Legal Rights

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy is a medical condition resulting in disorders of movement because of an injury to the brain. It is ...
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Helping Rajesh Get To School Safely

Meera contacted our Legal Rights Service for help to get school transport for her 5 year old son, Rajesh. Rajesh ...
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Help To Navigate Social Care

John Furlong from our Legal Rights Service explains how we guided and supported Sarah through the complex and traumatic process ...
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School transport, Cerebra help with families of children with brain conditions.

Securing School Transport For Grace

Our Legal Rights Service provides families of children with brain conditions with help when facing difficulties accessing support services they ...
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Social Care and Parent Carer’s Needs Assessment

Our Legal Rights Service provides families of children with brain conditions with help when facing difficulties accessing support services they ...
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School transport, Cerebra help with families of children with brain conditions.

Updated school transport guidance and the impact on disabled children

This article was co-written by Cerebra, IPSEA, SOS!SEN and Contact. We’ve previously expressed concerns about the Department for Education’s revised ...
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7 questions to ask when choosing a solicitor for your child’s compensation claim

Cerebra understands that as a parent or carer of a disabled child you might need to seek legal advice for ...
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Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children: Causes and Prevention

What is a Traumatic Brain Injury? Traumatic brain injury (‘TBI’) is an injury to the head caused externally by a ...
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Intrauterine Growth Restriction and neurological injury by Amy Milner

Intrauterine growth restriction – what is it? Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), also called fetal growth restriction (FGR), occurs when a ...
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A response to the consultation: Reviews of Education, Health and Care plans: proposed timescales

Response to the government's consultation to increase the time a local authority has to issue draft amendments to an EHC ...
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