Find your SEN school – new interactive map launches
Finding the school that best suits your child’s needs is far from easy and it’s difficult to find out all the information you need quickly. Education Advocacy, an organisation providing
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Welcome to the BAPS team, James Hunt!
21st June 2022Here at My Family, Our Needs, organisers of the BAPS Awards, we are thrilled to announce our first ever Awards Ambassador, James Hunt! James’s blog, Stories About Autism, shares posts
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QAC Supported Interns secure employment with HSBC
16th June 2022Students enrolled on Queen Alexandra College’s Supported Internship programme, Abdullah, Charlotte and Joe, have all been offered job roles at HSBC – achieving their long-term goal of gaining paid employment! Over
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What Pride Means to Me
14th June 2022Every June, people around the world wear rainbow flags and celebrate who they are. Massive parades line city streets and people come together under one banner: Love is Love. But
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Riding the waves – Emotional support for parents
13th May 2022Life can be stormy, and every storm is different, as SEND parent, Charlie Mitchell, knows well. She has written a visual narrative to help guide and support parents/carers who are
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The British Sign Language Act becomes part of UK law
29th April 2022The British Sign Language Act received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022. Labour MP Rosie Cooper, herself a child of Deaf parents, originally brought forward the British Sign Language (BSL)
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A bottle full of happiness – The dance community making dreams come true
29th April 2022This week, MFON’s Olivia Hubbard caught up with Born to Perform’s Kimberley Carey and we talk making dance accessible, changing the perceptions of Down’s syndrome and why Simon Cowell isn’t
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No-fault divorce
7th April 2022On 6th April, the ‘no-fault divorce’ came into effect in the UK. MFON columnist Carly Jones MBE, shares how divorce affected her and why she welcomes this new development. Unlike
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New guidance on delivering better home adaptations
1st April 2022Too many tenants are facing delay and frustration according to a brand-new report that examines the workings of adaptations for social housing tenants. The ‘Housing Associations and Home Adaptations: Finding
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Reaching for the stars and living your dreams
1st April 2022For young autistic people who may have violent outbursts and convey disruptive behaviour, it may prove more challenging to embark on new adventures. On World Autism Acceptance week, we share
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Ideas for an inclusive and accessible Easter
30th March 2022With Easter just around the corner, we wanted to share some ideas for you and the young people you support to get involved in over the Easter holidays. From Easter
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