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From the editor |
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In this issue, we start with a special feature in which a disabled mother discusses her involvement in a pilot programme of individual budgets - the latest form of self-directed support in the UK - and how their use may benefit disabled parents. We are pleased to publish the draft agenda for the meeting Every Family Matters, to be held on 19 June, arranged jointly by two sections of the Royal Society of Medicine, with DPPI. Two disabled men each describe their experience of fatherhood and adapting to the challenges of disabled parenting. A blind mother talks about adopting a disabled child. A good practice article describes the development of a joint protocol between children's and adult social services in Norfolk. It aims to improve the support offered to disabled people as parents, and gives examples of support received. A new book on disability and midwifery is reviewed, and a disabled father describes a round crib, which is wheelchair accessible. We hope you will enjoy the mix of articles. Christine Winwood |
