MySpecialChild - Issue 5 Feb 2005  E-mail

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Welcome to the February Issue. Discrimination and exclusion is an issue that concerns all parents/carers of disabled children. Parents for Inclusion have recently written a report called 'All Our Children Belong', it describes the unique challenges that are faced by black and minority ethnic families with disabled children in Britain. We would be very interested to hear the views of our readers, or if you have a story or something you would like to add on the subject of inclusion,

please contact us or post to the forum. Hopefully we will be able to get some response from MP's regarding how new acts and laws plan to combat this.

American Girl have an interesting twist on a favorite girls toy. They describe the product as 'For the American Girl® who needs her own wheels, this wheelchair is just right. It comes with adjustable footrests and a side pocket for important stuff'. Products like this can only help raise awareness and acceptance of children with disabilities and we look forward to seeing many more similar toys and products.
American Girl Today - Wheelchair Page

Volunteers needed to support children

Mencap’s Get Together team is touring the country to find and train volunteers to help thousands of children with a learning disability go to out of school clubs. Click on the image below for more details.

Mencap Get Together

Featured article

On the right 'Lions' for disabled access
This summer MySpecialChild was invited to visit Longleat to check out the efforts that they have been going to to make the park and its other attractions accessible to people with disabilities.

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