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Ruth Clegg

@Cleggins82

I'm a senior producer for BBC News, specialising in health and disability news. Any stories email [email protected].

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Death in the Channel - what led a 14-year-old boy to make fatal journey? - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

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Such a devastating disease. This family are having to pay for end of of life care.

Fundraiser for Sara Russell by Kerry Saunders : Please Support Sara Fighting MND gofund.me/5748b2f8

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Post Office scandal: 'I carried the shame - I refuse to carry it any longer' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/uk-679290…

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Heartbreaking story by Ruth Clegg about the death of Will Melbourne and his parents and sister all let down by lack of mental health services and lack of support for autistic yp people and their families

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

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Parents don’t live forever. Our worst fear is that our disabled children live somewhere like this, in the care of monsters after we have gone.

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For six months I have seen the care system through the eyes of those who rely on it to stay alive.

This level of access is rare, sadly their struggles are not.

Thank you to the families for letting us into their world.

Fighting For our Son's Care is on BBC iPlayer now.

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“Isaac had the biggest smile”. Former headteacher, Frances Akinde, has taken the unusual step of speaking out against a system she was part of. She believes her local authority failed her autistic student, Isaac.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-675264…

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There has been a great deal of coverage about the issue, most notably by Ruth Clegg at the .

Hopefully, our initiative can help many of those families who have faced challenges accessing advice

qualia-law.org/childtrustfund

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“Why should Ryan be penalised cos I saved for his future?” Claire’s son is one of 4,000 disabled young people locked out of their Child Trust Funds AND facing benefit cuts because of their savings. Charities say it’s a double whammy. ⁦Nikki Fox - BBC News & Watchdog Presenter⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/education…

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I’m Paul,I have Lowe’s Syndrome and a I’m raising money for Lowe Syndrome Trust.I’m aiming to do at least 1551 steps every day until I go to Naples in May to speak at the Lowe Syndrome conference.Please share gofund.me/35153ac1

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We covered the issues thousands face trying to access their child’s trust fund bbc.co.uk/news/education…. Andrew Turner is tracking how much disabled young people are losing every week - and it’s a lot - because of the, often impenetrable, barriers to their savings.

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