What does CDC do?
- We influence and inform the development of policy that impacts on disabled children and
children with SEN, through engaging with Government and
participating in policy working groups.
- We 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 collate examples of good practice in disabled children’s
services and share information through a range of channels and
products that provide an update on policy and practice
issues.
- 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.
- We work with partners in the sector to support campaigning that
raises the profile of disabled children’s issues, primarily through
the Every Disabled Child Matters
campaign.
The right resources for you
CDC has wide range of information and resources
developed for a variety of audiences. Our resources
cater to parents, young people, public
sector professionals and those in the voluntary sector.
Find out more about joining CDC
CDC welcome all organisations who are involved with children and
young people with disabilities to become a
member.
CDC also produces a quarterly e-publication called the CDC
Digest. It is a round-up of all the essential policy and practice
news involving disabled children and young people, and their
families. You can sign up the to the
Digest via this link.
You can also follow CDC on twitter at @CDC_tweets.
CDC is not resourced to provide advice or support directly to
families with disabled children or children with SEN. We signpost
families on to relevant organisations – see our contact us page for details of
organisations that provide advice and support.