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Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis receives MBE for services to deaf community

by Charlotte Dolman | Dec 16, 2024 | Parents & Carers

Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, who made history on Strictly Come Dancing as the show’s first deaf contestant, has received an MBE at Windsor Castle for services to the deaf community.

Down’s syndrome charity’s cafe saved from closure

by Charlotte Dolman | Dec 13, 2024 | Parents & Carers

A Down’s syndrome charity has said it can keep its cafe open after a successful fundraising drive. Sunshine and Smiles in Leeds had been at risk of having to cut services and shut the cafe, which employs 10 young people with the condition.

The special educational needs crisis affects all our children

by Charlotte Dolman | Dec 11, 2024 | Parents & Carers

Dr Helen Care says we have to start looking at the wider picture and ask what schools are for, Helen Kinsey says it is a false economy not to be supporting the most vulnerable.

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,...
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