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The needs and rights of disabled parents are currently unrecognised by legislation, social care practice and benefit provision. The additional costs of raising children as a disabled parent is not accounted for with Disability Living Allowance or Child Tax Credits. Although the government suggests that disabled parents are supported by adult social services this is rarely the case in practice with little form of redress. Children's centres reguarly make specialist provision for disabled children and yet there is no provision or respite available for disabled parents.

The government needs to create robust guidelines and legislation that supports disabled parents on a financial and social care basis. The Children of disabled parents can no longer be expected to live in poverty and isolation in this hidden family underclass.

Current signatories

Ms Isabella Devani, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Heather Jupp
• Dick King
• S King
• Jeff
• James
• Paul March-Russell
• Karen Day
• Benjamin Day
• Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
• Janet Montefiore
• Martin Scofield
• Carolyn Oulton
• Rod Edmond
• Krishna Ramamurthy
• Denise Jackson
• Shanta Everington
• Judy Cohen
• Kandra Foulcer
• m.a.harrison-kahn
• Christine Winwood
• stephanie allwood
• Sarah Butler
• Janet Sellers
• Beverley James
• Colin Anderson
• Sheila Holden
• AR Groom
• Anne Stevenson
• John Salway
• Neil Winwood
• Ruth Arnold
• kerry marsh
• Gillian Nunn
• Caroline Hurry
• Tamara Lanham
• jacqueline wier
• Rosemary Batchelor
• Jennifer P Peaks
• maria hood
• philippa parrett
• Amanda Bashford
• nina sinclair
• Alison Quinn
• Folasade Ekeigwe-Bakare
• Margaret King
• Stephanie Mansell
• Kirstie Coxon
• JEAN SAVAGE
• Caroline Rooney
• Caroline Kirby-Smith
• Nicola Mackintosh
• Louise Wilby
• Pauline Esson
• Kylie Watson
• sophie french
• Toni Turner
• Tracy Machin
• Karine Tweddle
• Alisa Jaffa
• Jane Webb
• Rachel Colbourne
• Lynne Adams
• Liam Sparke
• Caroline Adams
• Sharon Yardley
• Ali Falconer
• Kathy Saunders
• Harriet Clarke
• Sarah Ismail
• Victoria Brown
• karen little
• Theresa White
• Sonya Grande
• Charlotte Foulkes
• Carol Bou-Rouphayel
• Olivia Barber\
• Nichola Vincendeau
• Faisal Mahmood
• R Mason
• emma middleton
• sarah daniels
• Evette Campbell
• David Campbell
• Marie Hinman
• Colin Campbell
• Celine Llewellyn-Jones
• Sue Strowger
• Paul Strowger
• Jan Main
• Jennifer Turner
• Flora Campbell
• Rachel Moore
• A Doyle
• Mandy Christie
• Tim Cairns
• Myra Bonella
• Tanya Billings
• Lucy Welsh
• Glen Cady
• ewan welsh
• A.Cowling-Mahon
• Sophie Mackrell
• Lucy Westgarth
• Claire Hunt
• Sarah Hunt
• stephanie westgarth
• Debbie
• MONICA BEST
• Benedict Boucher
• louise garrod
• Andrew Snowdon
• Lesley Haldane
• Melanie Ruiz
• Patricia Hammond
• Amber Sinclair
• Kaylee Bruce
• Helen Lintell
• Stuart Dove
• Stella Bond
• Sue McSwiney
• steve canoville
• Nikki MacDougall
• David Le Vay
• Iona Lloyd Jones
• val Chandler
• Carol Powell
• Mike Ryan
• Mary Balment
• Inge Harrison
• CAROLYN MOLDRIK
• mary hembury
• Nickie Stanley
• Raymond Mason