A LOT TO SAY: A guide for social workers,
personal advisers and others working with disabled children and young
people. (2002) Jenny Morris. Scope publication.
www.scope.org.uk
ALL
CHANGE. TRANSITION INTO ADULT LIFE: An information
pack for young people with learning difficulties, family carers and
professionals. (2003) Robina
Mallet, Margaret Power and Pauline Heslop. Pavilion
Publishing.
www.pavpub.com
BRIDGING THE
DIVIDE: The experience of
young people with learning difficulties and their families at transition.
(2001) Pauline Heslop, Robina Mallett, Ken Simons and Linda Ward. BILD
Publications.
www.bild.org.uk
HELLO! ARE YOU LISTENING? Disabled teenagers'
experience of access to inclusive leisure. (2002) Pippa Murray.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
www.jrf.org.uk
HURTLING INTO
A VOID:
Transition to adulthood for young people with complex health and
support needs. (1999) Jenny Morris. Joseph Rowntree Foundation
www.jrf.org.uk
FUTURE
POSITIVE:
A resource guide for people working with disabled care
leavers. (2004) Dept for Education and Skills.
dfes@prolog.uk.com
USEFUL WEBSITES:
AFTER 16: A website
developed by the Useful Websites Family Fund for young people and
families. It has information about opportunities and services after
school, benefits, transport, employment, friends, health and more. www.after16.org.uk
CONNEXIONS
SERVICE: A national support service for all young people aged 13 -
19 to help to prepare them for adult life. Connexions can support
people with learning difficulties and disabilities until they are
25. www.connexions.gov.uk
CONTACT
A FAMILY: A UK-wide charity which provides support, advice and
information for families with disabled children, including information on
transition. www.cafamily.org.uk
COUNCIL
FOR DISABLED CHILDREN: Provides a national forum for the discussion
and development of a wide range of policy and practice issues relating to
service provision and support for disabled children and young people and
those with special educational needs. www.ncb.org.uk/cdc
DEPARTMENT
FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS (DFES): The website has information about
the department, including departmental records and strategy. www.dfes.gov.uk
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH: The website has information about strategy, policy,
guidance, publications and more. www.doh.gov.uk
DISABILITY RIGHTS
COMMISSION: Gives advice and information to disabled people,
employers and service providers. It also supports disabled people in
getting their rights under the Disability Discrimination Act. www.drc-gb.org
MENCAP:
Provide a range of information and support for people with learning
disabilities and their families. www.mencap.org.uk
MOVING
ON UP: A website for young disabled people from minority ethnic
communities. www.movingonup.info
NATIONAL
CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: Advice on independent living, direct
payments and personal assistants. www.ncil.org.uk
ROYAL NATIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND (RNIB): Provides information, support and
advice to people with visual impairments. www.rnib.org.uk
ROYAL NATION
INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF (RNID): Provides information about hearing
loss. It also campaigns and lobbies government to change
policies. www.rnid.org.uk
SCOPE: Provides information and advice about cerebral
palsy. It also campaigns and undertakes research
projects. www.scope.org.uk
SEN REGIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS: Set up to help local authorities and providers work
together to share experience and knowledge and to plan services as a
region rather than individually. www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/regional
SKILL: A national charity that promotes opportunities for
young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education,
training and employment in the UK. www.skill.org.uk
TRANSACTIVE: A Mencap website for young
people with learning disabilities. www.trans-active.org.uk
TRANSITION
INFORMATION NETWORK: An alliance of organisations and individuals
with the aim of improving young disabled people's transition to
adulthood. It produces a magazine "My Future Choices" for young
people. www.myfuturechoices.org.uk
VALUING
PEOPLE: The website of the Valuing People support team. It
includes information, resources to download and links to regional
pages. www.valuingpeople.gov.uk
