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Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) started to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from 8th April 2013 for people aged 16 to 64 with a health condition or disability. To qualify for PIP you must have a long-term health condition or disability and…

KIDS

KIDS is a national charity working with disabled children, young people and their families across England. KIDS offer many services which include: Direct work with disabled children and direct work with disabled young people, including specialist youth groups and a…

Love to Learn

Love to Learn offers support and advocacy to families with children and young people from refugee backgrounds. They are working towards a future in which all young people fulfil their educational potential and do well, feel confident and enjoy learning. Services include: Homework…

Ehlers-Danlos Support UK

Ehlers-Danlos Support UK (EDS UK) is a charity dedicated to providing support, raising awareness and improving the quality of life for people living with the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a group of thirteen individual genetic conditions, all of which affect the body’s…

Youth custody, children and young people with special educational needs

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The Children and Families Act 2014 set out a new legal framework for children and young people with SEN  (special educational needs) in youth custody.  This change commenced on 1 April 2015. The attached document from the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has a range of information for young people, parents/carers,…

Wandsworth Vision Support Service (WVSS)

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The Wandsworth Vision Support Service (WVSS) is a free specialist service provided by Wandsworth for children and young people aged 0-25 with vision impairment who live or go to school in Wandsworth.  The service includes Qualified Teachers for the Visually Impaired (QTVIs) and Habilitation Specialists.

Wandsworth Information, Advice and Support Service (WIASS)

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Call back service Telephone: 020 8871 8065 (24 hour confidential answer machine) Email: wiass@wandsworth.gov.uk   WIASS  provide confidential, impartial, information, advice and support to parents of children and young people (aged 0-25) on special educational needs and/or disability (SEND). WIASS is part of…

Contact, the charity for families with disabled children

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Contact is a nationwide charity providing support, advice and information for families with children and young people up to 19 years old who have disabilities or special needs. Anyone can contact them for information. This service offers: …

Deaf Drop-in Service, Wandsworth Adult Social Services

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Tuesdays: 10am to 12noon and 1 to 3pm
This is a service that provides advice, information and access to communication for people who are deaf and or hard of hearing. This Service is for people who live in Wandsworth who are deaf or hard of hearing  Services include help…

Staying Safe Online-Video for young people from Council for Disabled Children

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) and the Anti-Bullying Alliance have been working with groups of young people in Bristol and Bradford about cyber bullying and staying safe online. The young people they spoke with said that using social media online is a great way for…