Services
Search services for SEND, filtered by need, age, local authority, and how to connect.
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Get support for your deaf child to learn to listen and talk
DELTA
Support and information for families of deaf children choosing a listening-and-talking approach, and for the practitioners who work with them.
Get support from an Expert by Experience at your CETR or review
Inclusion North
Trained, employed "Experts" - people with lived experience of learning disability or autism - take part in Care, Education and Treatment Reviews, training delivery, conference speaking, focus groups, and staff interviewing.
Get support from RNIB for a child with vision impairment
RNIB Children and Families Service (Yorkshire and Humber) · LS2 8JU
Support, advice and information for children and young people with vision impairment and their families, from RNIB's regional Children and Families Service.
Get support from RSBC's Families First Service
Royal Society for Blind Children
RSBC's Families First Service supports families of blind and vision-impaired children and young people.
Get support if you're an unpaid carer
Carers Trust Mid Yorkshire · Dalton · HD5 9AF
Person-centred support for unpaid carers across Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield and Leeds.
Get support if your child has dwarfism
Little People UK
Support and community for individuals with dwarfism, their families and companions.
Get support planning your future as a visually impaired young person (RSBC Futures)
Royal Society for Blind Children
RSBC's Futures service - support making choices about GCSE subjects, next steps in education, or an employed or volunteer role, whether you already know what you want to do or aren't sure yet.
Get the Disability Access Fund for your child's early years setting
GOV.UK
A one-off £938 payment to your child's early years provider (nursery, childminder etc) to help them make reasonable adjustments - for children who get Disability Living Allowance and use their funded early years hours.
Get therapy support for your child - OT, physio, speech and language, or dietetics
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Town · HX1 1UB
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust's Children's Therapy Service - one shared team and referral route covering occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and dietetics.
Hire a mobility scooter or wheelchair
Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees · Town
Hire a scooter, wheelchair, or walker by the hour or for longer trips - no need to be registered disabled.
Join a free inclusive choir for your disabled child
Accessible Inclusive Music
A free online inclusive choir, held weekly or fortnightly in term time, for all children and young people under 18 - disabled, with additional needs, or neither. Participants can take part however works for them: singing, Makaton signing, movement, switches, voice-output devices, or eye-gaze technology. Specialist instrumental lessons with adapted instruments are also being piloted, currently in the Bradford district including Bingley.
Join a free wheelchair skills workshop with Go Kids Go
Go Kids Go (Association of Wheelchair Children)
Free, practical wheelchair skills training for young wheelchair users - back wheel balancing, manoeuvring, road safety and emergency evacuation - with parents, carers, siblings and friends welcome to join in.
Join a moderated Minecraft gaming group for neurodivergent under-16s
NeuroHive CIC
An online Minecraft-based gaming group for neurodivergent children and young people under 16 - structured, moderated play sessions building cooperation, social interaction, creativity and peer support.
Join a private online community for neurodivergent people
Society for Neurodiversity (S4Nd)
A private, members-only online community area - no adverts, no data sharing. Optional email/text updates if you agree when joining.
Join a relaxed social gaming hangout for neurodivergent young adults
NeuroHive CIC
A relaxed social gaming group for neurodivergent young adults aged 18+, a welcoming space to play, chat and connect with others who share similar experiences.
Join a Saturday sensory and activity group
Sense · Ardsley & Robin Hood · WF3 3BG
A Saturday group with sensory room sessions, art and craft, table tennis, ball games and music.
Join a self-advocacy group
Lead the Way
Meet other adults with a learning disability to build confidence, get involved in local projects, and have your voice heard.
Join an audiobook library for reading difficulties
Listening Books
An audiobook library for children and adults who find reading difficult due to illness, disability, or a learning or mental health difficulty.
Join an inclusive choir for young people (Orange Box Choir)
Outside The Box
An inclusive community choir for young people and young adults (13-25) of all abilities and needs - a safe, welcoming space to express yourself musically and build confidence.
Join Jam Packed Summer - a 4-week disability sports holiday scheme
Disability Sports Programme, Calderdale · Skircoat · HX3 0AQ
A 4-week summer holiday scheme of disability-specific and adapted sport and leisure activities for disabled young people aged 8-19, based at Ravenscliffe High School with full access to its sport and leisure areas.
Join local groups and activities for autistic children, teens and young people
Regular roller skating, a youth group, teen bowling, a young adults group (18-25) and a monthly parents' support group - membership of NAS required to join.
Join the Dynamic Support Register to reduce hospital admission risk
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
For anyone with a learning disability and/or autism, of any age, most at risk of mental health or specialist hospital admission or losing their placement. Identifies the right support early, working alongside CETRs.
Learn baby sign language
Sing and Sign
Fun, music-filled baby signing classes, giving your baby a way to communicate before they can talk.
Learn BSL and connect with the Deaf community as a family
British Deaf Association
Resources including 'Family Sign in the Home' to help families learn British Sign Language, plus BDA Youth for Deaf young people to get involved and connect with Deaf culture and community.
Learn karate
Halifax Sport Karate · Town
Karate lessons adapted for people with disabilities and special needs, at a family-run dojo.
Learn to dance
The Anchormen · Elland · HX5 0QG
Weekly dance classes for boys and girls aged 6 to 16, with flags and colourguard equipment, in a welcoming group for all abilities.
Learn to play an instrument
Calderdale Council · Town · HX1 2DL
Individual lessons and group music-making in Calderdale schools and at two music centres.
Learn to travel independently to school or college
Calderdale Transport Operations Team
Teaches students with SEND, or who are particularly vulnerable, how to travel on their own - to school, college or a work placement. Flexible to the young person's needs, with parent carers authorising each step.
Lease a car, scooter or wheelchair through the Motability Scheme
Motability Operations
If your young person gets the higher/enhanced rate mobility component of PIP or DLA, you can use it to lease a car, scooter or powered wheelchair through the Motability Scheme, including Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles.
Notify the council of a possible SEND need in a young child (for health professionals)
Specialist Inclusion Team (SIT)
For GPs, paediatricians and health visitors who are concerned a child under school age may have a special educational need or disability - the statutory route (Section 23) to inform the local authority.
Play inclusive cricket
Yorkshire Cricket Board · Calder
Free, inclusive cricket sessions for ages 11 to 19, plus a thriving junior club from U9s to U18s.
Play squash, whatever your ability
Calder Community Squash · Calder
Mixed-ability squash sessions, part of a wider programme bringing people together from all walks of life.
Raise funds for your child's healthcare
Tree of Hope
Fundraising support, Gift Aid claiming and 1-2-1 guidance to help families raise money for medical treatments and equipment not freely available through the NHS or social care.
Read Contact's guide on relationships and caring for a disabled child
Contact
A guide from the charity Contact on how caring for a disabled child can affect relationships with partners, family and friends, with practical advice and support.
Read the No-Nonsense Guide to SEN Law
No-Nonsense Guide to SEN Law
A free, plain-English guide explaining SEN law, including EHC needs assessments, plans and your rights if you disagree with a decision.
Read the parent guide to school complaints
Parentkind
A guide jointly produced by Parentkind, the Department for Education and Ofsted, giving parents clear steps for raising and resolving concerns with a school.
Register your disabled or SEND child with the council
Calderdale Council
A voluntary register of children and young people aged 0-25 with disabilities or SEND living in Calderdale, used to help plan local services. Can be completed by a parent, carer, guardian, the young person themselves, or a professional on their behalf.
Request a Care, Education and Treatment Review (CETR)
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
A person-centred review for children and young people at risk of hospital admission (or already in hospital) for a mental health condition - looks at care, education and treatment together, with recommendations to reduce risk and support independence.
Talk to someone free and confidentially as a child or young person
Childline
Free, confidential support and advice by phone or online for anyone aged 0-18, covering bullying, safety, feelings, relationships, family and school.
Text for free 24/7 crisis support (Anna Freud Crisis Messenger)
Anna Freud
A free, confidential, 24/7 text message support service for anyone feeling overwhelmed or struggling to cope - anxiety, worry, panic attacks, bullying, depression. Staffed by trained volunteers.
Try a quiet SEND skate session
Mags On Ramps Skatepark
Quiet sessions for children and young people with SEND at an indoor skatepark - all disciplines welcome, coaching and equipment hire included. Runs Fridays and Saturdays.
Try athletics
Halifax Harriers · Town
A specialist coaching group for disabled athletes of all ages, meeting Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Try disability football coaching with Greetland FC
Disability Sports Programme, Calderdale · Town · HX3 9ET
Weekly indoor football coaching, delivered by qualified coaches from Greetland FC, for young people aged 7-15 and 16+. Saturdays 10-11am.
Try wheelchair basketball or rugby league
Disability Sports Programme, Calderdale · Park · HX1 3UZ
Weekly sessions to train and play with the Calderdale Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby League clubs.
Use the Routes and Routines resource for a neurodivergent child
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
A West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership resource to help neurodivergent children, young people and their families manage changes to routine and transitions.
Visit Eureka! with a Max Card or on a quieter SENday
Eureka! The National Children's Museum
Max Card holders get free admission for one adult and one child. Limited-visitor-number SENdays run for a quieter visit, plus an online sensory guide to help you prepare.
Visit the Kidz to Adultz North exhibition
Kidz to Adultz North (Disabled Living)
An annual exhibition for children and young adults with disabilities and additional needs, their parents, carers and professionals, with equipment, services and support from a wide range of exhibitors under one roof.
Watch British Sign Language TV programmes for children
LumoTV
Original British Sign Language (BSL) television, including a dedicated children's category, streamed online for the deaf and sign language community.