Kids Manifesto for Change
We have identified five clear areas of action where Government action is needed in order to transform the lives of disabled children and young people.
How disabled children and young people can meet their potential
Kids has over 50 years on the ground experience working alongside disabled children, young people and their families, providing support, advice and information from birth to 25, whatever their disability.
Our ambition is for every disabled child or young person to meet their own potential. We believe that the right support and a range of opportunities need to be in place to ensure that every individual can thrive.
This means that learning, play and social opportunities are available from the early years through to adulthood, supporting disabled children and young people’s development and wellbeing. It means families aren’t having to fight to get the help their children need and it means the views of disabled children and young people are at the heart of all decisions made about them – at individual, service and policy levels.
To make this a reality and transform the lives of disabled children and young people, we have identified five clear areas of action where Government action is needed.
- Getting it right in the early years
- Navigating a complex and adversarial system
- Making community provision and care and support work for disabled children
- Getting the right help into adulthood
- Let us shape the decisions that affect us