13.9 million Disabled people in the UK. 1.8 million have an accessible housing need – 580 thousand are of working age. We’ve heard government saying like ‘Build better, build beautiful’ or the newest one ‘Build, build, build’. Remember the famous movie of a young farm girl, clicking the heels of her sparkling, ruby red slippersContinue reading “Accessible Housing needs”
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No place like an Accessible home!
I was extremely lucky to get to write for Disability Living here’s what I wrote for them. Adding to my accessible home post! Many of us fondly remember the image of a young farm girl, clicking the heels of her sparkling, ruby red slippers and longingly chanting the words, “There’s no place like home, there’sContinue reading “No place like an Accessible home!”
Is feeling like a second class citizen ok!?
For me being disabled means a lot of things. It means I am reliant on my powered wheelchair to act as my legs for the rest of my life. It means I can often attend several hospital and physio appointments just in the space of a week. It means I use medical equipment to keepContinue reading “Is feeling like a second class citizen ok!?”
New found heroine – The Disabled Suffragette.
As this year marks a 100 years since women won the right to vote as I was reading about the suffragette I found a story about Rosa May Billinghurst the disabled suffragette and women’s rights activist she was known as the ‘cripple suffragette’ I found myself wanting to know more about Rosa may Billinghurst andContinue reading “New found heroine – The Disabled Suffragette.”
Most people take for granted but for some of us it’s the thing of nightmares!!
Theses days just wheeling out the door its a check list of have we got everything, before hubby Fort Knox the door behind us! kinda reminds me of a new mum packing half the house while muttering away at the baby we’ll take this just in case…that’s pretty much my life!! When your planning aContinue reading “Most people take for granted but for some of us it’s the thing of nightmares!!”
Not Accessible for everyone!!
Over the years I’ve had several conversations with different people for all different reasons down to care, equipment, benefits and general help. But all conversation seem to have the same ending a very misconstrued idea of what’s available and accessible to people who have any form of disability. Just recently I’ve had a few issuesContinue reading “Not Accessible for everyone!!”
Kerry Thompson - My Life, Kerry's Way. 