Former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett, and the national deaf-blind charity, ‘Sense’, launched a national report entitled the ‘Case for Play Report’ at the end of February investigating the provision of play opportunities for disabled children up to five years old.
It has since emerged that the report reveals that disabled children in England and Wales are missing out on play opportunities that are vital to their development.
The report identifies a lack of attention by government, insufficient funding at a local level and negative attitudes towards disabled children and their families.
Sense is campaigning for changes to the way play services are designed and delivered and plans to produce a series of toolkits for parents, providers and commissioners of play.
Find out more:
Read the report and recommendations here:
https://www.sense.org.uk/play#report
This article has been directly sourced from Play England at: http://www.playengland.org.uk/disabled-children-face-severe-restrictions-to-play/