Parents of autistic children are turned away from Covid jab centre ‘because their children are not disabled enough’ Suzanne Robinson was booked into have her jab but was turned away by staff Incident echoes other experiences reported at Reading’s Madesjski Stadium Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust apologised and urged family to get in touch By … Read more
Katie Price ‘to decide who will care for her disabled son Harvey after she dies in the follow-up to moving BBC documentary’ By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 21:33 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 21:33 GMT, 2 March 2021 Katie Price will reportedly decide who will look after her disabled son Harvey in the … Read more
Jo Whiley has claimed her disabled sister Frances ‘refused to talk to [her]’ of her family when she was offered the Covid-19 vaccine first. Making an appearance on Thursday’s edition of This Morning, the BBC Radio One DJ, 55, said her sibling’s reaction was ‘the cruellest twist’ and detailed how the situation was like ‘the … Read more
Radio 2 star Jo Whiley has shared a heartwarming clip of her younger sister Frances, who has severe learning difficulties and diabetes, smiling from the hospital window where she is being treated for Covid. On Sunday, Whiley, 55, appeared on The Andrew Marr Show saying the last seven days while her disabled sibling, 53, had been … Read more
Radio 2 Jo Whiley appeared on The Andrew Marr Show today saying the last seven days – following her younger sister Frances contracting Covid in her care home – had been ‘the worst week of my family’s life’. Frances has severe learning difficulties and diabetes, is currently in hospital in Northamptonshire after she tested positive … Read more
Radio 2 Jo Whiley appeared on The Andrew Marr Show today saying the last seven days – following her younger sister Frances contracting Covid in her care home – had been ‘the worst week of my family’s life’. Frances has severe learning difficulties and diabetes, is currently in hospital in Northamptonshire after she tested positive … Read more
Jo Whiley has revealed her disabled sister is ‘very poorly in hospital’ with coronavirus. The BBC Radio 2 DJ, 55, will not be hosting her show after her sister Frances’ illness left her feeling ‘very scared’ on Thursday. She tweeted: ‘I can’t do my @BBCRadio2 show this evening. My sister Frances is v poorly in hospital … Read more
A disabled man says he was left with no food over the weekend after his Asda delivery driver was unable to carry his £270 shopping up a flight of stairs. James Doherty, 45, from Wythenshawe, Manchester, has a number of health conditions including sciatica and degenerative disease in his back. Due to the pandemic, he is … Read more
The Government has again refused to publicly back proposals designed to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to access Child Trust Fund savings, as it was warned as much as £107million could be ‘lost’ over the next decade. Responding to questions in the House of Lords on Thursday, justice minister Lord Wolfson … Read more
Anthea Turner sparks furious row after posting fuming rant about ‘selfish attitudes’ with meme of obese disabled woman eating a McDonald’s berating younger person for not wearing a mask Turner, 60, triggered the row after posting ‘Go for it’ next to the cartoon image It showed a facemask wearing overweight woman in a motorised wheelchair … Read more