Information and Resources
Resources
Click here to view the October 2022 Families in Focus Bulletin, where you will find lots of information for families, parents/carers and young people.
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Bristol City Council keep a register of disabled children, which helps them to shape services.
Once added to the register you will receive a Pink Card, which can be used to get discounts at certain attractions in Bristol and beyond. Visit Bristol Pink Card
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Not all disabilities are visible - some are hidden and not immediately obvious. Living with a hidden disability can make every day life more challenging.
Wearing the hidden disability sunflower lanyard is a discreet way to indicate to those around you that you may need a little support or extra time. Please visit their website: Hidden Disability Sunflower Landyard
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The RADAR key allows users to access disabled toilet facilities and changing places.
The key was introduced in 1981 to help keep accessible toilets clean for disabled people. Please visit their website: The Radar Key
Local contacts
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The Bristol SEND Local offer is a single place of information about services and support for children and young people aged 0-25 who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and for their families and carers.
Benefits
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Payments to help cover the extra cost of caring for a disabled child under 16
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Payments to help cover the additional costs of a long term illness or disability for children/adults 16 and over
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A payment for those who care for someone for 35 hours per week or more.
The person they care for must be in receipt of DLA (mid rate or higher) or PIP (daily living component).
The claimant must not study more than 21 hours per week or earn more than £128 per week from any employment.
Other organisations that can help
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We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating. At Citizens Advice, we believe no one should have to face these problems without good quality, independent advice. Our network of charities offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. When we say we are for everyone, we mean it. People rely on us because we are independent and totally impartial.
No one else sees so many people with so many different kinds of problems, and that gives us a unique insight into the challenges people are facing today. With the right evidence, we can show big organisations – from companies right up to the government – how they can make things better for people.
That is why we are here: to give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
Citizens Advice Bristol opened its doors for the very first time on 19th April 1977. Over the decades, the city of Bristol has grown and changed and we, in turn, have changed in response to the community we serve. This has meant that alongside our generalist service we have developed a number of specialist advice projects offering a higher level of casework support, such as the Macmillan project for people receiving treatment for cancer, or Ask us; a service for 16-25 year olds in crisis.
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We are Contact, the charity for families with disabled children.
We support families, bring families together and help families take action for others.
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We are an award winning, user led organisation dedicated to supporting independent living to create a more inclusive society. We work with anyone who identifies as being a disabled person.
We are User Led. The Social Model of Disability is at the very core of everything we do.
We have supported independent living since 1995.