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From boxing to climbing to sensory tennis, a Sport England grant scheme is transforming the lives of people with complex disabilities.

British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful has said he is “delighted” by the response to his magazine’s first braille editions for blind and partially sighted people. The May issue of the fashion publication, which first launched in 1916, has been made available in a physical braille edition as well as a recorded audio description.

“Carrie Grant is a well-known figure for her work on TV and as a vocal coach, along with her husband of 38 years, singer, David Grant. However, for parents of children with SEND, us included, Carrie is also admired for her advocacy work as the mother of young autistic people. She also, like me, has a late autism diagnosis.”

The family of a girl who died after inhaling aerosol deodorant is holding a roller-skating event to celebrate her life and raise awareness. Giorgia Green, who was 14 when she died a year ago, loved roller skating after being introduced to it by her dad. She was autistic and her father said she liked to spray deodorant on blankets as she found the smell comforting.

A dad of two disabled children has spoken out after they were left stranded on board a plane that landed at Jersey Airport for an hour and a half. Rory Steel lives on the island with his family, who were all returning home from a holiday on Tuesday 9 May. The British Airways flight landed in Jersey at around 8:50pm, but the Steel family were left waiting to disembark until nearly 10:30pm when wheelchairs were provided.