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He worked with artificial limbs for decades. Then a lorry ripped off his right arm. What happened when the expert became the patient?

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 1, 2025 | Parents & Carers

An experienced clinician in prosthetics, Jim Ashworth-Beaumont found himself the perfect guinea pig for a radical new option for amputees.

Cat gets job helping to train hearing dogs

by Charlotte Dolman | Aug 29, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A Siamese cat has been recruited to help train hearing dogs. Frank, who lives in High Wycombe with owner Julie Shute, spends time with dogs to see how they react to him, and assess if the trainee could live with a cat owner.

Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater

by Charlotte Dolman | Aug 27, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Carrie Grant is a TV presenter and voice coach and a parent of four children with special educational needs. She discusses how Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for her children.

Meet the acrobat making aerial skills accessible

by Charlotte Dolman | Aug 25, 2025 | Parents & Carers

The director of a community circus skills provider aims to break down the financial and physical barriers to take part in her sessions. Adele Cliffe from Kinetic Heights CIC has run free workshops with specialised equipment throughout the summer. Her team of...

‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature

by Charlotte Dolman | Aug 22, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness. Across Britain, 15% of people are thought to be neurodivergent. In the process of writing Neurodivergent, By Nature, Harkness discovered that...

Dudley mum of sons with autism hospitalised due to fears of losing disability PIP funding

by Charlotte Dolman | Aug 20, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A mother with two sons with autism has said the government’s planned welfare changes would devastate her family’s future. Lorraine Griffin, from Dudley, relies on the Disability Living Allowance for her boys, Sam and Ben, aged 12 and 13.
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