contactfamilies.bsky.social
UK disability charity for all families caring for a disabled child ☎️ support, info & advice ❤️ bringing families together 📢 campaigning for change! Find out more: https://linktr.ee/contactfamilies
👤 Joined on 18 November 2024
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@contactfamilies.bsky.socialYesterday afternoon we joined @thurrockjen.bsky.social in parliament for a drop-in information session for MPs where they met with families, carers, disabled children and representatives from @contactfamilies.bsky.social @sensecharity.bsky.social @mencap.org.uk and @speechandlanguk.bsky.social
Show PostOur friends at Contact (@contactfamilies.bsky.social) also have a helpful webpage related to transport in school which covers eligibility and requesting transport, as well as more on escorts and drivers. Visit: contact.org.uk/help-for-fam...
Show PostThe government has set out proposals to reform the SEND system in England in its schools white paper. Learn more with @contactfamilies.bsky.social and take part in the national consultation, here: www.healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk/news/2026-05... #Healthwatch #SENDFamilies #SEND #survey
Show PostLast week, I met with Justice Minister Baroness Levitt, alongside Horsham campaigner Andrew Turner and @contactfamilies.bsky.social CEO Anna Bird, to keep pushing for action on locked Child Trust Funds for young people with disabilities.
Show PostThank you to Anna Bird, CEO of @contactfamilies.bsky.social for reminding MP’s that some children will always need support with getting to school. My son is one of those young people who no longer receives transport to school even though he has a #LearningDisability and cannot travel without support
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