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FLARE member Louise’s blog: Speaking with decision-makers

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 8, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Council for Disabled Children’s FLARE members regularly write blogs on issues and experiences that matter to them. The latest blog from FLARE member Louise Chandler who has written about speaking with decision-makers. Louise shares what she wishes she had known...

“My two-year-old’s hearing loss diagnosis shocked me; her doctor’s words saved me”

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 5, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Helen Rosenthal was horrified at the idea of clunky hearing aids on her tiny girl, but the profound advice the audiologist gave her sustains her to this day.

Mum sets up child allergy support group for families

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 3, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A mother has set up a support network for parents in Derbyshire who have children with allergies. Kirsty’s daughter, Mahlia, now aged three, was diagnosed with allergies to milk, eggs, and sesame at seven months old.

He worked with artificial limbs for decades. Then a lorry ripped off his right arm. What happened when the expert became the patient?

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 1, 2025 | Parents & Carers

An experienced clinician in prosthetics, Jim Ashworth-Beaumont found himself the perfect guinea pig for a radical new option for amputees.

Cat gets job helping to train hearing dogs

by Charlotte Dolman | Aug 29, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A Siamese cat has been recruited to help train hearing dogs. Frank, who lives in High Wycombe with owner Julie Shute, spends time with dogs to see how they react to him, and assess if the trainee could live with a cat owner.

Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater

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

Carrie Grant is a TV presenter and voice coach and a parent of four children with special educational needs. She discusses how Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for her children.
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