Postgrad with dementia fights 'unfair' ban

By Liz Hobday
Updated September 20 2021 - 12:10am, first published 12:05am
Juanita Hughes can study for a Masters degree but isn't allowed to drive due to her diagnosis.
Juanita Hughes can study for a Masters degree but isn't allowed to drive due to her diagnosis.

When Juanita Hughes was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 54, people "wrote her off", she says, including members of her own family.

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