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Call to create official register of assistance dogs

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 26, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Groups representing assistance dog users are calling for “stronger legal protections” to protect disabled people who say they are being discriminated against in public spaces. Campaigners, lead by Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK), say they are often refused...

Mental health programme for autistic students gets further funding

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 24, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A mental health programme created to empower autistic young people to take control of their mental health before reaching a crisis point has received further three-year funding.

Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 21, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Home-to-school transport costs in England have risen to £2.3bn a year, as increasing numbers of children with special educational needs and disabilities travel farther afield to schools that can meet their requirements, according to a report.

Fighting for their children’s dignity – parents calling for specialised changing areas in hospitals

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 19, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A mum has said her local hospital’s failure to install the right kind of toilets to change her disabled daughter means the teenager is sometimes left sitting in her own waste. Natalie Frost’s 16-year-old daughter Sienna has cerebral palsy and regularly...

ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, BBC finds

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 17, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Specialist ADHD services for adults in England are stopping taking on new patients as they struggle to cope with demand, a BBC investigation has shown. The BBC has identified 15 local areas that have closed waiting lists and another 31 that have introduced tighter...
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