Pensioner, 67, dies in house blast while being treated by paramedics who miraculously escaped property after her oxygen tank exploded in conservatory ‘while being changed by her husband’ Lynn Hadley, 67, was killed and her husband David, 70, badly injured during blast Mr Hadley had been changing his wife’s oxygen cylinder when it ignited Their Shelfield, … Read more
Katie Price has candidly discussed homeschooling her disabled son Harvey during the coronavirus pandemic and revealed plans to fundraise for the NHS. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, the former glamour model, 41, praised the work of the NHS, just over a week after she and Harvey, 17, took part in the Clap For Carers celebration. The … Read more
A desperate disabled grandmother and her terminally ill husband says that they have been ‘left to die’ in the coronavirus pandemic, while local councils have urged the government to tell them the names of vulnerable people who need help. Kathryn Hadley, 63, says the country is ‘not united at all’ and the term ‘love thy … Read more
Changes to the Blue Badge scheme introduced on Friday (20 August) will allow people with hidden disabilities such as mental health conditions, dementia and Crohn’s Disease to receive permits to park in disabled parking spaces. What has been described as the biggest change to the scheme since it launched in 1970 will see the benefit … Read more
A devastated mother whose husband and daughter both have serious illnesses has told how they lost their life savings after a firm tasked with building their dream home went bust. Childcare worker Cath Tyrie, 49, from Stockport, explained her daughter Stevie, 13, has a learning disability and cerebral palsy, which has left her needing help dressing, washing … Read more
Revealed: The amazing expanding aircraft lavatory that offers disabled passengers 40 per cent more space It’s called Access and has been created by London-based Acumen and Singapore-based ST Engineering The extra space creates a lavatory large enough to allow a passenger in a wheelchair to enter The innovative design can be retrofitted or line-fitted to … Read more
Driver Mr Renshaw says his two passengers were left ‘shaken’ as the warden put a £50 ticket on his specially adapted taxi in Manchester, as passers-by allegedly called the warden a ‘disgrace’. Source link