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Disability housing crisis: ‘Crawling up and down stairs left me in hospital’

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

Carly Hughes, who had a leg amputated after a serious infection in 2020, spent two years trying to get an accessible home through Leeds City Council after joining a waiting list in 2022. She said she developed “handmaid’s knee”, a condition which...

‘We remortgaged to buy our kids’ ADHD medication’

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

Nearly 400,000 private prescriptions for ADHD medication were issued last year as patients sought to bypass lengthy NHS waiting lists, with people spending millions of pounds on treatment. Figures obtained by the BBC show the number of prescriptions for drugs rose...

Contact reacts to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

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

Much of the media interest in the Schools Bill is about proposals to protect children at risk of abuse. This includes plans to introduce new registers to identify children who are not in school. But the Bill is wide ranging. It also includes measures on breakfast...

Championing cycling as a lifelong mobility aid

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

Cycle influencer, Jean Martin has been cycling for nearly seven decades, starting with a tricycle chosen for her as a child with cerebral palsy to develop her strength, conditioning and mobility.

Cook behind viral PizzaDog on helping SEN children

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

A Nottingham pizza restaurant owner says he has been “inundated” with interest after starting a new support group for parents of children with special educational needs (SEN). Paddy Sneath hosts SEN-friendly dining sessions and a monthly support group for...

Barclays suggested ‘mystery shoppers’ could pretend to be blind or deaf

by Charlotte Dolman | Jan 15, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Barclays is facing criticism over adverts for paid “mystery shoppers” which suggested that people could pretend to be blind or deaf to test the services at the British bank’s high street branches.
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