 | Disabled Parents Network (DPN) is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters. |  Contact Us 0300 3300 639 |
| Disabled Parents Network (DPN) is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters. | Contact Us 0300 3300 639 |
Disabled parents and schools: Barriers to parental involvement in children's education - by Morris J. This booklet looks at the particular problems disabled parents face as they try to support their children's education.
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SCIE Resource guide 9: Working together to support disabled parents - by Jenny Morris and Michele Wates. This resource guide shows how to develop inter-agency protocols to support families in which parents have additional needs related to physical and/or sensory impairments, learning disabilities, mental health, drug and alcohol-related problems or serious illnesses.
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SCIE Knowledge review 11: Supporting disabled parents and parents with additional support needs - by Jenny Morris and Michele Wates. This knowledge review is about parents with physical and/or sensory impairments, learning difficulties, mental health problems, long-term illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, and drug or alcohol problems. Its main focus is on social care, but integral to this are the relationships between social care and health, housing and education.
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Family values - Disabled parents, extra costs and the benefit system - Disability Alliance ' in discussion with the Disabled Parents Network ' has been collecting evidence on the extra costs incurred by disabled parents. This report looks at some of the issues raised directly by disabled parents and considers whether the current benefit system adequately reflects the specific needs of disabled people with parental responsibilities. Given that this is a very small-scale study, it clearly highlights the need for further research.
Download Family values - Full report - PDF.
It Shouldn't be Down to Luck: Results of a DPN consultation with disabled parents on access to information and services to support parenting - by Wates M. This report highlights difficulties experienced by disabled parents in accessing services and makes recommendations for service providers who are seeking to make their services more inclusive.
Download It Shouldn't be Down to Luck - Summary - RTF, or Summary - PDF, or Full Report - PDF.
They said what? - Some common myths about disabled parents and community care legislation - by Morris J. This booklet is made up of a series of questions and answers which identify and explain some common misconceptions about the assistance and equipment available to disabled parents to help them look after their children.
Download They said what? - Summary - RTF, or Full report - RTF, or Full report - PDF
The right support - A Task Force on Supporting Disabled Adults in their Parenting Role was set up by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, with support from the Department of Health, the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS), the Disabled Parents Network (DPN) and relevant voluntary organisations. This report highlights the issues raised by the Task Force and puts forward recommendations.
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The Jigsaw of Services - Published in April 2000 by the then Social Services Inspectorate was based on inspections by the SSI, in eight local council areas, of arrangements for providing support to disabled adults in their parenting role.
Download The Jigsaw of Services - PDF Full report .
last updated: 14 Dec 08
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