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For more publications regarding the coaching of various sports to disabled people and information on national governing bodies of sport and coaching disabled children visit the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS)
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British Paralympic Association. A registered charity responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain's teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games. Their aim is to provide the optimum and most cohesive performance environment for both athletes and support staff that challenges and extends the ambitions, performance standards and medal expectations of the Great Britain Paralympic Team.
Parasport. A joint initiative between the British Paralympic Association (BPA) and the professional services firm Deloitte. The project will improve how talented sports people at community level are identified and supported, with the aim of increasing participation levels in competitive sporting events. Parasport has been designed to inspire, educate, inform and signpost disabled people, and those interested in disability sport, to high quality opportunities. It aims to help you find your personal best.
Ann Craft Trust. Provides information, support and consultation regarding the protection and abuse of children and adults with learning disability, including those individuals who have additional disabilities.
Scope . Disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy.
Council for Disabled Children. An independently elected council based at the National Children's Bureau (NCB). It represents a wide range of professional, voluntary and statutory agencies with a broad interest in children and young people with disabilities and their families.
The Makaton Charity. Provides a Protection and Abuse training course on which participants are provided with about 450 signs and symbols relating to those topics.
Mencap. Represents the views and daily experience of people with a learning disability and their families and campaigns for equal rights.
Respond. Provides counselling and psychotherapy to people with learning disabilities who have been sexually abused, including those who have gone on to abuse others.
Sports Coach UK. Provides a range of training programmes relating to child protection and working with disabled people in sport.
Triangle . An independent organisation that provides training and consultancy throughout the UK, and outreach support for children and young people in Sussex. Everything Triangle does relates to disabled children and young people. Most of their work is around inclusion, children's rights, child protection and communication. Triangle developed How it is: an image vocabulary for children about feelings, rights and safety, personal care and sexuality with the support of the NSPCC, to help disabled and non-disabled children communicate about feelings, rights and safety, personal care and sexuality.
Voice UK. Serves adults and children with learning disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse and their families and carers. Also campaigns for changes in law and practice.
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