Swindon Down's Syndrome Group
useful links
You may find the following links useful:
National Down's Syndrome Association
Telephone: 0845 230 0372
Website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
Down's Syndrome Scotland
Website: www.dsscotland.org.uk
The Down Syndrome Educational Trust
Telephone: 023 9285 5330
Website: www.downsed.org
The Down's Heart Group
Telephone: 0845 166 8061
Website: www.dhg.org.uk
Mosaic Down's Group
Website: www.mosaicdownsyndrome.org
Cardiff Vision
Website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/optom/DownsSyndromeGroup/hHome.html/
Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group
Website: www.dsmig.org.uk
IPSEA - Independent Panel for Special Educational Advice
Telephone: 0800 0184016
Website: www.ipsea.org.uk
Signalong
Telephone: 0870 7743752
Website: www.signalong.org
Makaton Development Project
Telephone: 01276 61390
Website: www.makaton.org
MENCAP
Telephone: 020 7608 3254
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
Speech and Language Therapy Department
Feeding and communication advice
Eldene Health Centre
Telephone: 01793 439960
Swindon Special Tots and Portage
Swindon Portage is a home teaching and support service for children with special educational needs and their families.
Special Tots is a mother and toddler group for children aged under 5 years with special educational needs.
Telephone: 01793 464027
Koalas Opportunity Group
Koalas is a voluntary service providing children who have special educational needs with the opportunity to play alongside children without special needs in a friendly and safe environment.
Parents and carers can gain support, information and advice and a few minutes for themselves and at the same time their children gain new experiences through education and stimulation.
Telephone: 01793 615351
Learning Disabilities Team - Community Nurse Team
Telephone: 01793 644900
Sadler Child Development Centre - Physio, O.T, and assessment centre.
Telephone: 01793 614047
Great Western Hospital
Telephone: 01793 604020
Swindon Parent Partnership
Telephone: 01793 466515
Dressability
Clothing to accommodate a disability and look stylish. They are able to do alterations, adaptations and dressmaking enableing you to have more choice about what to wear. For more information please contact
The Childcare Company
They provide online child care training (NVQ's mainly for Nursery nurses)
website: www.thechildcarecompany.com
www.aboutlearningdisabilities.co.uk
- comprehensive advice on learning disabilities
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