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A service of Contact a Family

Registering with MakingContact.org

Registration is easy and it's free to post your details and be contacted by someone else. We do make a small charge later if you want to start a conversation with someone else.

For now, simply fill in the form below and click 'Register'.

You can leave out or indicate that you don't want to give any of the rest of the fields but remember that the more information you give the better and easier it will be for others to find you. For example if you are a single parent and you want to be contacted by other single parents then you should show that here and others won't have to guess.

Required fields are marked thus *

To save room on the page we use the term disabled to indicate those with disabilities, special need or a medical condition.

About you
* Username :
This will be how you are known within MakingContact.org. Your real name will be hidden so all other members will see you listed by this username. It must be between 6 and 12 characters. We advise you don't use your real name as this will be visible to any site visitor.
* Password :
Must be between 6 and 12 characters and contain at least one number. We recommend you do not use names of people or places.
* Confirm Password :
Please enter your chosen password again. An e-mail will be sent to your registered address confirming it.

* Real Name :
This will only ever be visible to Contact a Family staff and then only for administration purposes.
* Your e-mail address :
We need a valid e-mail address, this will not be given out to anyone unless you do it. This address will be the one through which people will contact you from this site. Also any password reminders etc. will be sent here. We will never give,sell or reveal this address to anybody. Other members sending you messages will not know the address they are sending to unless you reveal it.
Your gender :
Your location :  
You don't have to provide a location but it will make it easier for others to find you if you do. We have found that most people using this site are searching for people in their area first.
Which language would you prefer to use? :
What other languages can you converse in? :
About the disabled person

This person may be your child, grandchild, friend or even yourself. The details listed here will be what people search on, so as much info as you can provide will help.

Their date of birth :
Their date of birth will enable users to locate people with similar aged children. Their exact date of birth will not be revealed, instead we will show only the year of their birth on public screens.
4 digit years. Sorry this system only supports Gregorian calendar dates
Their gender :
Your relationship to them :
About their family
Family type :
Number of brothers/sisters :
How many of these are disabled :
Summary and Story
Brief summary
The Summary is a brief description of your and the disabled person (i.e. your child). You can use a maximum of 256 characters here.
Please ensure any text here does not include anything contrary to our terms of use. Specifically no web links, html code, e-mail addresses or other contact info. To preserve your anonymity we advise you to not include the real name of any person or organisation.

Full story
The Full Story is where you get to say a bit more about yourself and the disabled person (i.e. your child). You can use any number of characters here.
Please ensure any text here does not include anything contrary to our terms of use. Specifically no web links, html code, e-mail addresses or other contact info. To preserve your anonymity we advise you to not include the real name of any person or organisation.

 
* I am over 18 Sorry but for child protection reasons no under 18 is allowed to register with this site.
* I have read and agree with the terms of use for MakingContact.org By registering with this site you are bound by the terms of use.

 

Start searching for people to contact. advanced search
You can search for people now, simply enter the name or acronym of a medical condition in the box below and click 'find now' to see how many people we have listed against it. You will then be able to narrow down your search, say by age or gender, if required.

condition:  

A full list of all conditions is available in either alphabetical or hierarchical forms. Note that there are over 2000 conditions and these lists may take a few seconds to display

You don't have to enter the full name of the condition, abbreviations, parts of the name & wildcards (*) are acceptable.

Notes

If you find something on this site or you have received a message through this system that you feel contravenes our terms of use, then please
let us know

We would like to thank The Headley Trust and the Department Of Health for their financial support in developing MakingContact.org

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