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Have your say on children and young people’s health outcomes

This Department of Health consultation seeks views on the health outcomes that matter most for children and young people and how the different parts of the health system will work together to deliver these. Views are sought on four particular areas including acutely ill children, mental health,children with disabilities and long-term conditions and public health. The closing date for views is 30th April 2012. Further details at http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/children-say/

Think its time we let the Department of helath know what a sham the treatment or rather lack of it is for our children.

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Your weekly update from Parent Voice

Hello everyone, welcome to your weekly update from Parent Voice. In this email you will find a series of links- simply click on your district to be taken straight to a list of what's going on in your local area- remember you can also click the All Hampshire link if you want to see everything going on in Hampshire in one complete list. The orange activities highlight things that are new this week. If you need any help/assistance call Lucy on 02380 721206.

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March's Autism Friendly Film Screening:

There will be an autism friendly film screening of Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientist (12a) on Sunday 15th April at 11.30am. At an autism friendly screening:

• The lights will be on low• The volume will be turned down• There will be no trailers at the beginning of the film• You'll be able to take your own food and drinks• You'll be able to move around the cinema if you like**.

To find your nearest participating cinema go to http://www.dimensions-uk.org/what-we-do/autism/autism-friendly-films/#cinemalist

Why not use your CEA card? This is a national card that can be used to verify that the holder is entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema. Terms and Conditions of use apply which can be downloaded by going to the website http://www.ceacard.co.uk/ Community Buddy Scheme: Appletree now on the provider list!

Community buddies are designed to enable children and young people from 7 to 19 years old with a disability and/or additional needs to access activities in the community. In addition to the providers already on board we are delighted to announce that Appletree will now be providing buddy hours across the whole of Hampshire.

Appletree Support ltd is a local organisation based in Havant offering support to disabled children, young people and their families. They have a dedicated team of workers who are appropriately trained to meet the needs of the children and young people they support. For more information about the scheme or to find out how to contact your local provider visit http://www.parentvoice.info/en/Short_Breaks or call 02380 721206 London Zoo Special Children’s Day 2012

Special Children's Day welcomes children with special needs and their families to ZSL London Zoo on Saturday 19th May. Over 4,000 people attend this unique event each year, and with increased specialist facilities and number of staff, as well as special 'interactive events', Special Children's Day at ZSL London Zoo is an exciting and exceptional event not to be missed. Not only that, but all tickets for this special event are being offered at a reduced rate.

We are pleased to announce that ticket prices for this year’s event have been frozen from last year’s:

• All children up to 18yrs: £8.50 (Normal Zoo price £17.00 for children up to 16yrs)• One Carer per family: FREE (Carer must be over 18yrs)• Additional Adults: £12.50 (Normal Zoo price £22.00)• Children under 3 years: FREE

To book a ticket go to http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/special-childrens-day-form,1671,AR.html or phone 020 7722 3333 Free evening at intech for families of children with additional needs

INTECH Science Centre is opening its doors free of charge to families for an exclusive preview of the new ‘Push the Limits’ science of sport interactive exhibition. On Monday 26th March 2012 once the public have left INTECH the exhibition will be open from 4:30pm to 6:30pm giving families the opportunity to try out 15 new exhibits as well as explore the old favourites in the rest of the exhibition. The exhibition is suitable for all ages and abilities and it is great fun - challenge your friend to a battle of minds as you control the movement of a ball with just your thoughts, try out the wheelchair basketball challenge, can you make a spinning ball curve in the air and hit the target? This is your chance to enjoy INTECH without the crowds. No need to book, just come along on the day.

Special Education Needs Guide from Contact a Family

Contact a Family have recently published an information guide around SEN in England. You can find the guide at: http://www.cafamily.org.uk/pdfs/educatio.pdf Special Needs Information Day Saturday 24 March 2012

Contact a Family and Hampshire Parent Partnership Service are holding a Special Needs Information Day on Saturday 24 March 2012 at The sfield School, Cranford Road, sfield GU32 3LU. Visitors can come along any time between 10am and 3pm to browse the exhibits, and chat to representatives from voluntary organisations and statutory services about a wide range of special needs and related issues.

Alongside the exhibition, 11 workshops and information talks will be on offer, and visitors can prebook their free places. The topics of the workshops and talks include: Dyslexia, Speech language and communication, Boardmaker, information for parent support groups and carers, sensory processing difficulties, rhythmic movement training, good sleep strategies, lasting Powers of Attorney Wills and Trusts, understanding young people’s behaviour, plus Luke Dicker’s and Jan Greenman’s talk “Luke’s Life with Labels”. There will be plenty of entertainment on offer for children accompanying their parents to the event. (Please note that parents must remain with their children while they are taking part in the children’s activities).

There is plenty of free parking, and refreshments and food will be on sale. Limited childcare facilities are available. For further information, visit www.hants.gov.uk/parentpartnership, or contact Elaine Fish on 01962 845870, or email enquiries.pps@...

The Learning Disability Coalition Survey

The Learning Disability Coalition wants to hear from people with learning disabilities and advocacy groups about their hopes and ideas for the next ten years. You can download some easy read questions here: http://www.learningdisabilitycoalition.org.uk/download/focus%20group%20question.doc Have your say on children and young people’s health outcomes

This Department of Health consultation seeks views on the health outcomes that matter most for children and young people and how the different parts of the health system will work together to deliver these. Views are sought on four particular areas including acutely ill children, mental health,children with disabilities and long-term conditions and public health. The closing date for views is 30th April 2012. Further details at http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/children-say/

The Fashion and Textile Children’s Trust

The Fashion and Textile Children’s Trust is a small charity with a long history of providing education and welfare grants to families in need of a helping hand. The charity exists to help the children of people who work in the UK fashion and textile industry. In the past, they have provided grants for things like supporting children with special needs with the cost of specialist tutors. If you think this service might be of interest, please visit http://www.ftct.org.uk/ or call 020 7170 4117 Parents and Carers Together

Parents and Carers Together is a new, private Facebook group for parents and carers of people with learning disabilities, autism, Aspergers, ADHD - in fact any additional support need. It has been set up by two parents who wanted to create an environment where they could talk about their problems, have a rant and a rave, and share some top tips, away from public view. You can find the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentsandcarerstogether/ All parents and carers are welcome! Help! I'm being challenged... training course for parents/carers of children with additional needs and/or disabilities

Help! I’m being challenged is a fun interactive day where you can exchange ideas and experiences with other parents about ways to look at your own and your child’s behaviour and talk about ways to change and improve areas that can and do present problems. A quote from a parent who recently attended the course: “a really interesting and useful day. Absolutely amazing how simple changes to the way you act and behave can improve both yours and your family’s life”.

There are only 12 places available on each date, so please confirm your attendance as soon as possible by calling Sam on 02380 721211 (if there is no answer please call 02380 721206) or email samrusso@...

Duration: 9.30am arrival for a 10am start till 2.30pmCost: £5/workshop for each person attending including lunch and refreshments (payable on arrival).When: 23rd March 2012Where: Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, BH25 6DS Your local events and activities...

To see the events/activities taking place in your local area, simply click on the district you live in from the list below. Remember you can click on as many district as you like, or you can click 'All Hampshire' to see the usual list which shows events/activities for the whole of Hampshire.

• Click here to view list of all activities in the whole of Hampshire• Click here for activities in Basingstoke• Click here for activities in East Hants• Click here for activities in Eastleigh• Click here for activities in Fareham/Gosport• Click here for activities in Hart/Rushmoor• Click here for activities in Havant• Click here for activities in New Forest• Click here for activities in Southampton• Click here for activities in Test Valley• Click here for activities in Winchester• Click here for activities outside but near to Hampshire

If you are an activity provider or a professional, click here for a list of training opportunities and conferences which may be useful to you.

Can't open PDF documents? Click here for an excel version of the list of activities.

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Parent Voice

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