Play Activities
| The Storybook, Boldon 0191 5369408 | Monday 6-8pm aged 2+ Special Friends – Play for children with disabilities | 
| Hendon Young Peoples Project 0191 5537717 | Saturday 9-11.45am/1-4pm Aged 5-13 Play for children with disabilities | 
| Odeon Cinema, Metrocentre 
 
 
 
 | Sundays 11.30am (once a month) Autism friendly cinema screenings For more information see www.dimensions-uk.org/what-we-do/autism/autism-friendly-films/ | 
| Empire Cinema, Sunderland 
 
 | Saturday/Sunday 10.30am Empire Jrs- Child friendly cinema All tickets £1 | 
| Cineworld Cinema, Boldon 
 
 | Saturday/Sunday 10am Movies for juniors with pre show entertainment All tickets £1 | 
| Hydrotherapy Pool, Fulwell Day Centre 
 
 | Monday- 9.30-11am Wednesday 5-6.30pm For bookings telephone 0191 5534127 | 
| Sensory Play, Hetton Children’s Centre 
 | Thursday 1.30-2.30pm For bookings telephone 0191 5536735 | 
| Organisation | Information | Contact Information | 
| Sunderland Families Information Service | Provides information about all aspects of family life for all parents and carers. | 0191 520 5505 | 
| Communicate In Print 2 | Communicate: In Print 2 is a desktop publishing program forcreating symbol-supported resources for printing. It is an excellenttool for anyone wanting to make accessible materials for theirschool, home, business or community. | http://www.widgit.com/products/inprint/index.htm | 
| Tabitha’s Toys | Loan sensory equipment from this website, originally set up in memory of Tabitha Leees-Moore. Loan equipment from bubble lamps, fibre optics and I-Pads. | www.tabithastoys.org | 
| Hearts and minds | Collect and recycle old mobile phones in return for great technology gifts while also helping Hearts & Minds raise much needed funds to assist families touched by autism. | http://heartsandmindschallenge.org/content/mobile-phone-exchange-home | 
| Sunderland Events | Information about things to see and do in and around Sunderland. | http://www.sunderlandevents.co.uk/ | 
| Contact a family | National charity that provides support, information and advice to families of disabled children | http://www.cafamily.org.uk/ | 
| Caroline Comer | Parent Partnership Co-ordinator: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">caroline.comer@sunderland.gov.uk 0191 561 5643 | 
| Parent & Carer Council | Run by Parent Carers, for Parent Carers. Support for families with children and young people who have disabilities, special education needs and/or additional needs. | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">swcpcc@googlemail.com 0191 4175322 | 
| Disability Living Allowance | Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for disabled children and adults to help with extra costs. | https://www.gov.uk/dla-disability-living-allowance-benefit | 
| Sunderland Carers’ Centre | Offers information, advice and support service to carers throughout Sunderland. | 0191 5493768 | 
| Sunderland Young Carers’ Centre | Support and activities for young people who have a caring role. | Dave Wilcox/Sue Callaghan: 0191 5673232 | 
| Special Olympics | Special Olympics providers of year round sports training and competition for people with learning disabilities. | www.specialolympicssunderland.org.uk Kath Rooney: 07897597916 | 
| Buttle Fund | Small grants programme provides families basic items such as a bed, a cooker, a fridge-freezer or a washing machine. | 020 7828 7311 | 
