Include Me TOO

27/06/2025

Summer is here! 😃

Our team have put together activities and days out which have been favourites for many disabled children, young people and families for our Summer TIMEOUT programme! ☀️

We have organised the following fun packed sessions.

♿️ 🏄🏼‍♀️🏄🏾🏄🏻‍♂️Inclusive Surfability (Swansea)

♿️ Ironbridge Blits Hill Victorian Town

♿️ 🎳 Inclusive Bowling Fun

♿️ 🐟🐬🐠🐙⚓️ Sealife Centre

♿️ Legoland

♿️ ⛵️Sailability

♿️ 🐇🦡🐍🦎🦉Animal Man & Arts & Crafts

♿️ African Drumming 🪘 🎶

♿️ 🐎 Horse Riding

♿️ Challenge Academy

♿️🐴 🪴Rupert the Therapy Horse / Plant Potting

♿️ 🛶 🧗🏽‍♂️Woodlands Adventure - zipwiring, absailing, canoeing

♿️ 🐒🐘🦍🦁 🏰 Dudley Zoo and Castlle

♿️ 🪂 Ifly (Indoor Sky Diving) - Age limit 10 years plus

We are taking bookings till 16th July 2025. To receive booking forms to book a places email im2@includemetoo.org.uk or contact our team on 01902 399888 / 07940367753. Do provide a contact number.

Let the summer fun begin with reconnecting with friends, making new friends, sharing new experiences and adventures 🤗🌞 💙

http://www.includemetoo.org.uk

27/06/2025

We support this important statement and stand with our diverse disabled community in solidarity.

🚨 Joint statement: Unacceptable “concessions” on the disability cuts will permanently divide the Disabled community and MUST be rejected.

It is not a concession for future generations to receive even less support than Disabled people today.

We have signed this statement alongside Just Treatment, Mad Youth Organise, NSUN, Crips Against Cuts, DPAC and Taking the PIP.

Read it in full on our website👇 https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/unacceptable-concessions-disability-cuts-will-permanently-divide-disabled-community

17/06/2025

Message from Disabled Children’s Partnership

➡️ Rumours about SEND reforms

There have been a number of stories in the press in recent weeks about the shape of proposed reforms to the special educational needs and disability system. These have included suggestions that the government is intending to limit access to Education Health and Care Plans or to abolish them altogether – with similar rumours about the Tribunal.
We recognise that these stories will be extremely worrying to many parents and young people. We have put out strong responses setting out our opposition to such changes.
However, it is important to recognise that these are – for the time being at least – just rumours and there have been no official announcements. Moreover, if these changes were to be pursued, they could not happen overnight and would require changes to the law which would take time. We hope this offers some reassurance, at least in the short term.

➡️ What we do know
The government has now confirmed that it will set out its plans for SEND reform as part of a wider schools “White Paper” in the autumn.
The government has set aside funding from its “Transformation Fund” for two years from next April to fund reforms.
The government has said that a key part of its reforms will be to make mainstream provision more inclusive, and it has committed £740million of capital funding for more specialist places in mainstream schools

➡️ What now?
We are pressing government to engage widely and meaningfully with families and young people – and experts in the sector – as it develops its plans.
We will continue to speak up against suggestions that would remove or weaken rights and protections.

Disabled Children’s Partnership
June 2025

06/06/2025

Hybrid Event at the United Nations 18th session of the Conference of State Parties to the CRPD.

TITLE: Advancing Children and Youth with Disabilities Meaningful Political Participation,
informing Policy and Programme Development

DATE 🗓️ : Wednesday 11th June 2025 online via Zoom Webinar

TIME ⏰ 1.15pm to 2.30pm (New York)
6:15pm to 7:30pm (London)
10:45pm to 12:00am (Delhi)
8:15pm to 9:30pm (Nairobi)

The roundtable side event is a call to a commitment to establish inclusive accessible spaces for children and youth with disabilities to have meaningful political participation so that their voices can be heard on matters impacting them in decision making processes and informing policy and programme development.

This side event is youth with disabilities led and is organized by Include Me TOO and the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) in partnership with the Global Network of Youth with Disabilities and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

You can register by linking to QR code or this link
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uimqmexnTQ-jLJdeTmONKw #/registration

If you wish to get in touch you can contact our team on ccydn@includemetoo.org.uk

20/05/2025

The impact on international aids cuts are impacting the life chances of the most marginalised and vulnerable children and their futures across the globe.

There is a risk of decades of work being unravelled due to cuts being made at a time where there are global challenges of extreme poverty, increased inequalities, conflicts, displacement of communities, families impacting negatively the lives of children whilst their human rights are being denied. Amongst them disabled children are increasingly more vulnerable and the impact of cutting aid will be devastating, putting their lives and futures futher ar risk

Both Include Me TOO and the Commonwealth Children & Youth Disability Network - CCYDN are proud to support UNICEF UK open letter as we believe the most vulnerable children’s rights across the world should be protected.

Childrens rights should be upholded and there is a real urgency as 2024 was one of the worst years on records for children in conflict with high mortality rates and many subjected to life changing injuries and yet within the Convention on the Rights of the Child main pillars children have the right to survival and the right to protection, the right to development through access to education and health care. UK Aid has and can continue to support these principles it is a critical lifeline to so many children.

Supporting statement by
Parmi Dheensa
Include Me TOO Founder and Executive Director

Protect children's futures

13/05/2025

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

Disability and Migration Network respond to Government plans to axe the care worker visa - a dangerous distraction from decades of decaying social care at the hands of government policies.

Read our full statement here👇 https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disability-and-migration-network-response-care-worker-visa-announcement

09/05/2025

Hi Everyone, hope you are all enjoying the sunshine and enjoyed the Easter break and celebrations of Vaisakhi last month and Eid in March 😃

The Easter Bunny was still doing his rounds with our team end of last month! 😂🐰

We have been busy supporting families with advocacy, advice and information on Education Health Care Plans, Annual Reviews, Grants, Tribunals, Transitions 🙈

We are planning Summer Timeout sessions as well as having new exciting roles in our team and will share the job opportunities here soon.

Hope you all are well 🤗

13/01/2025

Do share this opportunity to take part in a study – Transition from Child to Adult Health and Social Care Services in England

This event is being delivered in partnership with the open University for Parent/Carers of young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) aged between 18- 25 years.

Join this online event to learn more about this study and the importance of this work.

The session will cover:

➡️ How you can get involved

➡️ Share your valuable experiences

➡️ What works and what needs to change

➡️ Your aspirations for better transition from Child to Adult Health and Social Care Services in England.

Taking place in:

📆 Monday 27th January 2025

⏰ 10:00am to 11:00am. You can register here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sExdXA-9SceXy3usN-7rYw #/registration

We look forward to having parents and carers join us and share their views and experiences regarding the transition of their son/daughter with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

09/01/2025

Wishing all our families, young advocates, allies and supporters A Happy New Year!

Hope this year will be kind to all and look forward to what we can achieve together for disability rights, inclusion, advocacy to live good lives 💙

12/12/2024

Opportunity to take part in a study – Transition from Child to Adult Health and Social Care Services in England

This event is being delivered in partnership with the open University for Parent/Carers of young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) aged between 18- 25 years.

Join this online event to learn more about this study and the importance of this work.

The session will cover:

➡️ How you can get involved

➡️ Share your valuable experiences

➡️ What works and what needs to change

➡️ Your aspirations for better transition from Child to Adult Health and Social Care Services in England.

Taking place in:

📆 Thursday 19th December 2024

⏰ 10:00am to 11:00am. You can register here


We look forward to having parents and carers join us and share their views and experiences regarding the transition of their son/daughter with profound and multiple learning disabilities.


Here is the link to register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkc-yuqzgiG9FlyS7zVMx_mA68oBykxBG_ #/registration

22/10/2024

There is still time to book for our Autumn TIMEOUT activities autumn 🍂 🤗

We have organised the following fun packed sessions.

➡️ 🛶 🧗🏽‍♂️Woodlands Adventure - zipwiring, absailing, canoeing

➡️ 🐎 Horse Riding

➡️. Bollywood & Diwali Arts & Crafts 🪔

➡️ Challenge Academy

➡️ Halloween at The Black Country Living Museum 🎃 👻

➡️ Think Tank Science Museum 🪐💡🔬🔎

➡️ Making Dens at Wildside Activity Centre ⛺️

➡️ Christmas Party (Dec 7th) Games/ Arts & Crafts / Party Food / Silent Disco 🎅🏽 ⛄️ 🎵

You can still book a place by end of Wednesday 23rd October email im2@includemetoo.org.uk or contact our team on 01902 399888 / 07940367753. Do provide a contact number.

18/07/2024

We have not been on social media as we have been busy with delivering our services, campaigning, advocating as more and more families have reached out including other services asking for advice and assistance in supporting disabled children, young people and families.

We will share on here soon and have a great Summer TIMEOUT programme and there is time to book places 😃

We have organised the following fun packed sessions.

➡️ 🐎 Horse Riding

➡️ 🪂 Ifly (Indoor Sky Diving) - Age limit 10 years plus

➡️ ⛵️Sailability

➡️ Challenge Academy

➡️ 🛶 🧗🏽‍♂️Woodlands Adventure - zipwiring, absailing, canoeing

➡️ 🎳 Inclusive Bowling Fun

➡️ Ironbridge Blits Hill Victorian Town

➡️ 🐴 🪴Rupert the Therapy Horse / Plant Potting

➡️ 🎧 🎶 Sensory Silent Disco

➡️ 🐒🐘🦍🦁 🏰 Dudley Zoo and Castle

➡️ 🐟🐬🐠🐙⚓️ Sealife Centre

➡️ Legoland

➡️ 🐇🦡🐍🦎🦉Animal Man & Arts & Crafts

➡️ 🏄🏼‍♀️🏄🏾🏄🏻‍♂️Surfability (Swansea)

You can still book a place by this week email im2@includemetoo.org.uk or contact our team on 01902 399888 / 07940367753. Do provide a contact number.

Summer here we come with our fabulous families ❤️ 🌞