disabled children

To mark World Autism Acceptance week, 2-8th April, national disability charity Family Fund shares mini poll findings from 200 families raising an autistic child which shows the majority are experiencing a lack of acceptance, understanding or support outside the home.

Family Fund is the UK’s largest grant making charity supporting families on low incomes raising disabled and seriously...

A report investigating abuse and neglect in residential settings for disabled children sets out the case for fundamental changes in provision.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published recommendations to improve the care, welfare and outcomes for children with disabilities and complex health needs living in residential settings .

Last October, the panel published a...

Two in three teachers in the South West don’t know how to teach a deaf child

• 67% of teachers aren’t confident they can teach deaf children effectively.
• A third aren’t receiving crucial support from specialist staff.
• Deaf children in the region already achieve an entire grade less at GCSE, even though deafness isn’t a learning disability.
• The National
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