Useful links

www.direct.gov.uk/

www.direct.gov.uk/

www.motability.co.uk/

brighterfuturesforchildren.org/

www.reading.gov.uk/

ABLEize - The Berkshire section of ABLEize providing an ever growing list of disability and special needs groups, clubs and support services.

TuVida (formerly known as Carers Hub) - provides timely, personalised information and support via the Reading & West Berkshire Carers Hub to make caring for a loved one easier.

Contact - the charity for families with disabled children. We support families with the best possible guidance and information. We bring families together to support each other. And we help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.

CYPIT - Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapies are a team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians. We support childrenand young people from birth up to age 19 acrossBerkshire, their families and schools to developchildren to their full potential and improve theirlife chances.

Family Information Service/SEND Local Offer - A free Information service for families who have a child or young person with a Learning Difficulty/Disability living in Reading. The service is individually tailored, providing information, advice and guidance.

KIDS - SEND Mediation and DR Provider for Reading - Provides an independent SEND mediation service to help resolve disagreements for Reading.

Me2 Club - Me2 Club is a Wokingham and Reading charity that enables children and young people with additional needs and disabilities to attend mainstream activity clubs, by providing the support of a trained volunteer.

Parenting Special Children - Supports parents in Berkshire who have children and young people with special needs from the point of diagnosis.

Safeguarding Adults Board - The Board covers the Local Authority areas of Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham.

Safeguarding means looking out for and trying to protect others in our community who are vulnerable, or may be at risk of harm. If you think that someone is at risk, you need to raise an alarm. Everyone can make a difference.

Sibs
Sibs is the only UK charity representing the needs of siblings of disabled people. Siblings have a lifelong need for information, they often experience social and emotional isolation, and have to cope with difficult situations.

YoungSibs
For brothers and sistersof disabled children and adults.
Information for children and young people who have a brother or sister who is disabled, has special educational needs or a serious long-term condition.

Autism Berkshire - Supports those with autism, autism-related problems, Aspergers Syndrome and challenging behaviour.

The National Autistic Society (NAS) - NAS are the leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger syndrome) and their families.

Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives is the only charity working across the UK representing all children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families as well as the organisations and people that support them. We want to help ensure that all of these children and their families get the best possible care and support whenever and wherever they need it.

LawWorks is the operating name of the Solicitors Pro Bono Group.

Berkshire Vision

British Deaf Association - The BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. We represent the Sign Language community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL).

Guide Dogs UK - Provide mobility and freedom to blind and partially sighted people.

www.guidedogs.org.uk/

Reading Deaf Centre

RNIB - Supporting blind and partially sighted people.

Sense - Is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind.

Muscular Dystrophy campaign - Focuses on Muscular Dystrophy and all allied disorders. www.muscular-dystrophy.org/ 0800 652 6352 Scope - Works with disabled people, of all ages, and their families, across England and Wales. They offer practical, everyday support and deliver campaigns that can change lives. www.scope.org.uk/ 0808 800 3333

Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Families

Alafia - Offers support, advice and information to carers of minority ethnic children and young adults with learning and physical disabilities, sensory needs and chronic illnesses (0-25). www.acre-reading.org 0118 951 0279 INSAAN - Offers free support and advice and information to all individuals with disability, as well as parents, carers, teachers and healthcare professionals. www.weareinsaan.org.uk 07414 162 631

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