Research Papers
We have an extensive collection of research papers, research summaries and other related documents which provide specialist knowledge and are available to download.
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University of Wales Trinity St David
The CIC team works closely with the Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) at the university. This is an integrated research centre which puts user-centred design thinking and strategic innovation tools into practice with a strong emphasis in health and wellbeing. ATiC utilises a range of reality capture technologies such as 3D scanning, biomechanics and eye tracking, along with a range of advanced prototyping facilities, such ...
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Our Superheroes: Imogen
Imogen was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at birth. The condition severely limits movement in her lower body and her mum, Catherine, sought additional support to ensure her daughter had the best opportunity to develop, both physically and socially. She came across the Cerebra Innovation Centre in Swansea, which creates bespoke products for children with neurological conditions, and immediately got in touch. ‘The team at the ...
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Our Superheroes: Samuel
Samuel Turner is a young man with a passion for supporting Cerebra. His achievements are all the more remarkable as he is autistic, has learning difficulties and ADHD. Samuel’s been supporting us since 2017 by raising awareness and raising funds. He promotes the charity at film festivals, conferences, town centres and at local supermarkets. He’s also organised stalls at school Summer Fetes and Christmas Fairs. To ...
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Education
Our comprehensive guides help you as a parent or carer understand the different educational services available to your child in England and Wales. They outline the services your child may be entitled to and also contain template letters to help you communicate effectively with educational bodies and social services should you need to.
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NHS Continuing Health Care and Law (England and Wales)
Professor Luke Clements discusses the responsibilities of the NHS for Continuing Health Care funding – that is when the NHS must fund both health and social care needs of a person (age 18 and over). This talk covers adults, but the framework for children is somewhat similar. This lecture was delivered as part of the Social Care Law Lecture Series at Cardiff Law School.
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Care and Support Planning (England and Wales) – Part 2
This video looks at Care and Support Planning (for both disabled children and adults). Professor Luke Clements looks at how these identified eligible needs are translated into services in the community, for example engaging a care assistant, adaptations in the home, support to participate in community activities or direct payments. The video is divided into the following sections: Assessed needs must be met Guiding principles ...
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Assessing Social Care Needs (England and Wales) – Part 1
In this video Professor Luke Clements looks at how the need for social care services is assessed by social services departments addressing the needs of disabled children and adults. The video is divided into seven sections: Overview and Definition Background The Assessment Question ‘What if?’ Eligibility Criteria Carers' Assessments Common Problems Resources and Links This talk was delivered as part of the Social Care Law ...
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Assessing the social care needs of disabled children with autism (‘Autism Plus’ policies)
Professor Luke Clements considers the legal duties that children’s services in England are under when they are asked to assess the social care needs of disabled children with autism and the problems many families experience when councils have policies that discriminate against children with autism in the assessment process. This talk was delivered as part of the Social Care Law Lecture Series at The School ...
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Carers’ Rights and the Care Act 2014 – Part 2
Professor Luke Clements discusses the Care Act (about adult social care – adults caring for adults) and the Children and Families Act (which deals with SEN law and addresses the needs of young carers and parent carers, that is carers with disabled children). Part 2 of 2.
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Our innovators help Harry to play with his dog
Product Designers from the Cerebra Innovation Centre – a partnership between the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Cerebra – produced a specially adapted tennis ball shooter to enable a boy with cerebral palsy to throw a ball for his assistance dog.
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