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Many organisations offer help on providing for disabled children. Radhika Holmstrom gives details of a few

Radhika Holmstrom gives details of a few

There are many organisations that can give help on including disabled children in a mainstream nursery. We have not listed every single disability organisation, but focused instead on those that can provide practical assistance.

Disability Rights Commission

* Tel: 08457 622 633

* Fax: 08457 778 878

* Textphone: 08457 622 644

* www.drc-gb.org

The DRC publishes a range of guides, which can be downloaded off the website, on schools' responsibilities under the DDA part 4. It also has information about specific responsibilities under DDA part 3, and on the DRC's response to the DfES draft guidance 'Accessible Schools: Planning to increase access to schools for disabled pupils'.

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