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Grey-Thompson humiliated by blame for flight delay

by Charlotte Dolman | Aug 4, 2025 | Parents & Carers

After the late departure of a flight was blamed on her, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has described how humiliated she felt. While it was not her fault, she said the captain announced the delay in leaving was “because of the wheelchair”.

Newlife charity in BBC Radio 4 appeal to help more children like Bobby

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

An eight-year-old boy from the West Midlands who is unable to walk after being born with spinal cord injury is featured on a BBC Radio 4 Appeal this week to raise funds for Newlife, The Charity for Disabled Children, which recently provided him with a specialist...

‘Unforgivable’: Damning report finds death of learning disabled man was ‘entirely preventable’

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 30, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A coroner has issued a damning report against an NHS hospital trust following the entirely preventable death of a 31-year-old autistic man with learning disabilities, branding the attitude of doctors “dismissive and complacent”.

‘I made a conscious decision to be confident’, says Fats Timbo, content creator and comedian.

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 28, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, Fats Timbo documents her experiences of being – as she describes it – ‘a little person,’ and after first appearing on our TV screens in The Undateables back in 2018, last year she was part of Channel 4’s...

Christine McGuiness on designing play parks for neurodiverse kids!

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

The TV presenter and autism advocacy campaigner, Christine McGuinness, is mother of three autistic children, and she received an autism diagnosis herself as an adult. She is highlighting new research from Barrett Redrow which found that half of parents of children...

16-year-old left petrified after a fire broke out in his school and he was left in the building

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 23, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Sixteen-year-old Lucas Vezza‑O’Brien, who uses an electric wheelchair, was forced to stay alone on the upper floor of his school during a recent fire. First responders lacked the equipment, such as evacuation chairs, to bring him down safely. Traumatised by the...
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