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A sensory room at a cricket ground has made matches more accessible for autistic people, including a bowler’s son who can finally watch him play. Warwickshire and England player Danny Briggs said his eight-year-old son Stan found matches overwhelming. A room created at Edgbaston will allow him and other neurodiverse children to watch in quieter surroundings.

Disability Horizons closed its doors on Friday 14th April 2023. Co-founder Martyn Sibley explains why he came to this difficult decision and showcases the future projects being launched by his incredible team.

Lily Allen has recently addressed her Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder diagnosis. In a new interview with The Times, Allen shared details about her life in the United States and why she isn’t surprised of her ADHD diagnosis.

A deaf woman is calling for ambulance crews to learn basic sign language after paramedics were unable to tell her that her husband had died. Elizabeth Corbett was at work when she received a distressed video call from her children to say her husband David, 51, had fallen ill. By the time she got home, paramedics had arrived but could not explain to Mrs Corbett what had happened.

A monthly disco which started as a gathering for a handful of friends has become a key social event for disabled people, its organiser has said. Vicky Johnson started hosting small additional needs discos at the function room she runs, in Ilkeston in Derbyshire, so her music-loving son Regan could be a DJ six years ago.