Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

This project could not have happened without the energy and commitment of a wide range of people. More than 100 disabled and non-disabled children and young people (ranging in age from 20 months to 20 years) have contributed to the project, as have many parents and professionals.

We would particularly like to thank:

· the children who completed questionnaires at home:

Amelia, Amy H, Amy J, Amy HG, Belma, Benedict, Benjamin, Billy, David, Ellie, Frazer, Grace, Hana, James, Jamie, Joel, Leah, Miere, Millie, Oscar, Phoebe, Ruby, Ruth, Sara, Subira, Tegan and Wandia.

· Triangle's consultative group of children and young people:

Omar Dadi, Harry Fairchild , Emily Field, Andrew Field, Scott Greenlaw, Louisa Makolski, Giles Martin, Lewis Pickering, David Sage, Victoria Sielger, James Thomas, Adam Walker, Jordan Weber and Holly Williams.

· the 58 children in the different group settings involved at pilot and trial stages:

Addington School, Alfred Sutton School, Crescent Under 5's Nursery, the ICAN Nursery and Carden Infants School, Little & Mini Digits at the Mackeith Centre, Tunmarsh Centre Nursery.

· The Advisory Group:

Kate Adams, Helen Cockerill, Merry Cross, Tom Cummiskey, Cate Detheridge, Tina Detheridge, Helen Edwards, Mike Kennard, Louisa Makolski, Ruth Marchant, Kay Meinertzhagen, David Miller, Claire Richardson, Nina Sethi, Margaret Walker, Holly Williams.

Kay Meinertzhagen for the drawing and redrawing of the images, Kate Adams for the design, Mike Martyn and Cate Detheridge for technical assistance.

Maureen Carson, Mike Stacey, the NSPCC Specialist Investigation Service Team North West, Catey Mulcahey, Marcus Page, Gretchen Precey, Mary Noble, Polly Dyer and Jeff Mesie for advice.

Glenn Watts and Simon Hargrave of NSPCC Business Systems for designing and developing this website.

We would like to thank the NSPCC for funding and supporting the project from its early beginnings through to its completion and to thank Widgit Software Ltd and Blackwell Publishing for giving us permission to use their images.

Ruth Marchant and Merry Cross for Triangle
April 2002