D Specialist legal, benefits and education advice organisations (across UK)
Advisory Centre for Education promotes greater openness and accountability in education. Therefore encourages parents to become more informed and involved in their child’s education. Produces a range of publications on school and education including ‘Special Education Handbook’, ‘The Law on children with Special Needs’.
| Contact: | Unit 1B Aberdeen Studios | Telephone: | 0808 8005793 | |
| 22-24, Highbury Grove, | (2-5 pm, Mon-Fri) | |||
| London, N5 2DQ |
Asian People with Disabilities Alliance (APDA) is an organisation that offers help with translation, cultural and disability issues including understanding diagnoses.
| Contact: | Disability Alliance Centre, Old Refectory | Telephone: | 020 8961 6773 | |
| Central Middlesex Hospital | ||||
| Acton Lane, Park Royal, | ||||
| London, NW10 7NS |
Benefit Enquiry Line is a free government helpline for confidential advice about filling in benefit application forms and related issues. You do not have to give your name or child’s details for advice.
| Tel: 0800 882200 | www.dss.gov.uk |
Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) provide a wide range of free leaflets and publications about education issues for children with special needs. Especially good leaflet ‘Assessments & Statements’.
| Contact: | Room 2S 203, S Block, | http://inclusion.uwe.ac.uk/ | ||
| Frenchay Campus,Coldharbour Lane, | Telephone: | 0117 344 4007 | ||
| Bristol, BS16 1QU | ||||
Department for Education and Skills provides a range of free booklets about current provision and guidelines for good practice. Many can be found on the website.
| Contact: | Department for Education and Skills, | Telephone: | 0850 602 2260 | |
| Publication Centre, PO Box 5050, | www.dfes.gov.uk | |||
| SherwoodPark, Annersley, | ||||
| Nottingham, NG15 ODJ | ||||
Disability Alliance publishes the ‘The Disability Rights Handbook ’ which is a comprehensive, up to date guide to benefits and services to people with disabilities and their carers in the U.K. 29th edition (May 2004) is £14.90 (£10.00 if you are on benefit).
| Contact: | Universal House, | www.disabilityalliance.org/ | ||
| 88-94 Wentworth Street, | Telephone: | 020 7247 | ||
| London, E1 7SA. | ||||
Network 81 is a national network of parents of children with special needs established to advance the education of children with any special need and to keep parents informed about educational issues. It operates a helpline, Befrienders scheme and publishes a ‘Step by step Guide to Statementing’.
| Contact: | 1-7 Woodfield Terrace, | www.network81.co.uk/ | ||
| Stansted, | Telephone: | 0870 770 3306 | ||
| Essex, CM24 8AJ | (10am –2pm, Mon-Fri) | |||
Working Families (formerly Parents at Work) is an organisation that publishes a useful book ‘Waving not drowning’ which includes details of organisations, employment issues and childcare options for parents of disabled or ill children.
| Contact: | 1-3 Berry Street, | www.workingfamilies.org.uk | ||
| London, EC1 0AA | Telephone: | 020 7253 7243 | ||
