Disability

Orange book
Children in Wales works with members to campaign for an equitable provision of services across Wales for disabled children and young people. We work to support members in developing services to help meet the needs of disabled children in Wales. Examples of this work include:

Liaison with Managers of Social Services’ Disabled Children’s Teams, to look at how support for disabled children and their families is organised, and how the objectives of the Children First programme have impacted on local service provision.
Organised meetings to formulate a response to relevant consultation documents, such as - National Service Framework for Children Young People and Maternity Services in Wales.
Representation on the Care Coordination Steering Group, which is aiming to develop the concept of care coordination throughout Wales. This concept identifies a key worker who will support disabled children and their families and negotiate with agencies on their behalf.
Assisting the Wales Youth Agency and CWVYS in their preparations for a conference entitled ‘Managing Change Removing Barriers - The principles and practice of implementing the Disability Discrimination Act for the voluntary youth sector
Convening a number of forums and networks to bring organisations together to share information and good practice and lobby for issues relating to disabled children and young people. More information about these forums and networks is available by following the links below.

Enquiries concerning this work should be directed to: Catherine Lewis, Children First Development Officer (Disabled Children), Tel 029 2034 2434, E-mail: catherine.lewis@childreninwales.org.uk.

Disability and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Children in Wales' work relates closely to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This work relates to Article 23 of the UN Convention. This Article can be viewed in the UN Convention section of this site: Article 23.

Resources

UNCRC Monitoring Group Wales Report 2006 - Disability

Disability Forums and Networks and Other Work:-

Early Support

Early Support is the Welsh Assembly Government funded programme to improve the delivery of services to disabled children under 5 and their families.

Disabled Children Matter Wales

The DCMW campaign is all about disabled children and young people coming together with their families and friends to make sure that the Welsh Assembly Government makes disabled children and young people a priority over the next three years.

All Wales Forum on Issues for Disabled Children and Young People

This is a multi-agency group co-ordinated by Children in Wales, that shares information and good practice, and lobbies for issues relating to disabled children and young people.

Disability Sub Forum meetings

As members find it difficult to travel to Mid Wales for a full day meeting, we have arranged a series of half day sub-forum meetings.

Policy Group on Issues For Disabled Children and Young People

The aim of the group is to influence public policy in Wales in the field of disabled children and young people.

Networks for Young Disabled People

Children in Wales co-ordinates networks for young disabled people both in Wales and internationally