps on Resource Panels 5 South London Forums (Merton, Sutton, Richmond, Wandsworth & Kingston) – Autism Assessment Threshold SEN Home to School Transport – Secretary of State calls for review of legislation

Heather Tarbuck Parent Participation Advisor London ( North East & South) Contact 0207 326 4522/07920655165 heather.tarbuck@contact.org.uk Contact Freephone Helpline 08088083555