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Sunderland City Council
Civic Centre
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7DN

Tel. (0191) 520 5555
Calls may be recorded for quality and training purposes
Sunderland City Council Children's Services provides a range of help to disabled children and young people, their families and carers. There is a booklet called 'Services for disabled children in Sunderland - information for parents and carers (pdf document 136kb)' and is available from Services for Disabled Children (contact details below), which contains the range of services available from Children's Services, Health and voluntary agencies and includes information on financial issues and travel information.

Families can refer themselves or get more information about services, by contacting Services for Disabled Children during office hours at.

Gilpin House, Blind Lane, Houghton le Spring DH4 5HX
Tel: (0191) 566 2190
Fax: (0191) 566 2191
E-mail: child.disability@sunderland.gov.uk

“Real Issues” Website

The is designed for children and young people living in Sunderland who are disabled, have special educational needs, or a long term health condition, and their families. It pulls together all the information families tell us they need, into one place and includes:

  • Leisure, holidays and days out
  • Money matters
  • Transport and mobility
  • Health
  • Voluntary organisations
  • Education
  • Support for parents
  • Early years
  • Useful links to lots of other relevant sites and publications

You can visit the website at external linkwww.sncwd.org.uk

The Sunderland Network for Disabled Children

The Sunderland Network for Disabled Children is a database of information about disabled children in Sunderland and their families. It is a joint project between Sunderland City Council and local Health Trusts. The benefits of joining the Network for families include having a chance to put your views across about changes to services, and being on a mailing list to be kept up to date with all service developments, including receiving the regular newsletter, Real Issues. By joining the Network, families help agencies to have a more complete picture of the needs of disabled children in Sunderland, which helps planning services for the future. Members of the Network also receive a Max Card which offers the family free entry to over 50 museums, galleries and heritage attractions across the North East.

Families who have a child under the age of 18, whose disability is likely to continue throughout their childhood can join the Network.

More information is available in a leaflet (pdf document 98kb) and application form from: 

Services for Disabled Children, Gilpin House, Blind Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5HX. Tel: (0191) 566 2190.

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last updated 20/03/08