Resources
Documents, guides and other useful information that may help you as a carer, or be of use for your child/young person. Click on the item you are interested in for more information
Cinema Card
The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema.The Card is also one way for cinemas to make sure they look after their disabled guests. If you require an adjustment to visit a cinema because of your disability, cinema staff should make them for you whether you have a CEA Card or not.
Disability ID Card
The aim of the National DID Card is to remove the need for individuals to carry their paper documentation with them at all times. The card will have a photograph of the cardholder and will only be issued to disabled people who are in receipt of some form of disability allowance or medical evidence to support your application.
IPSEA
Independent Parental Special Education Advice (known as IPSEA) is a registered charity (number 327691) operating in England. IPSEA offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We also provide training on the SEND legal framework to parents and carers, professionals and other organisations.
Contact
Contact, the charity for families with disabled children
Contact supports families with the best possible guidance and information. They bring families together to support each other. And they help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.
Sunderland Carers Centre
Sunderland Carers Centre offers a confidential information, advice and support service to carers throughout the City of Sunderland (including Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane and Washington).
Sunderland Local Offer
The purpose of the Local Offer is to “offer” information in a single place, which can help you find and understand what services you and your family can expect from a range of local agencies, to support children and young people with SEN and disabilities.
Healing Opportunities Wellbeing Service
HOPS: Healing Opportunities Wellbeing Service offers quality complementary healthcare and wellbeing classes to anyone who needs stress relief and some easing of pain.
Know Your Rights (Healthcare)
You have rights when making decisions and choices about your healthcare – find out more by clicking the button below.
Grace House
Grace House children’s charity welcomes children and young people from across the North East, with complex disabilities, health needs and life limiting conditions. We provide a fun, safe, exciting environment where children can come and live life to the full.
Cerebra
Families where a child has a brain condition face challenges every day. Just to learn, play, make friends, enjoy and experience the world can feel difficult, even impossible. But we don’t believe there is any challenge that can’t be over come.Our Vision is that every family that includes a child with a brain condition will have the chance to discover a better life together
Disability Matters E Learning (free)
A free e-learning resource:Educational, Inspiring, Informative and Inclusive.
Together we can challenge and positively change our own and others fears, ideas and attitudes towards disability and disabled children and young people.
Council For Disabled Children
The CDC are the umbrella body for the disabled children’s sector bringing together professionals, practitioners and policy-makers.
Carers Trust
Carers Trust believes in a world where the role and contribution of unpaid carers is recognised and they have access to the quality support and services they need to live their own lives.
National Network of Parent Carer Forums
The National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) is the independent national voice of parent carer forums, of which we are a member.
Aukestra
If autistic-non-autistic-original-cover-rock-pop-musical-theatre-acapella is a genre then that’s where we sit (awkwardly). We make real music with real people; some are autistic, some aren’t, it doesn’t matter. Live A Life Less Ordinary is our mantra
Carers Smart
Did you know there are offers, benefits and discounts available exclusively for carers and people with care needs?
Friendship Booklet
How we make friends and keep these relationships is an important part of who we are and how we get involved in the world around us. This can often be more difficult for people with learning disabilities.
Travelling with additional needs
Edinburgh Airport has introduced a ‘Travelling with Additional Needs’ toolkit.Various fact sheets available for additional needs, autism, hearing & visual impairments.
WheelMate
Finding clean, accessible toilets and parking spaces when on the move can be a real challenge for wheelchair users. WheelMate gives you an instant overview of your nearest wheelchair-friendly toilets and parking spaces.
Health,functioning & wellbeing summary
A document you can print off, fill in and take along to your next consultant appointment.It will help professionals to understand what is going well and what worries you most at this time.
Share Aware Campaign
The NSPCC online safety campaign Share Aware is to empower parents and provide support in navigating the online world.
NSPCC Net Aware
find out what other parents think about the most popular social apps and games, what’s the right age and details on privacy and safety settings with our Net Aware tool.
Preparing For Adulthood
This provides knowledge and support to all local authorities and their partners, including families and young people, helping young people with SEN and disabilities.