Disabled driver, 75, gets £100 parking fine while getting his Covid vaccination

Disabled driver, 75, gets £100 parking fine while getting his Covid vaccination Rex Butland drove to his first vaccine appointment in Cheltenham on January 15 He parked nearby because of his mobility issues and found a space at the lido But five days later, he received a £100 fine he branded ‘totally unacceptable’ By Jack … Read more

Dozens of disabled stray dogs use wheelchairs to take their daily walk at sanctuary in Thailand

Waggy races! Dozens of disabled stray dogs use wheelchairs to take their daily walk at sanctuary in Thailand Group of 27 disabled dogs at a shelter in Chonburi, Bangkok, used wheels to support them on their daily walk The pups were pictured appearing to smile from ear to ear as they ventured outside for daily … Read more

Single ‘superdad’ who adopted five disabled children is praised by This Morning viewers

A single father of five adopted disabled children has been praised by This Morning viewers and labelled ‘inspirational’ after appearing on the ITV programme. Ben Carpenter, 36, from Huddersfield, spoke with hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary about the adoption process and his fundraising efforts to build a sensory room to help develop his children’s … Read more

Katie Price’s daughter Bunny, six, is lauded for her tender connection with disabled brother Harvey

Katie Price’s daughter Bunny, six, stole the hearts of viewers of Monday night’s BBC documentary following her mum and brother Harvey.   Viewers of the documentary Katie Price: Harvey and Me swarmed Twitter to note the touching bond between the siblings, after one amazing scene saw Bunny bring her brother his iPad before they settled into watching … Read more

Katie Price’s daughter Bunny, six, is lauded for her tender connection with disabled brother Harvey

Katie Price’s daughter Bunny, six, stole the hearts of viewers of Monday night’s BBC documentary following her mum and brother Harvey.   Viewers of the documentary Katie Price: Harvey and Me swarmed Twitter to note the touching bond between the siblings, after one amazing scene saw Bunny bring her brother his iPad before they settled into watching … Read more

Katie Price reveals worries over disabled son Harvey going to residential college

They are starring in a BBC documentary together called Harvey And Me, which charts a crucial year in his life in which he turns 18 and becomes an adult.  And Katie Price, 42, and her beloved son Harvey showed off their incredible bond when they appeared on the Jeremy Vine show via video link on … Read more

How I won access to my disabled son’s frozen Child Trust Fund savings

Victory! Catherine, her husband John and her 17-year-old son Oliver  The mother of a 17-year-old boy with profound learning disabilities who would be unable to access his Child Trust Fund cash when he became an adult has won her battle to unlock more than £2,000 in frozen funds. In one of the first reported examples … Read more

Moment child steals mobility scooter cover from disabled woman’s house after being spurred on adult

Shocking moment young child steals mobility scooter cover from disabled woman’s house after being spurred on by woman pushing pram CCTV footage caught the moment the small child took the cover outside a home A woman pushing a pram is watching from the pavement in Cobridge and appears to spur on the child who first … Read more

Katie Price demands talks with Twitter and Facebook after disabled son targeted by internet trolls

Katie Price will demand talks with Twitter and Facebook as she steps up bid to get ‘Harvey’s Law’ introduced after her disabled son, 18, was targeted by internet trolls Katie Price was left ‘raging’ after a clip of a man in blackface was shared online  Man was pretending to be Harvey, a 52-year-old has been … Read more

Government urged to change rules over disabled Child Trust Fund injustice

The Government has failed to respond to proposals aimed at offering the families of thousands of disabled children a way to access locked Child Trust Fund savings for a month, despite the Prime Minister last week pledging to do everything he could to help. Child Trust Fund providers and trade bodies handed the Ministry of … Read more