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Disabled people frustrated by driving lessons wait

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

Disabled people are facing long waits for driving lessons due to a lack of instructors with suitable cars. According to the Association of Disability Driving Instructors (ADDI), less than 1% of the 39,500 driving instructors in the UK have specially adapted vehicles...

Autistic actress brings ‘authenticity’ to new role

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 18, 2025 | Parents & Carers

An autistic actress starring in a new musical says she is proud to represent the autism community and educate others on the disability. Katie Cailean was diagnosed with autism as a teenager and says she is drawing on her own lived experience to bring authenticity to...

Jo Malone says childhood dyslexia helped her to smell

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 16, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A childhood spent working for a florist and as a magician’s assistant helped Jo Malone to overcome the odds, and launch a multi-million pound business.

Improved PE and sport for more than 240,000 pupils with SEND

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 14, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Hundreds of thousands of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are set to benefit from a national programme to improve access to PE and school sports. Backed by an initial £300,000 for the first year, the Inclusion 2028 programme will work with...

Children with speech issues risk poor mental health, charity warns

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 11, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Children struggling with their speech and language are at greater risk of developing mental health problems like anxiety and depression, the charity Speech and Language UK has warned in a report seen exclusively by the BBC. The charity says almost half (45%) of all...

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

by Charlotte Dolman | Jul 9, 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. Lorraine faces constant...
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