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Services we can provide
The Disabled Children Service provides a range of assessments and services for disabled children in Bristol, who have needs arising from their impairment which cannot be met by services available to all children.
Services provided include:
- Advice and information on services available in the community to meet the needs of disabled children, their parents and carers
- Social work assessment and plan to address particular needs arising from the child/young person’s impairment.
- Providing support for the young person and family.
- occupational therapy assessment services
- community, family, and residential based short breaks
- advice and assistance to access inclusive play and leisure facilities
Findability News
This newsletter is produced jointly with Bristol Parent Carers. It replaces the ‘Disability Register Newsletter’ and the ‘Aiming High’ newsletter. The information in the newsletter will be found on the new disabled children information site, designed with Bristol Parent Carers ‘Find Ability Bristol’, to be launched early in 2012.
Network News
Network News is our newsletter about help, activities and services for disabled children and their families, which can be downloaded from the list below.
- Network News Winter 2010 (pdf, 0.6 MB)
- Network News Summer 2010 (pdf, 1.4 MB)
- Network News Winter 2009 (pdf, 441 KB)
- Network News Summer 2009 (pdf, 0.6 MB)
Newsletters
News and information for parents about the work of the Disabled Children's Service.
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Contact information
Disabled Children's Services
5 Knowle West Health Park, Downton Road
Bristol, BRISTOL BS4 1WH
Opening Hours
There is a duty Social Worker on these numbers from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and from 8.30am to 4.30pm on Fridays.
- Work: 0117 903 8250
- Text phone: 0117 903 8255
- Fax: 0117 903 8254
Related documents
- Directory of services for children with additional needs (pdf, 0.7 MB)
- Information about the Bristol Register of Disabled Children (pdf, 31 KB)
- Eligibility criteria for assessment by DCS (pdf, 56 KB)
