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
Tel: 0844 288 4800
Fax: 0844 288 4808
Email:info@dhg.org.uk
Web: www.dhg.org.uk
Address: PO Box 4260, Dunstable, LU6 2ZT
Mosaic Down's Group
Website: www.mosaicdownsyndrome.org
Cardiff Vision
Website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/optom/eyeclinic
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
Children's Services
Salt Way Centre, Pearl Road, Swindon SN5 5TD
Telephone 01793 464010
Speech and Language Therapy Department
Feeding and communication advice
Salt Way Centre Telephone: 01793 464247
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.
Salt Way Centre Telephone: 01793 465360/2
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.
Salt Way Centre Telephone: 01793 615351
Community Nurses Learning Disabilities Team
Salt Way Centre Telephone: 01793 464049
Disabled Children's Team
Salt Way Centre Telephone: 01793 464232
Paediatric Therapy - Physio & OT
Salt Way Centre Telephone: 01793 464246
Sadler Child Development Unit
Clover Dept. GWH Telephone: 01793 604020
Great Western Hospital
Telephone: 01793 604020
Swindon Parent Partnership
Telephone: 01793 466494
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
Special rates at London Zoo
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