DE ÍNFIMA CUANTÍA (BIENES Y SERVICIOS) FICHA IDENTIFICACION DEL PROCESO
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Access to Sport/Active Luton
Access to Sport is a sport and physical activity project for disabled children and young people in Luton, aged 5- 18 years. The vision of the project is to raise the profile of disability sport and physical activity in the area. Active Luton provide a range of sustainable sports and physical activity opportunities for disabled young people. The sessions may also help your child to acquire new skills, raise self esteem, build confidence, develop social skills and make new friendships in a safe, secure and fun environment.
Sports Include: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Dance, Football, Netball, Swimming, and Tennis. For more details:
Tel: 01582 400 272 Email: [email protected] Asperger East Anglia
Asperger East Anglia offers personal, friendly assistance for everyone with Asperger syndrome and their families by providing a comprehensive and integrated service. Where there is a gap in provision they aim to work in partnership to help fill it. We can also provide information on Asperger syndrome to professionals, including education, social care, health and employers.
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH)
ASBAH provides information and advice about spina bifida and hydrocephalus. The help they can offer includes:
dedicated helpline (charged at a local rate)
support to families
help for adults and young people
information days
education advice
medical and health information
publications
research
information for professionalsThey offer information or advice on everything from reducing the risk of having a baby with spina bifida to independent living for adults with the disability.
ASBAH offers its services to the whole spectrum of those affected by, or with an interest in, hydrocephalus or spina bifida – from before birth (with advice and support, whether or not the pregnancy continues), during childhood and right through to adult life.
Autism Bedfordshire
Autism Bedfordshire have parent support groups meeting in Bedford, Ampthill, Dunstable and Luton. The helpline gives advice, information, and support to individuals, parents and carers. They provide training services for parents and professionals on all aspects of autistic spectrum disorders. They run holiday clubs during the summer specifically for children on the autistic spectrum. Other social opportunities are provided for young people with Aspergers syndrome, during weekday evenings. Annual membership fee applies.
Tel: 01234 350 704 www.autismbeds.org Bedfordshire ME Support Group
Offer advice, information and a befriending service. They are affiliated to Action for ME.
Tel: 01525 750 078 Email: [email protected] www.sleepydust.net/beds British Dyslexia Association
The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is a national charity and their vision is that of a dyslexia friendly society that enables dyslexic people of all ages to reach their full potential.
British Institute for Learning Disability
The British Institute of Learning Disabilities is working to improve the lives of people in the UK with a learning disability.
Tel: 01562 723 010 www.bild.org.uk
Brittle Bones Society
Advice and support service for children, adults, families, carers and schools. Specialist equipment can be provided when necessary. Annual membership fee payable.
Tel: 01382 204 446 Email: [email protected] www.brittlebone.org Carers UK
Provide information, advice and support for carers. They have a carers directory with contacts, carers groups and support organisations. Helpline available on Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am—12pm and 2pm-4pm,
Challenging Behaviour Foundation
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation is a U.K. charity which provides information to carers & professionals of children & adults with severe learning disabilities, who are described as having challenging behaviour. The Challenging Behaviour Foundation publishes a range of information sheets & DVDs on issues surrounding challenging behaviour.
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation also operates a family linking scheme, parent's email network & professional's email network.
Tel: 01634 838 739 Email: [email protected] www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk Chapel Street Nursery
Chapel Street Nursery hold coffee mornings for parents/carers of children with additional needs. The aim of this group is to offer support for each other and chat about any issues which may be affecting you or your child. They meet on alternate Tuesdays during term time from 9.30am to 11.00 am.
Tel: 01582 413 552 Email: [email protected] Children Living with Inherited MetaBolic Disorders
Provide information and support to families suffering from inherited metabolic disorders. They fund educational and research programmes to investigate treatments and medical services.
Dads Autism Discuss Support (D.A.D.S)
The Social Communication Difficulties Team (SCD, is part of IsCAN) in Luton runs a support group for fathers/ male carers of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Asperger Syndrome. Dads/carers have the opportunity to offer each other practical suggestions and support. The group meets every half term in the evenings.
Tel: 01582 548 113 Email: [email protected] D.A.D.D.S (Dunstable and District Disabled Sports)
The aim of D.A.D.D.S. is to encourage the development of people with physical or learning disabilities by offering a programme of leisure activities, providing opportunities for participation, integration and personal development. It is held at Dunstable Leisure Centre, Main Hall on Tuesdays between 1pm and 3pm. #
Tel: 0750 137 0983 www.dadds.org.uk Email: [email protected] DELTA—Deaf Education through Listening and Talking
DELTA is a voluntary association of deaf adults, parents and teachers of deaf children. They believe that every family should have the option to help their deaf child learn to listen and talk. Their aim is for severely & profoundly deaf children to develop natural, effective spoken language so as to participate easily in family and community life and achieve their potential at school and at work.
The Disabilities Trust
The Disabilities Trust was founded in 1979 they specialise in providing personal care and specialist housing for people with special needs.
They cater for:
people with autism
people with acquired brain injury people with profound physical disability people with a learning disability
They campaign on issues affecting the lives of the people with disabilities.
Tel: 01444 239 123 www.disabilities-trust.org.uk
Down’s Heart Group
The Down's Heart Group provide support and information to parents whose children are diagnosed with Down's Syndrome and who have a heart defect.
Down’s Syndrome Association
They provide information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and carers, and the professionals who work with them. They aim to improve knowledge of the condition and champion the rights of people with Down's syndrome. They also offer training.
Tel: 0845 230 0372 www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International (DPPI)
DPPI believes that disabled people have an equal right to information and choice in all aspects of pregnancy and parenting. DPPI's UK information service is available to disabled people who are already parents and those who wish to become parents and professionals. Information officers produce an individualised response to each enquiry. DPPI produces a number of information sheets which are available in print, large print or on audio tape on request.
Tel: 0800 018 4730 Email: [email protected] www.dppi.org.uk Dyspraxia Foundation
The foundation aims are to:
support individuals and families affected by dyspraxia.
help professionals in health and education to assist those with dyspraxia
promote awareness and understanding of dyspraxiaTel: 01462 454 986 www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy Action provide information, advice and support for anyone suffering, living or working with epilepsy.
Tel: 0808 800 5050 www.epilepsy.org.uk
Families United Network
FUN is open to anyone with a special need. FUN aims to provide social and leisure activities for the whole family throughout the year. FUN exclusively hires venues for its members and encourages the whole family to participate in a variety of activities that they may not have had the confidence to do before. FUN run a holiday club through all school holiday periods and they organise swimming sessions for members at the Keech hydrotherapy pool every fortnight. An annual subscription fee is payable. It is run by parents of disabled children.
Family Voice Luton (Managed by Families United Network)
The vision behind Family Voice is for all families with disabled children to have the support they need to live ordinary lives, as a matter of course.
Families United Network were asked to create a sustainable parent participation forum. Family Voice Luton was formed to help parents and families who have children with additional needs to help shape the future of services in Luton.
Their intention is to be a positive force to encourage and actively ensure that the local authority improve children's services. Their aim is to bring parents together so that they have a strong voice and to ensure that all services for children with additional needs are good. Members can be involved as little or as much as you like. Parents, carers and grandparents are welcome to join.
Tel: 01525 636 680 www.familyvoicelutonbeds.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Friends of Bright Eyes (FOBE)
FOBE specialise in providing support to families from ethnic minorities. They run a children's group every Saturday morning from 10am—12pm at Dallow Road Primary School. They also run a youth group which meets every Wednesday from 6pm—8pm at Lady Zia Wernher School for children aged between 8—16 years. All of the children who attend are collected from home in a minibus and transported to and from the site. FOBE carers visit homes to offer more specialised support to meet the needs of families and discuss any concerns they may have.
Grafham Water Sailability
Grafham Water Sailability is a sailing club for the physically disabled. They cater for people aged 8 and over. Tel: 01480 810 521 Email: [email protected]
Lea Manor Youth Club
The youth club is located adjacent to Lea Manor High School and Leisure Centre, Northwell Srive. Facilities include: pool tables, internet café, table tennis and arcade games. They provide a “friendship group” for young disabled people. They run on a Friday from 7.00pm –9.30pm.
Tel: 01582 579 714 Email: [email protected] Lifestyle Choices Project
The Lifestyle Choices Project is a free service available to all individuals aged between 18 and 65 who have a physical or sensory disability and reside in Bedfordshire. The purpose of the Project is to promote greater social, leisure and educational participation by offering practical support. They offer a time-bounded service, during which they aim to support and enable a client to identify, begin and follow new activities, based on their interests. A Project Worker engages with a client on a 1-2-1 basis, in order to develop a programme and action plan, based on their wishes and needs. Supported visits to groups, activities etc is part of the service, although the aim is for the individual to continue independently, once comfortable. The Lifestyles Choices Project also have a group of dedicated volunteers who support the Project and clients.
Luton Disabled Sports and Social Club
The Luton Disabled Sports and Social Club is a registered charity and has been running for 31 years. It offers a programme of leisure and social activities for people with physical, learning or sensory disabilities. It is a good opportunity to meet new people and make new friends.
The club meets every Tuesday evening from 6pm to 9pm at Putteridge Recreation Centre. At the weekly meetings members can take part in a dedicated swimming session, carpet bowls, gentle exercise classes as well as various board games. A small admission charge is made by the centre which is well equipped to cope with any special needs including a pool hoist and induction loop.
Transport can be arranged for people who live in Luton for a small fee and this is subsidised by the club. Tel: 07724 170 786
Marlins Special Needs Water Activity Club
Marlins offer swimming sessions and other water sports for any person with a physical or learning disability. The club is open to any age but children must be accompanied by an adult and any adults needing additional support must be accompanied by a carer. They run sessions on Sunday evenings at the Oasis Beach Pool, Cardington Road, Bedford and a Thursday evening session at Bedford School. There is a charge for each session attended along with an annual membership fee.
MENCAP (National)
Annual membership fee payable. Monthly magazine issued. The national MENCAP group also offer the following:
support people with a learning disability to get a job or take a college course, or they can help them find a place of their own to live in
offer advice about things like respite care, individual budgets or transport services
run residential/day care services and leisure groups
support people with a learning disability to be part of their local communities
lobby the government to change laws so that more and more people with a learning disability can have control over their own livesTel: 020 7454 0454 www.mencap.org.uk
Mencap 21 Club
This is a youth club for people over 21 with additional needs. It meets every Wednesday in Luton, term time only. It also has regular discos.
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MK-adhd
MK-adhd is a charitable organisation based in Milton Keynes. They offer support and advice for families and individuals who have ADHD in their lives. Based in Milton Keynes, membership is open to everyone.
Tel: 07711 245 469
Email: [email protected] www.mkadhd.org.uk MK DONS Special Needs Football Club
MKDons run disabled football sessions for people with any type of disability.
Tel: 07958 728 675 Email: [email protected] www.mkdons.com Muscular Dystrophy (Info. & Advice Line)
They:
provide free practical and emotional support research to find effective treatments and cures campaign to raise awareness and bring about change
may provide grants towards the cost of specialist equipment, such as powered wheelchairs
Network 81
Offer a national network of parents working towards properly resourced inclusive education for all children with special needs. They offer:
a national helpline offering advice and support
befrienders who can support parents at meetings and through the assessment procedures. Befrienders are trained in the understanding of the Code of Practice and the Educational Law relating to it
termly Newletters keeping members up to date with changing legislation, news relating to special legislation and an events diary
publications including a Parents Guide - a user-friendly guide designed to help parents and those working with parents
a range of free leaflets
a national conference each Spring to assist their groups in planning local conferences and workshops
advice on Administration relating to the 1996 Education Act and Code of Practice 2001 which should be carried out in all schoolsNational Autistic Society (NAS)
The NAS champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and aim to provide individuals with autism and their families with help, support and services that they can access, trust and rely upon and which can make a positive difference to their lives.
Tel: 0845 070 4000 www.nas.org.uk
National Blind Children’s Society (NBCS)
The NBCS has a Family Support and Information Service which provides comprehensive support to all parents and carers of children and young people with a visual impairment. The National Blind Children’s Society aims to provide a skilled listening service, offering immediate emotional support and practical help, for example:
up to date quality information about the child’s eye condition in an easy to understand format
a listening service where parents can talk in confidence about their concerns and receive on-going support
easy to understand information about any aspect of the child’s visual impairment including useful contacts and information sheets
help with claiming benefits
advice and practical support on any issue concerning life with a child with a visual impairment
a link to other organisations and services that can provide further support to familiesNational Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS)
The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is a national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people. NDCS is an organisation of families, parents and carers, providing emotional and practical support. Services include; free membership to parents and carers in the UK, a freephone helpline, free publications, website, support from their family officers, an audiologist and technology team, an equipment fund and the opportunity to borrow equipment. NDCS can also help with welfare rights and benefit claims, and making education choices.
Tel: 0808 800 8880 www.ndcs.org.uk
Otters Swimming Club
Otters swimming sessions are for anybody with a special need or disability. They meet every Saturday morning (during term time) at Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, Leighton Buzzard from 10am—12pm. Payment for each swimming session is required and annual membership fee payable. Otters provide helpers and instructors in the pool to support swimmers.
Tel: 01525 370 432 or 01525 376 393 Out and About
Out & About includes disabled children and young people in the leisure opportunities going on in their local community; the ordinary, everyday things that they want to access but often can’t because of the barriers that get in their way.
Parents Together
Parents Together is a part of Carers in Bedfordshire; they offer support and information specifically to families with a disabled child.
They provide the following services:
support and information for parents and carers
social events and outings
regular Carers in Bedfordshire newsletter magazine
information events
a therapist offering free facials, massage, manicures, pedicures and reflexology
“carers’ cafes” on Saturdays offering free pampering therapies, hairdresser, physiotherapy and chiropody. All you have to do is book your appointment and there will be someone to look after your child while you have a treatment
a variety of training and courses ranging from using computers and stress management to art and photography.They also have a network of trained volunteer parent supporters who offer one to one information and help. They are all parents of disabled children themselves and know what it’s like to cope with some of the problems that can arise when you have a disabled child. It’s a free and confidential service and can be a great way to gain help/ support from another parent who has been there.
Physical Handicapped and Able Bodied (P.H.A.B)