Useful links

Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood International - National (UK) network of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters.

Disability Law Service - DLS prides itself on providing a quality service in areas of public and social welfare law, and hopes to demystify the legal system by giving concise and timely legal advice and information.

Family Rights Group - Offers advice & information.

National Family & Parenting Institute - Works with the Joseph Rountree Foundation and the University of Leicester on a study of good practice in supporting disabled parents.

Information for and about parents with learning disabilities - from the Norah Fry Research Centre, Bristol University.

CHANGE - Has two parenting projects which involve parents with learning disabilities.

Deaf Parenting Project - Provides support to deaf parents in the UK.

RNIB Parents place - Information and support for parents of blind or partially sighted children or parents with sight problems.

Equipment

BIME - Bath Institute of Medical Engineering have a developed prototype for a baby carrier that will attach to the front wheelchair carrier.

DEMAND - Design & Manufacture For Disability. Design and manufactures one-off pieces of equipment.

DIALability - Oxfordshire Centre for Enablement - Has a nursery containing useful equipment and information for disabled parents.

Lookinglass.org - Have an adaptive equipment section on their website.

REMAP - Technical Engineering for disabled people – Can adapt mainstream equipment free of charge.

Ricability- Produces various guides for Disabled Parents.

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