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Accessing Public Services Workshops

Are you interested in hosting a workshop to help families access services for their disabled children? We are taking bookings for our popular Accessing Public Services Workshops for 2019. The workshops are based on our comprehensive problem solving Accessing Public Services Toolkit which you can download for free from our website. We also have a version for Scotland. The Workshops are run by our trained facilitators ...
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Making dreams come true this #GivingTuesday

#Giving Tuesday is on November 27th and this year we’re celebrating the amazing work our Innovation Centre do to help children achieve their dreams, however big or small. Children like Imogen, who we helped to achieve her dream of making it to the top of south Wales’ highest peak. You can help us make even more children's dreams a reality. A gift from you, whether ...
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Soaring high

  Our Innovation Centre are proud to make products that help disabled children to enjoy and experience life alongside their friends. Sometimes the most simple of things make the biggest difference. Owen’s mum got in touch for some help. Owen loves to join his friends on the swings in the park but sometimes forgets to hold on. Our team at CIC simply converted a climbing ...
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CIC come up with clever 3D printed solution

The Cerebra Innovation Centre (CIC) were recently asked for help with a small project, which really emphasises the usefulness of 3D printing and the computer age when trying to solve tricky little problems. Going back only 6 or 7 years, this problem would have required meeting face to face, taking measurements, a day or two in the workshop and returning to fit the product; now ...
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Book reviews

Our librarian Jan reviews two new books you can borrow from our postal lending library.   ‘There are Things I Know’ by Karen B Golightly What happens when a man you’re sure you’ve never met before picks you up from your school trip and says you mum has gone to heaven and you have to go to a new school? Well if your mum has ...
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Joshua

An introduction to us

My name is Emma and I am married to Michael – it is our 23rd wedding anniversary today – and together we take care of Joshua, our 17 year old son. Joshua was born on 5 march 2001, after being induced as he was two weeks overdue. It was a very speedy delivery, which I do not remember too much about, but he began fitting ...
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Child with brain condition on a adapted surfboard.

Cerebra surfboard goes global

The team at CIC designed the surfboard in partnership with Roger Cooper for children with limited mobility and brain conditions. It allows wheelchair-bound adrenaline junkies to get out of their chairs and onto the water. The tandem design includes a supportive seat for the child and plenty of space on the back for an experienced surfer to steer it in the right direction. They have been ...
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Alex rides the waves

The team at the Cerebra Innovation Centre are dedicated to designing and making bespoke products that enrich a child’s life, giving them new experiences that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Created in partnership with Roger Cooper, our surfboard was designed for children with limited mobility and brain conditions. It allows wheelchair-bound adrenaline junkies to get out of their chairs and onto the water. The tandem design ...
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Special Educational Needs reform in Wales

The special educational needs (SEN) reforms in Wales are now a little under a year away from their introduction. The Additional Learning Needs (ALN) and Educational Tribunal Act was passed in January of this year and will begin to be rolled out from the start of the new school year in September 2020. What are the reforms? There will be some significant changes. For instance, ...
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Our LEaP Project helps change the Welsh Government’s guidance on continence products

Have you been told that you can’t have more than 4 continence products a day, even if your child needs more? Read on to find out how to get the products you need. Our Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving (LEaP) Project helps families who are struggling to get the support they need from health or social care services. Last year, we told you how we had ...
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