With Becky Maddern for Scope For most children, a trip to the park is a fun way to pass an hour or so. The slide! The climbing frame! The swings! …
A new survey of 6,000 teachers and senior leaders across England shows supporting children with SEND is one of the top five expected challenges in schools over the next 12 …
With Alison Bowyer, Executive Director, Kids in Museums Accessibility is crucial when you’re looking for a good day out with someone who has a disability. If you’ve found such a …
with Dan Hughes I don’t think that there are many people reading this that would argue that inclusivity isn’t beneficial to everyone, but sometimes being exclusive is the best way …
Renata writes: Some of us will be old enough to remember when hundreds of disabled people took to the streets in the 1990s, chaining themselves to public transport and having …
Now that we’ve saved goodbye to the summer holidays, I was interested to know which UK attractions parents of disabled children had found to be disability-friendly. I asked on our …
Tania’s note: Today we’re welcoming a new columnist to SNJ, Catriona Moore. Catriona is the parent of a child with complex needs from the rare disease, Rett Syndrome. She works …
It’s that time again when students anxiously await their exam results. We all hope for good passes all round, but not every student will have achieved the grades they’d hoped …
Only 6% of people with learning difficulties are currently in employment. No, I didn’t make that shocking figure up, it was mentioned in the announcement of a new government ‘Taskforce’ to help …
When your child has a disability that has made potty training an impossibility, you are left with a growing dilemma – finding nappies that fit your child. Nipping down to …
One of the many challenges that parents and carers of children with disabilities and/or special educational needs face is finding suitable places to take a break and go on holiday. …
The Papworth Trust helps to support people with disabilities live their lives to the full. Today we’re helping them tell everyone that their accessible holiday farm, Kerry Farm in West …
If you have ever entered an airport with any child, let alone one with special needs, you will know the stress and anxiety the whole experience can bring. One bad …
It’s that time of year when Christmas seems a distant expensive memory and the days are temptingly beginning to draw out. Yet we still have months of damp and cold …
Our columnist Charlie Mead has been quiet of late. I sometimes see Facebook posts of him at various locations around the world, enjoying himself, often on golf courses. You would …
