Going on holiday hasn't been possible for lots of us this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but many disabled people have been struggling to go away for much longer than that. We spoke to Jo van ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 25 Nov 2020
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness month, which is dedicated to the 17 million people diagnosed with cerebral palsy around the world. Cerebral palsy affects many people in the UK and is more common ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 7 Mar 2022
The quotes below have been taken from this article on The Metro. The Children’s Minister has moved to reassure parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) that they are ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 26 Dec 2020
Time to Talk Day This is a day that is designed to encourage people to discuss their mental health. Many of us may be struggling, whether that be publically or in private, and it's never been more ...
Discussion in Mental health and wellbeing - 6 Feb 2021
Ruth is a recently retired teacher with CP and Perthes’ disease, a condition that affects her hip. You can follow Ruth on Twitter here. How being disabled prepared me for the pandemic At the ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 23 Nov 2020
Breast Cancer Now are heading up Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the cancer that around 1 in 8 of us will get. Every October, people all over the world show their support for ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 23 Oct 2020
I know that quite a few of you have had to take on the responsibility of managing your children's home learning, which I imagine can't be at all easy! My friend is a secondary school English teacher, ...
Discussion in Education - 12 Jan 2021
What is happening? The autumn term has started at universities across the UK and many students have returned to their accommodation on campuses. The rise in cases of coronavirus has meant that ...
Discussion in Education - 27 Sep 2020
Dear all, I have a dilemma. My son has severe LD /autism he struggles with carers won't have them so last year I employed his half sister (who doesn't live with us). She does around 10-15 hours a ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 1 Apr 2020
Now that restrictions are being eased on the covid-19 lockdown, more opportunities have become available to get out and about, see friends and visit our favourite places. For some disabled people ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 27 Aug 2020