The Dorset Parent-Carer Council
Working for the parents and carers of disabled children and young people in Dorset: email: dpcc@talktalk.net web: www.dorsetparentcarercouncil.co.uk
The Dorset Parent-Carer Council aims to:
• Provide a united voice by creating a forum for parents and carers views
• Work in partnership with departments of Health, Education, Child and Family Services, the Voluntary Sector and all other children’s services providers
• Gather information from parents and carers and highlight common issues
• Work at national and local authority level representing the views of parents and carers on services for our children, young people and families
• Meet regularly as a council
• Keep parents informed on a regular basis
• Recognise and value the diverse needs of individual families
• Strive for the benefit of all children and young people with disabilities and their families, regardless of ethnicity, race, religion, background, gender, sexual orientation or any other disciminatory factor.