EDCM campaign briefings

Policy briefings from Every Disabled Child Matters on a range of issues including: Short Breaks, Health, Poverty, Housing and Social Care.

• Short Breaks in 2015: an uncertain futureEDCM's latest report on short breaks warns that unless government secures continued funding for short breaks through the Spending Review, it risks undermining outcomes for disabled children and the successful implementation of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) reforms. Read more...
• Right from the Start: the report‘Right from the Start: what we want from the next Government’ highlights that disabled children, young people and their families lack access to essential services, financial support and adequate healthcare. We want policy making across Government to recognise the needs of disabled children, young people and their families right from the start. Read more...
• Parliamentary Inquiry into childcare for disabled childrenThis important Inquiry was set up to look at how well disabled children and young people and their families are included and served by our childcare system. Read more...
• Unlocking key working: information and transparency for families with disabled childrenReport examining the information on key working support provided by local authorities that is currently available for families of disabled children. Read more...
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Reform: Making it work for all disabled childrenThis report sets out the findings of a survey of EDCM supporters about Government proposals to reform special educational needs (SEN) and disability services in England. Read more...
• Disabled Young People and Personal Independence PaymentsReport based on four focus groups with nearly 30 young people across England and Scotland, who were between 14-24 years old. Read more...
• Disabled Children and Health Reform: Questions, Challenges and OpportunitiesThis report is based on a series of interviews with families with disabled children and health professionals. It sets out failures of the current health system and the impact of proposed health reforms on disabled children's services. Read more...
• Short Breaks Services Statements: Commitment and TransparencyThis report published in January 2012 looks at Short Breaks Services Statements, produced under the Short Break Duty, by 55 local authorities. It makes recommendations both to Central Government and local authorities on its findings. Read more...
• Raised Expectations: Parental experiences of short breaksThis report published in October 2011 is the final report in EDCM's three year research programme which charted parents experiences of short breaks throughout the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme. Read more...
• No going back! Parents' expectations of short breaksThis report published in July 2010 is the second of three annual reports charting parents' experiences of short breaks over the course of the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme. Read more...