Legal Rights

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PVL and the link to Cerebral Palsy

PVL - what is it?  Periventricular Leukomalacia, commonly referred to as PVL, is a form of injury to the white ...
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Acquired Brain Injury and Litigation

Common causes of brain injury Sometimes a child sustains a brain injury at birth or because of a medical reason, ...
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Our response to the publication of The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England

In a sense, Josh MacAlister’s independent review of children’s social care was always going to disappoint. Billed as a “wide-ranging, ...
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Disabled Children and the Equality Act 2010: What teachers need to know and what schools need to do

Schools have a range of duties under the Equality Act 2010: to staff, as employees; to parents and others, where ...
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Property ownership and Children – recognising the financial investment of others

Introduction The legal ownership of the 'Family Home' of a Child who has received a Personal Injury award can sometimes ...
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Transitioning from School to Further Education

Moving from a school setting into further education is a difficult decision for any young person. However, for people with ...
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Assistive Technology – enhancing independence for children living with brain conditions

“For people without disabilities, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible.” IBM Training Manual, 1991. ...
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Cerebra will be delivering our Accessing Public Services Toolkit Workshop

We're delighted to announces that Cerebra will be delivering our Accessing Public Services Toolkit Workshop on Monday 13th December 2021. ...
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Educational Tribunal Appeals in Wales: Which website do I need – SENTW or ETW?

On 1 September 2021 the law about children with learning difficulties and disabilities living in Wales changed as the old special ...
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A Model For Early Years Family Intervention Supports

A model for Early Years family intervention supports for children with global developmental delay/ emerging learning disabilities in Wales: professional ...
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