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Disabled Parents Network

Disabled Parents Network is a national network of disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents. The network welcomes people with physical or sensory impairments, long-term illnesses and people with learning disabilities.

Disabled Parents Network also offers its services to professionals who work alongside disabled parents.

Services on offer, include:

* Contact register to put parents and would-be parents in touch with each other.

* Newsletter four times a year, in print or on tape.

* Practical helpline to answer questions and gather information about equipment and adaptions.

* Services and relevant support for disabled parents.

* Resource list with useful contacts and addresses for finding out about pregnancy, parenthood and disability.

* Exhibition - photographs, drawings and cartoons of disabled parents together with text. These can be borrowed free of charge.

* Professionals contact register so that professionals working with disabled parents can make contact and learn from each other.

* Training of professionals and voluntary workers who work alongside disabled parents and parents-to-be.

* Campaigning and networking to improve services and support for disabled people in pregnancy and parenthood.

Disabled Parent Newtwork is run by volunteers and is a registered charity.

Registered charity number 801395

Charitable purpose Disability charity