child
Definition: A child or young person aged under 18. There are some differences in the law between young children and 16 and 17 year old, for example if they are looked after, and relating to capacity to make decisions.
Category: CYP
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https://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/childrens-social-care-law/glossary/
Last Updated: 11th of September 2024
Services mentioning child
This charity produces and publishes high quality early years books in dual format - giant print (75pt) &
braille - with illustrations. The design enables braille or large print readers to read without obscuring the text or illustrations; and therefore gives
children and adults the opportunity to read together, forming both educational and social relationships. Books can be purchased, and are also available for loan from some Welsh libraries.
Amber
Music Awards exist to provide financial
grants to individual
children and
young people in support of this vision. Music Award applications are open to all blind and partially sighted children and young people, who may also have other
disabilities or
special educational needs, until the age of 18. New applications for an Amber Music Award must be made before the young person’s 18th birthday.
AmberPlus aims to enable blind or partially sighted
children to engage with
music by providing families and professionals with resources and ideas for music-making.
Guide Dogs believes the right assistive
technology – sometimes called ‘access’ or ‘adaptive’ technology – can help your
child learn and
play, just like everyone else. That’s why they've helped children and
young people access a world of technology designed to suit their
vision impairment.
Join us on Zoom as we listen to different audio books with other
Visually Impaired (VI)
young people from all over the UK!
You can listen to books of your choice in the comfort of your space, have a chance to meet new people & make new friends as we have discussions, quizzes, and create your own audiobook sessions around the chosen book.
Once we finish a book, we also hold exciting nominations and vote in time for the book reveal session.
Audio book
club is at a regular time of 5pm-6pm every Monday and Thursday for
children and young people between the ages of 8-25.
Listening Books has over 10,000 wonderful fiction and non-fiction titles in our collection for
children and adults, including many popular authors. We also have set texts and study guides and many of our educational titles are recorded in our professional digital studios and aren't available anywhere else! Titles can be streamed over WiFi on computers, laptops, tablets, or
smartphones, downloaded to portable devices to listen to offline or on the go, or on
MP3 CDs sent through the post.
Bag Books is the only organisation in the world publishing multi-sensory books specifically for people with learning
disabilities. Each year we reach around 19,000
children and adults throughout the UK with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (
PMLD), Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD) or severely affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
BBSUK can help by putting you in touch with other families who are facing similar problems, by passing on
advice which has helped others in the day to day management of thieir
children, and by sending information which will help professionals in
medical and educational fields to understand more about our special children.
Booktouch packs are available for
children who are blind or partially sighted. Children are entitled to this pack in addition to the two standard Bookstart packs. You can collect your free Booktouch packs from your health visitor, local health clinic, early years setting or local library. Bookstart schemes also work closely with these professionals and sensory impairment teams to help make sure everyone receives the packs best suited to them.
Our exciting weekly online early years group for parents who have a blind or partially sighted baby or
child between 0-4 years old. These drop ins run every Monday from 1pm till 2pm virtually on zoom. In these sessions you can expect to see:
a range of different activities each week from sensory stories to messy
play and
music sessions for you and your little ones to participate in; an opportunity to chat with/meet other parents and families; the chance to participate in useful discussions about practical concerns with some guest hosts.
Cardiff Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
vi children in a school environment. The contact is Roberta Veryard.
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) support fund provides
grants to families in need of financial help as a result of their
child’s diagnosis, treatment or screening for
retinoblastoma. The fund is available to UK members of CHECT and/or those receiving treatment under the NHS in one of the UK retinoblastoma centres – Royal London Hospital or Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Eligible families could receive up to £200 per year.
RNIB’s
Children,
Young People and Families and Education (CYPFE) Service supports individuals aged 0-25 who have
vision impairment, their families and friends, and the professionals around them with any kind of query. We also support parents who themselves have vision impairments. Our locally based Family Support Officers provide
advice and guidance, resources and
training, and activities and events.
Guide Dogs Cymru support to
children and their families as they tackle the challenges of sight loss from birth through transition to adulthood.
ClearVision is a UK postal lending library of mainstream
children's books with added
braille. Our books all have braille (or Moon), print and pictures, making them suitable for visually-impaired and sighted children and adults to share. There are over 13,000 books in the collection, including tactile board books, simple stories for young children and stimulating books for newly fluent readers. We have fiction and non-fiction in uncontracted (grade 1) and contracted (grade 2) braille.
We hold monthly evening group sessions for parents and
carers of
vision impaired children and
young people (0-25 years) which are facilitated by our team of RSBC Family Practitioners. It’s a supportive group where you will learn from the experiences of other parents and carers and in turn be able to support others with your own experiences and stories. Each month there will be a new topic covering many of the milestones and issues which parents and carers might face. It’s a safe place to share your feelings knowing others will support you. What to expect: Peer support; Empowering each other; Learning about and understanding
mental health and well-being; Sharing knowledge and experience; Discussing the challenges of raising a child with a vision impairment; Open
advice forum – no question is too big or too small.
Groups provide parents of
disabled children with essential practical and emotional support. Workshops and other events are organised.
NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.
The team works with
children and
young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support,
advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.
We hold regular online and hybrid sessions for
children and
young people of any age up to 25 to come together and share their creative passion. Whether you enjoy
music, playing an instrument, singing, poetry, drama, or creative writing you can join our sessions and meet others who share your interests. Online Gaming: We hold regular online gaming sessions for children and young people to come together and have some fun gaming together. Open to any children and young people up to age 25, why not come and join and meet others whilst playing online.
Guide Dogs CustomEyes service produces large print books for
children with
vision impairment. These are tailor-made for each child or
young person, but they are only
charged the recommended retail price. The customised large print books open up a whole world of imagination and learning, by enabling visually impaired children and young people to read the same books as their sighted friends and classmates.
NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.
The team works with
children and
young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support,
advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.
Provide
grants to the families of
disabled children and
young people who meet certain criteria. The grants can be used for essential items such as washing machines, fridge-freezers, family breaks, clothing and bedding as well as contributions to hospital visiting costs. They also help with tablets, laptops and sensory toys.
This service offers one to one support for the whole family; help with coping with a diagnosis; help to access practical support; and support for your
child's development.
NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.
The team works with
children and
young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support,
advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.
MACS gives
grants to cover the cost of activities or equipment needed by
children born without eyes, or with under-developed eyes. You must have been a member of MACS for at least 6 month to apply.
The home of multiple online services, enabling
children of all ages and abilities to
play, develop and achieve. Teachers, therapists,
carers and parents can provide accessible game-based learning activities, creative
personalised choice-making activities, access readymade curriculum activities and sensory stories, or assess and develop early vision and cognition behaviours.
Little Amber is Amber’s innovative
music service that aims to enable blind or partially sighted babies and young
children to engage with music by providing families and professionals with resources and ideas for music-making.
LOOK owns a
holiday flat in Scarborough on the Yorkshire coast. The flat is accessible with two bedrooms, one double (with space for a cot), and one with bunk beds plus an extra single bed. The LOOK flat provides an opportunity for every family with a
visually impaired child to enjoy a seaside break and can be booked for both long and short breaks at very reasonable rates.
Come and meet other parents of
Visually Impaired children every other Tuesday at 19:30GMT in our free online meet up sessions. (On Mondays from August 2023)
Telephone
helpline offering
advice and support to parents of
children born without eyes or with under-developed eyes.
Merthyr Tydfil Council as a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
vi children in a school environment. The contact is Lisa Beattie.
Music in Mind aims to enable blind or partially sighted
children with neurodegenerative disease to engage with music by providing families and professionals with resources and ideas for music-making.
Subscribers to the service get access to an extensive range of newspapers, TV listings magazines and other top-selling and specialist magazines to read on CD player, mobile phone or laptop. Some publications for
children are also available.
NPT Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
vi children in a school environment. The contact is Martha Rees.
The
children's fund was established to help meet the needs of children who have impaired vision, by providing special needs
grants and specialist equipment. Many families with young children who have
vision impairments will have experienced lengthy
delays and numerous application forms when applying for essential equipment like a
CCTV</a> system or specialist computer software. We hope to be able to attract enough support to be able to help meet some of these needs.
We have several volunteer mentors who provide guidance and reassurance to their younger peers, their help and guidance is invaluable, they are positive role models who are themselves registered blind or partially sighted. The Mentors give
children and
young people the opportunity to ask awkward questions and are able to work with their younger peers to develop confidence and new skills.
Contact Cymru is running a new online drop-in service for families of
children with additional needs. Sessions take place every Thursday morning between 11:00-12:00 during term time. The drop-ins are run by our parent volunteers, who provide a safe space to talk about information and experiences. Each drop-in has a topic theme, but it’s also open to anyone who just wants to chat with other families or find out more about Contact.
Support hub for parents of
children with sight loss.
RCT Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
vi children in a school environment.
We deliver more than 200 popular and best-selling publications, in a format to suit you. There are popular high street titles, specialist publications,
children's magazines and the major daily and weekend papers.
RNIB Shape and Share events bring
children and
young people with a
vision impairment and their families together for peer support, to share experiences and take part in fun activities virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Through our Lottery project, we deliver prevention work amongst
children and communities at high risk of sight loss (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities have a higher prevalence of sight loss and often experience barriers in accessing eye care). We deliver talks at schools and community groups to raise awareness on people can maintain good eye sight and encourage them to engage with eye care.
An on-line resource written by five expert organisations to give parents the information, support and guidance they need at the time of their
child's sight loss diagnosis. While it is not a substitute for information and
advice from a medial professional, Starting Point is a gateway to invaluable information and support.
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is there to help you through the difficult period of diagnosis and treatment of your
child and beyond, offering support throughout their teenage years and into adulthood.
Swansea Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
vi children in a school environment. The contact is Cherrie Neal.
Who do we fund? Individuals: Applications may be made by, or on behalf of,
vision impaired individuals who are aged 25 and under, permanently resident in the UK, and in need of financial assistance. Organisations: Applications may be made by charitable organisations registered in the UK, whose work provides direct benefit for people in the UK, and which have, as part of their aims, a focus on services (new or existing) that support vision impaired
children and
young people.
Arts Award is a range of unique qualifications supporting anyone aged up to 25 to grow as artists and arts leaders, inspiring them to connect with and take part in the wider arts world through taking challenges in an art form - from drama to digital art, pottery to poetry.
Through progressing through the five levels,
children and
young people get to: discover the enjoyment of creating and participating in arts activities; experience arts events; develop creative and communication skills that are essential for success in 21st century life; explore the work of artists and craftspeople and gain insights into the professional arts world; gain experience and knowledge to help progress into further education and employment.
Vale of Glamorgan Council has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
vi children in a school environment. The contact is Helen Davies
VICTA organise a wide range of activities and week-ends for
vi children and their families. Although most activities are in England so likely to be impractical for people from Wales, the longer breaks are worth considering.
NEWSSS has a member of staff qualified to provide mobility
training to
VI children in a school environment. The contact is Rachel Ward below.
The team works with
children and
young people from birth to age 19. Specialist skills tuition is provided for those children and young people with a significant sensory loss with support,
advice and guidance being provided for families, schools and other agencies to provide a seamless approach to meeting the needs of identified individuals.
Library records mentioning child
Describes the services offered to
VI children by GVIS in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen.
Under the
Equality Act 2010 there is a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure equality of access to healthcare services for
disabled people. Public bodies need to take positive action so that all access and communication needs are met. The document sets out the standards of service delivery that people with sensory loss should expect when they access healthcare. These standards apply to adults,
young people and
children.
Parents can feel a range of emotions when they find out their
child is being bullied. These can include feelings of anger, sadness, isolation and guilt. You are not alone, there is a way forward and support to manage your feelings. This guide will help you understand what to do next and where to go for further help.
A leaflet summarising the services available to
disabled children and their parents/
carers in Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that some young visually
impaired (
VI) people may have a good level of education
but lack independence and life skills needed to move
onto the next phase of their lives. Reports from some
individuals reflect that there is a lack of information about
services and entitlements, lack of skills
training and lack
of support. This report presents a picture of how VI specialist services are addressing the mobility, independent living and social skills needs of
children and
young people. It maps
habilitation, specialist
social work and
LEA support across Wales.
Leaflet describing how the GVIS mobility service can help
vi children in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen.
Importantly, this project has identified that the amount of physical activity a CYP-
VI engages in (as measured by PAEE) has a positive significant relationship with emotional state – that is, the
child’s emotional wellbeing. This finding points to multiple positive future
outcomes for engaging and maintaining CYP-VI within sport and physical activity environments. Similarly, data highlight that CYP-VI spend a substantial amount of their free time engaged in sedentary activities, which has been demonstrated in numerous populations to have negative effects upon health-related outcomes, quality of life, and even life expectancy.
Visually impaired children and
young people across Wales have access to The Low Vision Scheme which provides low vision aids, free of
charge. There are 170 accredited high street
optometrists and dispensing
opticians located across Wales who offer low vision aid
assessments free of charge. Under the scheme currently, only low tech low vision aids (such as optical magnifiers) are available. There is a growing concern that children and young people are not using their optical magnifiers, mainly because of their distasteful designs and limited magnification capabilities.
Leaflet describing the services provided by the Rhondda Cynon Taff Sensory Services team to adults and
children in the county.
This leaflet has been written by a collaboration of organisations who support
children and families. It will introduce you to the help and support you may want as the parents and
carers of a child with a
vision impairment.
The aim of this paper is to provide an update on the current state of services in Wales for
children and
young people with a
vision impairment (CYPVI), to highlight areas of ongoing concern and to seek a way forward from the
Welsh Government. A previous version of this paper was produced in March 2017.
This guide provides an overview of the extent to which interventions delivered in educational settings are effective in realising positive
outcomes for
children and
young people with
vision impairment. It was produced by the University of Birmingham.
You may have questions and want to know what support is available for you and/or your
child. This leaflet will guide you towards what is available both locally and nationally for you.
The purpose of these standards is to ensure that the communication and information needs of people with a sensory loss are met when accessing healthcare services in Wales. They set out the standards of service delivery that people with sensory loss should expect to be met when they access healthcare. These standards apply to adults,
young people and
children.
The Eye Health Care Delivery
Plan sets out a range of key actions to improve the eye health of all
children and adults in Wales, with specific, targeted support for those most vulnerable to eye health issues and sight loss. The Plan focuses on opportunities for
Health Boards and Local Government to work with the
Third Sector and
other partners to plan, co-ordinate and deliver services for people living within their local communities.
This athletics resource helps coaches support people with a
visual impairment in track, field and road-running activities. The extensive resource provides recommendations from making athletics sessions accessible to how to be a great guide runner. The resource also offers support to parents and guardians of
children with sight loss.
This football resource helps coaches support people with a
visual impairment on and around the football pitch. The extensive resource provides recommendations from making football sessions accessible to how to progress through the FA's pathways. The resource also offers support to parents and guardians of
children with sight loss.
This judo resource helps coaches support people with a
visual impairment in the judo environment. The extensive resource provides many recommendations on how to make judo sessions accessible and help VI participants comfortable in the environment. The resource also offers support to parents and guardians of
children with sight loss.
