Disabled children

See below for resources from government and other organisations in the children's and voluntary and community sectors.

Aiming high for disabled children: better support for families

HMSO, May 2007

Disabled children are less likely to achieve as much in a range of areas as their non-disabled peers. Improving their outcomes, allowing them to benefit from equality of opportunity, and increasing their involvement and inclusion in society will help them to achieve more as individuals. Disabled children should be benefiting more than others from the Government’s ECM programme coordinated package of support, given that they often need access to a wide range of services.

Full report [pdf 652kb]

Participation of disabled children and young people in decision-making relating to social care

Social Policy Research Unit, 2007

Increasing children's participation in decisions, both about their own care and about service development, is a key policy priority. This research set out to explore factors which can support good practice in participation of disabled children. It consisted of national survey and case studies in six local authorities who had involved disabled children in decision making.

Full report [pdf 948kb]

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