Links
Local links in Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The Council’s website for accessing all local services in Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham Mencap
Hammersmith and Fulham Mencap provides independent advocacy and support to people with learning disabilities of all ages and their carers living in Hammersmith and Fulham.
www.bubblycrew.org.uk
Hammersmith and Fulham Young Carers website
Hammersmith & Fulham Action on Disability
Hammersmith and Fulham Action on Disability provides Service for disabled young people from 11-25
www.cavsa.org.uk
CaVSA is the main infrastructure support organisation for frontline Third Sector organisations in Hammersmith & Fulham. This is the website for all things Third Sector in Hammersmith & Fulham. This site is updated regularly with new features and information being added all the time
Website links to Special schools in the Borough
National organisations and support groups
Aiming High for Disabled Children
Aiming High for Disabled children-(AHDC) is the government ‘transformation programme’ for disabled children from 2008-11
www.edcm.org.uk
Every disabled child matters — Campaign to get rights and justice for every disabled child
www.caf.org.uk
Contact a Family-Contact a Family provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.
Working Families
Waving not Drowning: A magazine to help families of disabled children who want to work or return to work
www.ipsea.org.uk
IPSEA-Ipsea is a National charity offering free legal based advice around special education needsneed
www.parentsforinclusion.org
Parents for Inclusion-Parents helping parents so their disabled children can learn, make friends and have a voice in ordinary schools and throughout life.
www.sibs.org.uk
Sibling support-Support for brothers and sisters of those with special needs, disabilities or chronic illness
www.cenmac.com
CENMAC is a unique London based charity offering assessments reviews and loan of equipment to help pupils with a disability to access the curriculum using assistive technology
Services and benefits for disabled people
www.direct.gov.ukBlue Badge Scheme
The Blue badge scheme offers parking concessions for parents/carers disabled children who have severe mobility problems and who cannot use public transport
www.taxicard.org.uk
Taxi Card-Taxicard is a method of providing subsidised door-to-door transport for people who have serious mobility impairment and difficulty in using public transport. Taxicard holders make journeys in licensed London taxis and the subsidy applies directly to each trip.
www.needaloo.org
Disabled toilet facilities- A directory listing all the publicly accessible disabled toilet facilities in the UK with maps
www.disabledtraveladvice.co.uk
Disabled travel advice- Lots of tips for travel for people with disabilities
Family Information Service
Local information for families
Communication
- Makaton
- PECS
- British sign language – An online guide to British sign language
- Talking point —Tools to help communication