Campaigns and Policy

Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) is the campaign to get rights and justice for every disabled child. EDCM campaigns to raise the political profile of disabled children and their families within central and local government.

You can find out about how we campaign at a national level on these pages and how you can support us in our work. Visit our Charters pages to find out how you can help us to campaign locally to make sure disabled children are a priority in every local area.

Children and Families Bill
Find out about EDCM's work on the the Children and Families Bill currently going through Parliament, whihc includes clauses which reform the system of support for children with special educational needs.

Short breaks
Find out about the Government's investment in short breaks, the new legal duty to provide short breaks to disabled children, and about EDCM's work to track the change experienced by families.  You can also find out about eligibility criteria.

Health
Find out about our campaign to improve health services for disabled children and download our campaign briefing 'Disabled Children and Health'.

Poverty and welfare reform
Find out why disabled children are disproportionately likely to live in poverty and how you can help put pressure on Government for change.

Education
Find out more about children with special educational needs and disabled children in education.

Participation
Find out how disabled children have helped set the agenda for EDCM campaigns. See the documents and films that we have  produced in partnership with disabled children about their priorities and what they want Government to change.

Housing
Find out why disabled children may be the worst housed families in Britain and how you can help us bring this to the Government's attention.