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Gig staff eject disabled man they thought was drunk

by Charlotte Dolman | Dec 9, 2024 | Parents & Carers

A disabled man has said he was “unfairly removed” from a music event in London, after venue staff mistook his medical condition for being drunk. Matthew Parrott, 48, from Oxford took his wife, Beth, to London to watch Glass Animals at The O2 Arena on 7 November but...

Young blood needed to keep talking newspaper alive

by Charlotte Dolman | Dec 6, 2024 | Parents & Carers

The chairman of a talking newspaper for the visually impaired has said more volunteers are needed to secure the future of the service, which a listener has described as irreplaceable. The Stafford & Stone audio publication sends memory sticks of local news to more...

Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system

by Charlotte Dolman | Dec 4, 2024 | Parents & Carers

England’s special education system is failing, causing thousands of children to have their development put back by months or even years, according to a damning report by the local government ombudsman. Amerdeep Somal, the local government and social care ombudsman,...

‘I am first wheelchair user to direct Eastenders’

by Charlotte Dolman | Dec 2, 2024 | Parents & Carers

A director from Derbyshire has become the first wheelchair user to direct EastEnders since its inception in 1985. Owen Tooth, 44, from Duffield, directed the popular BBC One soap episode which aired on 14 October to more than 3.5 million viewers.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP to increase in the Carer’s Allowance earnings limit

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 29, 2024 | Parents & Carers

The earnings limit – the maximum amount a carer can earn a week while getting Carer’s Allowance – will raise by an unprecedented £45 to £196 per week (16 hours at the National Minimum Wage) from April 2025. The earnings limit will also be linked to future increases in...

Government ‘should consider criminalising disability discrimination’, says disabled MP

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 27, 2024 | Parents & Carers

One of parliament’s new disabled MPs has suggested that the government should consider criminalising disability discrimination, because of the difficulty disabled people face in enforcing the Equality Act. As a guide dog-user, with a wife who also has a guide dog,...
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