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Covid booster jabs are now being rolled out and Contact has had confirmation from the Department of Health and Social Care that unpaid carers, including parent carers, will be among the priority groups for the vaccine booster – just as they were in the initial roll-out. The booster should be given at least six months after a person had their second dose. It is recommended that all boosters will be the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.

Guide Dogs Tech for All service offers iPads to visually impaired children aged 3-18, while secondary school-age children aged 11-18 may choose an iPhone instead. These tech devices have excellent accessibility features built-in as standard, such as screen magnification, voiceover and audio descriptions, to make many activities easier, like reading in larger fonts, magnifying photos and keeping in touch with friends.

Have you read our new newsletter called ‘The Positive Post‘? It aims to bring you the latest good news and feedback from happy families and professionals that we have supported recently. We also have a plain text version.

A new report by Young Minds and The Children’s Society has found that more than a quarter of young people struggling with their mental health don’t ask for help because they “don’t want to inconvenience anyone”. This report focuses on the experience of young people visiting their General Practitioner (GP) with mental health concerns. It highlights how GPs have a key role to play in providing advice to young people and making referrals to specialist services – but how they are often unable to help young people struggling to access early help before things reach crisis point.

Although the support your child receives will vary depending on where you live, all UK schools have a legal duty to provide equal access to education for deaf children. Here, four parents across the UK share their experiences.