Caring for Sick or Disabled Children: Parents' experiences of combining work and care was commissioned by Carers UK and Contact a Family.
Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University followed the experiences of parents of sick or disabled children and gathered a statistical analysis on parent carers from the 2001 national census.
Sociologist and co-author of the report Professor Sue Yeandle said, 'We're crying out for there to be better out-of-school and holiday services.
There's been so much put into provision for children, but that hasn't really been extended to disabled children.
'I think if we recognise that we shouldn't discriminate against people with disability, we need to provide the same services and opportunities for all.
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