There are a number of organisations and people you can contact for help and advice. Here are a few we hope you’ll find useful:

Local Organisations

Customer First: information about Suffolk County Council services for disabled children and young people, plus parents and carers.

Connexions: an information, advice, guidance and support service for young people. Connexions can help you with things like finding a job, finding a school and college, housing, training courses and benefits.

Children’s Right Officers: children’s rights officers help make sure you have a say in what happens to you. They help you tell people what you think and make sure they listen to you.

Optua: Optua is a charity that provides a wide range of services for disabled people across East Anglia including access groups, advice and advocacy, events and leisure, community transport, care and training.

Out and About : helps you become included in local leisure activities

Papworth Trust: a charity providing a range of services for disabled people throughout the East of England.

Suffolk Disability Information: information to find facilities and opportunities to get more out of life.

National Organisations

Childline: free, confidential advice for all under 18s

Mencap: provides support to people with learning difficulties

Scope : support and advice for people with cerebral palsy

ASBAH: support and advice for people with hydrocephalus and spina bifida

Direct Gov: DirectGov provides all sorts of information for disabled people including support at school, looking for work and accessing leisure opportunities

Disability Now: online news and views from Disability Now magazine

BBC Ouch! a fun, interactive website for disabled people with blogs, message boards and an online podcast

Equality & Human Rights Commission: promoting equality and human rights for everyone

If you think we’ve missed anyone, or you belong to an organisation that isn’t listed here and you think it should be, please contact us.