What do you know about infant-parent attachment when the child comes with very special needs? Can you help me?

We know attachment is important for typically-developing children, but initiatives and literature focusing on attachment for children with very special needs is hard to come by.

If you know of relevant work or research please let me know.

Peter Limbrick, Interconnections, E-mail: This email addres

Accessible Transportation Around the World

including school children and older adults with disabilities

A message from Tom Rickert:

Once again, we are beginning to prepare our newsletter, “Accessible Transportation Around the World.” We invite you to send us news and photos concerning inclusive transportation in your country or

Rare Conditions Family Fun Event, Glasgow, UK, August 2018. Can you come?

The Rare Disease Day is to help raise awareness of rare and undiagnosed conditions whilst having lots of fun at the same time!

When? Sat 11th August, 2018. 11:00 – 14:00

There will be lots of activities for children and a chance to meet with other families and children living with rare and undiagnos

Performance of poem written by young people from refugee backgrounds. London UK. Can you be there this weekend?

Antonia Byatt writes: English PEN is delighted to announce a very special collaboration between our Brave New Voices project and the BBC Proms

On Sunday 29 July 2018, a group of participants in our Brave New Voices outreach project, all pupils at the Capital City Academy in Willesden, will perf

Division for Early Childhood - Open Call for Manuscripts

Young Exceptional Children Monograph Series 18: International Perspectives on Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE)

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal

New study looks at the role of foster carers in Scotland (UK). Will you help?

Foster carers in Scotland are being asked to take part in a new study. Please spread the word

The study aims to explore the unique circumstances and challenges that come with caring for children and young people at a time when they may be vulnerable.

Researchers from CELCIS, in collaboration with L

Charity fears donations will be hit by GDPR. But what about the essential flow of information? Can we help?

From TFN: The Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity has said the new legislation* means it could lose up to two thirds of its supporters.

TAC Bulletin rarely features any organisation’s appeal for money. Instead, we deal in information about conferences, research, training, etc.

If an organisat

‘Disability dating sites: we round up the best’ from Disability Horizons

They say: In our series of articles on dating, relationships, love and sex, we round up the top disability dating sites

- so you can find that special someone, or a great friendship.

Although we first published this article in 2015, we have updated it in 2018 with the latest information and