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Many new cars for sale in the not-too-distant future will be powered by electricity, with a complete ban on conventionally-fuelled new cars being mooted as soon as 2030. But what does this mean for people with a disability? UCAN2 magazine tells us more about electric cars.

The Council’s Local Offer and the rest of the Council website is now supported by the accessibility tool called Browsealoud. It makes the website accessible to those who require online reading support. This includes those with learning difficulties such as dyslexia, mild visual impairments and those with English as a second language. It works by reading web pages aloud in a human-sounding voice. The user simply hovers their mouse pointer over the text to hear it read aloud. You can find the icon in the bottom right of any webpage.

Qwell is a digital hub providing online emotional support and counselling for parents and carers of children, as and when they need it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with timely ac

Between June and October 2019, the Information, Advice and Support Programme carried out a review of Information, Advice and Support services’ current work in the area of children and young people’s mental health. Review it’s key findings from the Council for Disabled Children.