{"id":7302,"date":"2023-11-09T15:18:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=7302"},"modified":"2023-11-27T12:39:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T12:39:45","slug":"its-good-to-talk-erins-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/its-good-to-talk-erins-story","title":{"rendered":"Erin&#8217;s tenacity inspires new children&#8217;s book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QtJXhQAT9AA \" frameborder=\"0\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Meet Erin, an amazing young woman with severe cerebral palsy who\u2019s had a special helping hand to maximise her communication, education and quality of life. 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