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Owner of Legoland, Thorpe Park and Sealife under fire after new disability ride access pass

by Charlotte Dolman | Mar 13, 2026 | Parents & Carers

The parent company of some of London’s biggest attractions is under fire after claims it no longer supports people with hidden disabilities by no longer offering a queue pass. All of its attractions use a Ride Access Pass (RAP), which is offered to guests who...

UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says

by Charlotte Dolman | Mar 11, 2026 | Parents & Carers

A growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.

Inclusive ski sessions show ‘what children can do with right support’

by Charlotte Dolman | Mar 9, 2026 | Parents & Carers

Emma Buckley-Robins, 22, attends sessions run by staff at the Telford Snowboarding and Ski Centre in Madeley. Her father Simon said she had the cognitive ability of a “two to three-year-old”, but that the ski sessions had given her more confidence....

New TV thriller follows hit man living with onset dementia

by Charlotte Dolman | Mar 6, 2026 | Parents & Carers

A drama which has just dropped on Amazon Prime Video follows the escapades of a hitman showing signs of onset dementia. In Fox TV’s Memory of a Killer Patrick Dempsey plays neurosurgeon Dr. Shepard, also known as assassin Angelo Ledda but unbeknown to his family, who...

What is Tourette syndrome, what are tics and what happened at the Baftas?

by Charlotte Dolman | Mar 4, 2026 | Parents & Carers

Controversy has erupted over the Baftas after the BBC initially failed to edit out a racial slur shouted by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome. The Guardian explores what vocal tics are, and how they should be understood.

Peppa Pig hearing loss story may ‘remove stigma’

by Charlotte Dolman | Mar 2, 2026 | Parents & Carers

An upcoming Peppa Pig episode in which George gets a hearing aid could help to “remove some stigma” around hearing loss, the head teacher of a prominent school for deaf children said. Paul Burrows, head teacher at the Royal School for the Deaf in Derby,...
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