Membership of CDC

How to join CDC

Children on accessible swingThe CDC Council is a network of over 50 third sector organisations from across the UK whose work focuses on disabled children and young people and children with SEN and their families.  You can find out more about the Council and how to join from this link.

Becoming a member of CDC

CDC focuses on influencing national policy that impacts upon disabled children and children with special educational needs (SEN) and their families.  We do this through engaging with the government and participating in policy working groups.

We also work with government departments, local agencies and service providers to translate policy into real improvements in provision and support for disabled children and children with SEN and their families.

We support a number of specialist networks, which bring together organisations and individuals with a focus on specific aspects of the disabled children’s sector: the National Parent Partnership Network, the Making Ourselves Heard Participation Network, the Special Educational Consortium, and the Transition Information Network.

Membership to CDC is free, and we welcome all organisations who are involved with children and young people with disabilities to become a member.

As a member, you will receive numerous benefits including:

  • The unique opportunity to inform and be informed on a variety of disabled children’s issues. 
  • The chance to attend CDC Council Meetings which take place three times a year. 
  • The opportunity to join CDC working groups arising from these meetings.
  • A free e-mail weekly e-mail newsletter summarising news from disabled children’s organisations and central government, and updating on policy and practice issues.
  • Free subscription to CDC’s quarterly e-publication, the CDC Digest, a roundup of essential policy and practice. 
  • Access to CDC’s members’ only website
  • The opportunity to contribute to the responses CDC is making to government consultations.
  • The chance to have their organisation’s materials displayed at events CDC has a presence at.
  • Regular workshop sessions / conferences on key policy and practice issues.
  • CDC members can also join and receive information from any of CDC’s specialist networks, such as the Transition Information Network.