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Celebrating Positive Practice: a better deal for parents with learning disabilities

1 February 2010

From left to right: Linda Ward, Professor of Disability and Social Policy, Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol. Tessa Baring, CBE, former Chair of Trustees, The Baring Foundation. John Tattersall and Agnes Briggs - parents and workers at CHANGE, who train and advise on best practice in supporting parents with learning disabilities.

The Working Together with Parents Network, hosted by the Norah Fry Research Centre, celebrated its successes at a recent party, hosted by The Baring Foundation in London. You can read about the celebration here.

The Network was set up to make sure parents with learning disabilities got better support to look after their own children.

At the party, the Norah Fry Research Centre launched publication of  ' Supporting parents with learning disabilities and difficulties: Stories of positive practice' - a collection of real life stories of parents with learning disabilities who have had the right support to enable them to look after their children. Hard copies are available from the Centre for £5 to cover postage and packaging. Please contact Sammantha Cave - Tel: 0117 331 0982