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Welcome to Norfolkparents Update February 2009
Update in Word text only format is here
What's here:
Norfolkparents website is now on line!
Norfolkparents website is now on line!
The Starters Guide tells parents and workers about personal support for disabled parents and their families.
Just Info has local and national contacts, websites, books, research and links to NDPA newsletters.
Norfolk's Disabled Parents Protocol explains about the Protocol.
Update sends new info to you by email.
The Forum is an easy way to share views on things that matter. What's best, and what's hardest, about being a disabled parent? Reply on line or however you prefer so we can find out what life is like for disabled parents in Norfolk.
Parents - Have your Say.
To talk to other parents who are trained researchers in February and April 2009, contact Sue Grout, Parent Involvement worker, sue.grout@norfolk.gov.uk or call or text 07788 437530. Each person completing the survey will get a £5 voucher.
Places must be booked very soon for the meeting of children, young people, parents and carers on Saturday 28th February 2009, East City Children's Centre, Duckett Close, Norwich, 10am - 1pm.
Each person taking part will get a £10 shopping voucher.
Training :
An introduction to Norfolk's Protocol, "Enabling Parents with a Disability or Long Term Illness".
Open to all, this aims to give more understanding of working with disabled parents and their children, and how to use the Protocol to ensure best outcomes for families.
A workshop to help identify young carers, listen to them and understand their needs, know about options for support and Norfolk young carers' projects at
Youth Work Development Unit in Sprowston on Thursday 19th March, 9.30am - 12.30pm.
Contact (preferably by email) Cath Thomas, Young Carers Development Worker - cath.thomas@carersforum.org.uk . Book by Friday 13th March 2009. Norwich & District Carers Forum Tel. 01603 219924, Fax 01603 219939
New Resource: My Pregnancy My Choice.
This is a practical handbook for parents with learning disabilities to use at home. It has clear and easy to understand words and pictures about pregnancy.
Conference.
There will be a programme of speakers and fun family activities for children of Deaf parents. Deaf parents/ families £5, Professionals/ service providers. £80. Book by 26th May 2009. More info on SMS: 07789 027186 (text only), E-Fax:0871 2643323, Email: info@deafparent.org.uk Website: www.deafparent.org.uk
Research:
A Women's Aid report on violence to disabled women in their own homes. It says disabled women have more need for services because of the type of abuse they experience but there are less services for them than for non-disabled women. It is often almost impossible to escape.
There should be improved partnership between domestic violence services and disabled people's groups and more accessible support services should be developed. More info from www.womensaid.org.uk
Book and website review: Looking Up.
Tim writes for the Times newspaper about being a disabled father and hosts a website blog at
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All parents can have a say on what will help you support your children in the future by talking to other parents or at a Norwich meeting.
Parents
Providing Support to Disabled Parents and their Children.
Free half day workshop about young carers.
New from CHANGE, a guide to being pregnant & giving birth in easy words and pictures.
Deaf Parenting UK Conference 2009:
Making the links: disabled women and domestic violence.
Women's Aid say there should be awareness raising and training about domestic violence and disability equality for all agencies.
Tim Rushby-Smith says he is a fully qualified paraplegic after a fall from a tree in 2005. "Looking Up" is about how he gets his life back and how his first child made him want to.