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I really hope that this isn't inappropriate, and if it is then please delete immediately. I work with FRONTLINEdance and we are running a Disability Arts Festival throughout October in Stoke on Trent. This Saturday night we have Laurence Clark's show 'an irresponsible father's guide to parenting', which gives a frank, honest and very funny account on becoming a disabled parent. It's Pay What You Decide which means that you book ok for free, then if you'd like to make a donation AFTER the event you are welcome to do so, but absolutely no financial obligation at all. Thank you! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faf-in-partnership-with-the-mitchell-arts...

I am severely disabled and terminally ill single parent. Child not involved with Father either. Long story but after finally complaining to Adult Social Services that my needs are firstly going to be to prioritise my 10 yr old child’s care, which is what they still hadn’t acknowledged I need help with so my daughter can safely live with me - I can’t care for myself. Suddenly they’re referring my child to children’s social services! Please can somebody tell me where I stand (or sit Haha) legally? Who is supposed to help me? And my child? I

hello all, A friend of mine, could really do with going into their daughters school, and having a face to face meeting. The problem is I think the school havent been very forecoming regarding providing a Sign Language Interepter. I was just wondering if I someone give me some advise, are the school under any legal obligation e.g the Equalty Act to provide a intepreter? Thanks in advance

So many thing have been rudely said by my sons new nursery even befire he started. From the get go I have been told "they are not here for me to get a rest" even though my placement was only given due to doctors letter stating I needed to get more rest. I'm a single mummy to two kiddies the youngest was 3 two weeks ago. He started his induction week Monday just passed and it's been horrid for me. The settling in process at this nursery is a bit weird in the sense that parents stay in nursery and play with there child all week. My sons first day was great. He ran away straight away to play and did not see him again until time to leave. Parents had yet more paper work to do. Tuesday I had an appointment so my mum had to take him and she said he was fine. Wednesday was where it started to go wrong. I did as i was told and walked about, played with my son for 1hr 40 mins before practically callopsing as i need a rest. I had sat down for 6 mins exactly and was told by staff I had to get up and play with my child. I have a chest infection this week so feeling extra awful. This was the first day for lunch and he point blank refused lunch and had a mini meltdown, saying he was not hungry ect. No other member of staff tried to come and help to coax him in to try some lunch. Head teacher then comes over and tells me to go home and he would not be getting lunch next two days and just to come in and go before lunch time. How is that helping/fixing the situation? Thursday was a libery trip where everytime I tried to join in with singing I had a caughing fit, bad day for vertigo, and tremor too. Exhausted as i could not used a pushchair to balance myself as library was a walk away. Staff more or less ignored me. Friday was in the nursery but was ment to be the park. There was no way i could walk 2 hours to park ect, no reigns for my son and no pushchair to balance myself. No staff had been informed and i had to wait for 35 mins in hallway, of course my son was not happy and shouting I want to go play. Eventually got into play room very late and again mostly ignored and just left to wander about with my son and play with him. Went home at time i was told with even a goodbye except for receptionist on the way out the door. Thursday I had emailed the head teacher as she was unavailable whilst I was there and was told he is struggling to settle in, and imature, and i would have to come in all next week and until he will sit and eat all lunch. So next week I've had to cancel appointments ect and now face being on my feet for 4 hours at a time in this place, where I get told not to sit down. Told it could take weeks. Also told they would see how he goes day by day and would discuss it with me. No one has told me anything regarding Thursday or Friday probably because no one paid attention..His key worker is off after he met her for 5 minutes. My anxiety is bad as im exhausted and tremor is bad and other parents/teachers are talking about it. I know they all wonder why I am like i am. I think at least staff should be aware of my issues and be offering support.

I am currently 26 weeks pregnant and I am due to start antenatal classes in September but my question is, do they provide these specifically for people with disabilities? I live in Ellesmere, Shropshire.

I am a single parent with little to no support with raising my child. I'm currently going through the process of getting my osgood schlatters disease fixed (fingers crossed) but this may require me to have invasive surgery on both knees. Which will make looking after my 3 year old a little, impossible. I'm aware that the hospital may offer me support afterwards for myself. But I'm wanting to know if there's any help out there that covers the care of my child that I won't be able to provide. This is my main concern. Or would I have to rely on family? (which I have very little left of and no one is able to take the time out of their lives to provide the help).

Are there any stair gates which still allow a wheelchair over them and don't obscure much of the door way itself?