Useful Links & Contacts
ACT (Aid for Children with Tracheostomies)
Amanda Saunders (ACT Secretary)
Lammas Cottage
Stathe
Bridgwater
Somerset TA7 0JL
Tel: 01823 698398
Makaton Vocabulary
Development Project
31 Firwood Drive
Camberley GU15 3QD
Tel 01276 61390
Information on the Makaton system of sign language communication
The Speech Language and Hearing Centre
1-5 St Christopher Place
Chalton Street
London NW1 1JF
Tel 020 7383 3834
Fax 020 7383 3099
Minicom 020 7380 0350
Assessment, nursery education and therapy for under 5s with hearing impairment or delay in speech, language or communication.
Contact a Family
209-211 City Road
London EC1V 1JN
Tel 020 7608 8700
Contact a Family is a UK charity which helps families who care for children with any disability or special need. It is a main source of information about rare disorders and is able to assist affected adults as well as children.
Family Fund Trust
PO Box 50
York YO1 2ZX
Tel: 01904 621115
Text phone: 01904 658085
A national charity offering financial assistance and information to families caring for a child/children with special needs and disabilities under the age of 16 years.
Action for Sick Children
1st Floor
300 Kingston Road
London SW20 8LX
Tel 020 8542 4848
Fax 020 8542 2424
Supports families of sick children and works to ensure effective planning of health services for children
ACE – Advisory Centre for Education
1C Aberdeen Studios
22-24 Highbury Grove
Highbury
London N5 2DQ
Tel 020 7354 8321 (Helpline Mon-Fri, 2pm-5pm)
Guidance on Special Education and all other aspects of education
Network 81
1-7 Woodfield Terrace
Stansted CM24 8AJ
Tel 01279 647415
Advice on special needs education including assessment, statementing and negotiation with schools and local authorities
Northern Ireland Childrens Hospice
O'Neil Road
Glengormley
Belfast
Tel - 028 90 77 7625
