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Education
(see ‘EDUCATION’
section)
Help
with money
The Family Fund
is funded by government to support
families caring for severely disabled children under 16. The Fund gives
grants related to the care of the child such as laundry equipment, holidays,
outings, driving lessons, bedding and clothing. Please apply in writing
giving the name and date of birth of your child, brief details of his/her
disability and the kind of help you need. The address to write to is:
The Family , Po Box 50, York YO1 2ZX
Tel:
0845 13045 42
Babies
Register Our Babies (ROB)
http://www.registerourbabies.org.uk
Aims to get legal registration for babies born silently after 18 weeks
of pregnancy, as currently they are classed as a miscarriage until 24
weeks.
Benefits
See ‘Financial Help’ section; also leaflet
HB3 - Payment for People Severely Disabled by Vaccine , from your local
Social Security office or the Vaccine Damage Payments Unit, Palatine House,
Lancaster Road, Preston PR1 1HB, Tel: 01772 899 693
After I’ve gone : what will happen to my handicapped child? - By
Gerald Sanctuary, Souvenir Press £8.95
Handicap : a parents’ guide on how to help a child - By Andrew Brereton, Minerva Press, £6.95
To a different drumbeat. Guide to parenting children with special needs - by P. Clarke, H Kofsky and J Laurol, Hawthorn Press, £8.50
The Wheelchair Child - By Philippa Russell, Souvenir Press, £8.50
