Kids (charity)
Encyclopedia
Kids is a UK
-based charity
which provides a wide range of services for disabled
children, young people and their families. The Kids ethos is to work in partnership with parents and carers to enable disabled chidren and young people to develop their skills and abilities and to fulfill their potential, irrespective of their particular impairment or condition.
Kids helped introduce a UK system of Cued Speech
in 1975 and established The National Centre for Cued Speech in 1976.
In 2003, Kids merged with Kidsactive, a charity providing safe and inclusive adventure playgrounds for disabled children and young people in and around London
.
In 2010, Kids merged with Strut, a Lincolnshire
-based disabled children's charity which had provided respite
and play and leisure services. The service is now called Kids Strut and still provides play and leisure services to disabled children and young people in and around Lincolnshire.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
which provides a wide range of services for disabled
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
children, young people and their families. The Kids ethos is to work in partnership with parents and carers to enable disabled chidren and young people to develop their skills and abilities and to fulfill their potential, irrespective of their particular impairment or condition.
History
Kids founder John Mulcahy began providing short breaks for disabled children and young people in 1970, with help from Earl Compton, the charity's first patron. Over the next 40 years, working collaboratively with parents and carers, Kids introduced new services by identifying the specific needs of its users.Kids helped introduce a UK system of Cued Speech
Cued speech
Cued Speech is a system of communication used with and among deaf or hard of hearing people. It is a phonemic-based system which makes traditionally spoken languages accessible by using a small number of handshapes in different locations near the mouth , as a supplement to lipreading...
in 1975 and established The National Centre for Cued Speech in 1976.
In 2003, Kids merged with Kidsactive, a charity providing safe and inclusive adventure playgrounds for disabled children and young people in and around London
London
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.
In 2010, Kids merged with Strut, a Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
-based disabled children's charity which had provided respite
Respite care
Respite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home....
and play and leisure services. The service is now called Kids Strut and still provides play and leisure services to disabled children and young people in and around Lincolnshire.