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This information has been collected from third party providers therefore the Family Information Service and Cornwall Council cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommends that parents, carers, young people, residents and professionals check with providers regarding DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and OFSTED registrations and CQC registrations.
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Disability Information Advice Line (DIAL)
We support people living with long-term health conditions or a disability, their families, carers, friends and professionals to access the information and advice they need, when they need it. Our friendly professional advisers ensure all our clients can access help relating to any enquiry, including…
01736 759500
Disabled Parking Permits - Blue Badges
The blue badge scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for registered blind people and people with certain disabilities. It allows people to park closer to the shops and services they need to use, whether they are the driver or a passenger in a…
0300 1234 121
Disabled Persons Railcard
The Disabled Persons Railcard is for people with a disability that makes travelling by train difficult. See website for full details.
0345 605 0525
Early Help Parenting Newsletters - Free information, support and guidance for Parents and Carers
Here you can find all of the Early Help Newsletters that contain free information, support and guidance for Parents and Carers. Early Help Parenting Newsletter - Autumn 2023 Early Help Parenting Newsletter - Summer 2023 Early Help Parenting Newsletter - Spring 2023
Early Years Educational Psychology Advice Service
A new, free, telephone advice service, providing consultation on the education and well-being of children aged 0 – 5 with additional needs and vulnerabilities. The issue may relate to an individual or a broader need within a setting. Please note that if the issue concerns…
FREE Online Employment Tool - National Autistic Society
Our team has been funded to create an accessible product to support autistic jobseekers build their employment skills and confidence in finding work. This has been done through the development of an online training module that will be free to download. The main objective is…
Friends of Face2Face Cornwall Oasis Groups
Groups are currently suspended, a phone support service is being offered in the interim on Monday and Friday mornings from 09:00 - 11:00am. Please call Tamsin on 07842 111 876. Are you the parent/carer of a child 0-25 with a disability or additional need? If…
07842 111 876.
The Herbert Protocol, for vulnerable people who may go missing
The Herbert Protocol encourages carers or family members of adults living with dementia to collate information on those who are vulnerable onto a form, know as the Herbert Protocol form, that can be given to the police if they go missing. Carers, family members and friends…
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Hidden Stories - FREE Illustrated Book, Invisible Disabilities
Dear invisible condition Sounds like we’re not alone – phew. Let’s just be open and make space for compassion (for self and others). Hidden Stories is a book produced by an arts charity in the south of England, that aims to take away the loneliness…
Invictus Trust - Anchor Fund
The Anchor Fund is a resource available to families travelling out of county to visit their child, who is being treated in a mental health facility elsewhere in the country. The enormous strain, financially and emotionally, travelling regularly from Cornwall to remote locations to visit…