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Useful contacts Provided by RADAR (www.radar.org.uk)
AFASIC (Association for all Speech Impaired Children), 69-85 Old Street, London EC1V 9HX, phone: 0845 355 5577, fax: 0207 841 8901. Arranges activity weeks offering a wide range of outdoor and indoor activities for children and young people who have a specific speech, comprehension or language difficulty.
Holiday Care Service (www.holidaycare.org.uk), 2nd Floor, Imperial Buildings, Victoria Road, Horley, Surrey RH6 7PZ, phone: 01293 774535, minicom: 01293 776943, fax: 01293 784647, email: holiday.care@virgin.net. A central information and advice point for anyone with special holiday needs.
MENCAP (Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults), 123 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0RT, phone: 020 7454 0454. MENCAP's Holiday Services Office organises a programme of holidays for adults. Details of these from MENCAP, Holiday Services Office, Optimum House, Clippers Quay, Salford Quay, Manchester M5 2XP, phone: 0161 888 1200.
Phab (Physically Disabled and Able-Bodied), Summit House, Wandle Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1DF, phone: 020 8667 9443, fax: 020 8681 1399. This organisation seeks to extend the opportunities for physically disabled people to enjoy a range of leisure activities. Holiday courses are run on such subjects as art, pottery, crafts, music, drama, photography, sailing, riding and canoeing. Holiday brochure available.
Scripture Union Holidays, 207-209 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 2EB, phone: 01908 856000, email: holidays@scriptureunion.org.uk. Organises a holiday for disabled and able-bodied young people of 15-18 plus under expert supervision.
SCOPE, PO Box 833, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK12 5NY. Cerebral Palsy Helpline: 0808 800 3333, fax: 01908 321051, email: cphelpline@scope.org.uk. SCOPE runs a Family Help Unit at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and runs a similar unit in London and also a Field Studies Centre in Cornwall. Please note that demand for places is always heavy and early booking is advisable. In addition, several local affiliated groups operate their own holiday accommodation.
UK Diabetes, 10 Queen Anne Street, London W1M 0BD, phone: 020 7636 6112, fax: 020 7637 3644, email: bda@diabetes.org.uk. Holidays are run annually for children with diabetes, and activity and outward bound courses for teenagers.
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