United Kingdom
To enable and facilitate inclusion and access to services for people living with disabilities and special needs.
ASNA supports adults and children with disabilities and their carers and families. ASNA Provides disability training to enable volunteers and leaders support people with disabilities and special needs.
ASNA provides direct support for children with disabilities, adults with disabilities; carers and young carers through its annual connect breaks projects – Respite family weekend, family fun day, Carers weekend, Bright futures projects for young carers. ASNA provides disability training seminars, workshops and resources for volunteers and leaders working with disabled people thereby empowering them to support the work of enabling access for everyone.
The project is co-financed by the Four Acre trust, ADRA-UK.
Bright futures project started in 2008 Other connect breaks started on 2002 Training program started in 2001
helps to train 10 volunteer carers who enable disabled children and adults to access ASNA services
helps develop training resources to train leaders and volunteers
helps to send a young carer on a week long respite short break
provides a disabled child to have a weekend short break holiday
buys a musical instrument for the ASNA multisensory music project
buys 2 specialist books for parent information