Disabled Children

Steve Broach is a barrister at Monckton Chambers, London, specialising in cases involving children, disabled adults and othervulnerable people. Prior to becoming a barrister, Steve held senior voluntary sector roles at the National Autistic Society, TreeHouse (the national charity for autism education) and most recently as campaign manager of the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign. Luke Clements is the Cerebra Professor of Law at Cardiff Law School where he is Director of the Centre for Health and Social Care Law. He is also a consultant solicitor specialising in public and human rights proceedings on behalf of socially excluded groups.Luke is a leading expert on UK community care law and the rights of disabled people, carers to social and health care support.Janet Read is an Associate Professor (Reader) Emeritus in the Institute of Health, University of Warwick and an HonoraryProfessor at Cardiff Law School. Her research and publications focus on the circumstances and rights of disabled childrenand adults and the development of effective services for them.