Which SN organisations would you like to see MN build relationships with?

[policywonk]

Hello all

OBM and I are helping MNHQ to build some relationships with campaigning and third sector organisations, and SN is a big gap in our knowledge. It would be great if you could tell us which organisations are useful/important to you, and we'll try to get in contact with them and think how we could work together.

See the stickie in Active Convos for more information.

Thanks!

Well I would say Mencap.

Cerebra.

unique

unique would be good btw not just as sn resource but also for support re fertility / conception. Chromo abnormailities like balanced reciprocal translocations are common cause of ftc / miscarriage. Estimated 1 in 500 people may be affected so not that unique really

Treehouse would have my vote - it's a school for autistic children, using ABA behavioural methods, but it's also a charity for all aspects of autism and has been a great force on the campaigning trail.

Contact a Family

Mencap

Childrens Hospices UK

WhizzKidz

NewLife

hth

Mindroom

Mindroom is very good - I keep meaning to post it in for people in Scotland. Definitely worth getting in touch with.

Thanks for all these

Keep 'em coming

We need people to give us advice,

people to get us sn gadgets and gizmos,

and people to make friends with us and our children.

Siblings can use sibs.org.uk

Definitely Contact a Family, Whizz Kidz and Mencap. The Council for Disabled Children.

Fledglings

Contact a Family

Cerebra

Bliss

Mencap

ASBAH

Also would be good to see MN get involved in established campaigns like Every Disabled Child Matters and Changing Places etc

Whatever ones you connect with, can you make sure that you connect with the Scottish equivalent too, if they don't cover Scotland?

ie, Mencap only covers England, Wales and NI.

just to add to mrsmuddle could you make sure you connect with the northern irish equivalent too- please

Good point, thanks

Please do keep adding.

parent partnership services - statutory services in every LA offering information, advice and support around education for parents/carers of children with SEN
www.parentpartnership.co.uk

The National organistion is based at the council for disabled children (as is Every Disabled Child Matters) I'm the national development worker, currently on maternity leave.
For more organisations i'd go the the DCSF parents page.

Sorry, just to add would be happy to give more information, advice and links if helpful.

Hemihelp

NBCS, actionaires, SOSSEN

Down Syndrome Association - particularly as they have a campaign running at the moment advocating for accurate balanced advice to be given to parents when given an antenatal diagnosis of DS (this is law in US)

Ican. Afasic.

Agree with TreeHouse (well I would ) and National Autistic Society and Fledglings.