Too often people think disabled and think practicality over design which means we have white plastic bathrooms that remind us of hospital trips and doctor's visits. Depressing, right?
MY UNLIKELY MOBILITY AIDS
We all have household items that are adapted or that we use to help us with our mobility, so I thought I would share mine.
WHAT IS CEREBRAL PALSY?
Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects the physical movement of an individual. This could be their legs, their arms, even their mouth, or all of these rolled into one. It is often caused by an incident that causes damage to the brain either at birth or shortly after birth.
LIFE AT SCHOOL WITH A
DISABILITY
Sharing my experience and advice for young people of school life as a wheelchair user.
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TOP TIP FOR PIMPING
YOUR WHEELCHAIR
I've some really cheap and easy tricks for making your wheelchair more you!
ACCESSIBLE DATE IDEAS -AD
Valentines Day is just around the corner but coming up with something different to do can be difficult. Particularly when you have to think of accessible venues that are suited to you. So we’ve teamed up with AccessAble to give you some Date Inspiration!
WOULD YOU PUSH A STRANGER'S WHEELCHAIR?
Now this subject has been talked about quite recently in the disabled community and that is, whether it's ok for a stranger to push your wheelchair - out of the blue without fair warning.
HOW I GET AROUND ON WHEELS
Getting about with a disability can be difficult. My Cerebral Palsy affects my mobility meaning I use a wheelchair and Kaye walker to assist with my movement.
DISABILITY AND SEX Q&A
Understanding how disability and sex work together can be difficult for those who have never been exposed to it. However, it isn't as complicated as you may think…
DISABLED VS DIFFERENTLY ABLED
Sometimes I wonder if the disabled community is a bit too sensitive.
THINGS I DO DIFFERENTLY
Let me guess if your reading this as an "able bodied person" you may have had a time where you've seen a disabled person, what you can only assume is, struggling. While yes, this is sometimes the case. Sometimes, it can just be that the disabled individual has to do things slightly differently
TOP DISABLED PET PEEVES
A lot of common questions are about disability and relationships. If I had a penny for every time I've been asked one of these questions I'd be rich. But some of the questions are a lot more comedic
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Having a disability is not fun and can sometimes be incredibly difficult, mentally and physically. However, there are some perks to being registered disabled. From discounts to freebies, there are many advantages to your disability.
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The Motability scheme, what the hell is it? Well, if anyone with a disability purchased a vehicle on their own it would cost a small fortune as we would have to pay for both the vehicle and any adaptations that we needed to that vehicle disabled friendly.