What is Change in Cumbria for Disabled Children?

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What is Change in Cumbria for Disabled Children? This is an example Parents' Site for Learning to Change Cumbria who are working alongside the Local Authority with the support of Contact a Family to help bring change to the way services are accessed and improved.

Learning to Change Cumbria is the Parent/Professional implementation, under the "Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC)- Every Child Matters" Government initiative.

eg "The government will allocate almost £700,000 to increase the number of short breaks for a year from this April (2009) in Cumbria. That figure will rise to £2 million for the year from April 2010". http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2009/january/27_01_2009-113616.asp

****** 3rd Learning to Change Conference Penrith 19 April 2010 "details here/ *****

there have already been 2 Cumbria Conferences for Change, whose details can be seen in the links on the left of the Home page; and there is a County steering group, fed by 5 local area groups who meet regularly...

If you wish to attend a local group and influence change in cumbria see.. here



previous conference reports available   here



for more info on Initiatives in other UK areas see the links on the left of front page, and generally have a look round the site and forum..there is a search facility on the top menu along with help if you need it....

this link gives good info on aiming high too! http://www.edcm.org.uk/default.aspx?page=2185

see also http://www.soul-trade.com/change/forum-feedback-faq/site-aims/


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