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The popular Netflix series “Bridgerton” has always been celebrated for its diverse and inclusive storytelling. In its third season, the show has taken a significant step forward in representation by including characters with disabilities and those who are neurodivergent. 12

Ministers are considering cutting back funding for the long-awaited roll of out NHS eye testing for pupils in all English special schools due to be launched this year. According to the Association of Optometrists (AOP), reported in Optometry Today, the government wants to slash funding for the service by up to 30%.

Sade Oram, 25, and her younger sister Topaz, 23, were diagnosed profoundly deaf as toddlers and fitted with cochlear implants. The pair, from Warminster in Wiltshire, describe the Auditory Verbal Therapy they received as a main contributor to their “success in life”, a service that helped them to listen and speak.

The government’s policy of opening more and more special schools is stripping funding from mainstream settings and handing it to profit-making bodies, disabled campaigners have warned.

Visually-impaired people are calling for an end to so-called floating bus stops where cycle lanes go behind the stop. Kevin Greenan, from Greater Manchester, who is part of a delegation delivering a petition to Prime minister Rishi Sunak later, said the stops are dangerous for people with limited or no sight.