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Weight management is a sensitive topic. Nevertheless, the measurement is often used as a marker to inform medical decisions or for someone’s personal interest. But for many wheelchair users, accessing scales has proved near impossible.

An NHS trust has apologised to a blind woman after a security guard tried to prevent her entering a hospital with her sick daughter because she was with her guide dog. Amy Kavanagh was seeking urgent care for daughter at West Middlesex University hospital when incident occurred.

Isobel Everest is a world judo champion twice over. The-17-year old from Bexhill in East Sussex won the pan disability martial arts honours in Holland this year, as well as the world kata championships with her partner Braydon. But she’s fighting for the sport to become more inclusive – and hoping that a pan disability discipline could be added to the Paralympics.

There wasn’t a lot to welcome in last year’s SEND consultation paper, but one thing I.P.S.E.A. did welcome, was the long-overdue acknowledgement that a national template for Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans is necessary.

A woman whose golden retriever had a litter of guide dog puppies said she hoped she could help more people with sight loss “live an independent life”. Kath Saunders and her family appeared on Channel 5’s Puppy School for Guide Dogs alongside new mum Ela. The programme features the progress of guide dogs in training and the people who depend on them.