We are also increasing rights and protections
for disabled young people in further education to prepare them for adulthood and paid work better.
This recommended the involvement of young people in regards to transport decision - making, engaging
with disabled young people in discussions about access to public transport and the provision of affordable travel.
We particularly want to hear
from disabled young people and those who have special educational needs and their parents and carers.
Action for Kids provides mobility equipment to
help disabled young people achieve more independence as well as training for meaningful employment.
It will enable those working on the reforms on a day - to - day basis to hear directly
from disabled young people and test out policy proposals.
Staying put is not intended to replace the process whereby
disabled young people who meet the criteria transfer to adult care services such as «Shared Lives» placements.
Lauren Seager - Smith, national coordinator of the ABA, said: «We are very concerned by reports of dual discrimination, bullying and marginalisation experienced
by disabled young people that identify as LGBT +.
Our particular role in the project is to consult with
disabled young people about their experiences of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying, and to make sure schools are supported to make their anti-bullying work fully inclusive.»
As well, intellectually or
physically disabled young people who have been cared for by family members during their youth and who become adults may be able to enter into representation agreements with family members or other people of their choice.
The Anti-Bullying Alliance and Kidzaware have a range of resources to
support disabled young people with getting online and with issues such as cyberbullying.
This group will influence the policy making process by
bringing disabled young people together with ministers and officials who are taking forward the government's reforms set out in its green paper, «Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs and disability».
There are clear steps we can take to change the situation — we must listen to
disabled young people in our schools and act on their recommendations, fight for statutory sex and relationships education that is inclusive of all young people, and make sure our anti-bullying initiatives do not exclude those children most at risk.»
The legal framework in relation to the code of practice indicated that under Section 25 of the Children and Families Act 2014 local authorities (Schools) should ensure integration between educational provision, health and social care provisions, where this would promote wellbeing and improve the quality of provision
for disabled young people and those with SEN. (page 38 of the Code of Practice).
We particularly want to hear
from disabled young people and those who have special educational needs and their parents and carers.
Epidemics of meningococcal A meningitis, which is a bacterial infection of the thin lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord, have swept across 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for a century, killing and
disabling young people every year.
Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities — IBBY Documentation Centre of Books for
Disabled Young People, 2005
This camp was for
disabled young people.
Puberty can be an awkward time for any family, but for
disabled young people it can be especially confusing.
For instance,
some disabled young people miss out on early experiences of sex and relationships (like kissing and flirting) due to a lack of privacy in their daily life.
Disabled young people have the same needs for sex education, healthcare and opportunities to socialise and discover their sexuality as their non-disabled peers.
We work with young people from every community, care leavers, young carers,
disabled young people, asylum seekers and migrant children and their families.
You can also get direct payments in your own right if you are
a disabled young person aged 16 and over and if you are able to manage your payments alone or with help.