I’ve written a few times about how not having an accessible home when you have a disability can be just as detrimental to your health as having a disability. Once you have an accessible home that works for you I.e wet room (walk in bathroom) wide doors, accessible kitchen with a rise and drop sidesContinueContinue reading “Accessibility within your home.”
Tag Archives: Wheelchairlife
A world where I feel Included.
Say the word Included out loud ~ Now how easy was that to say!? but do you really feel it?? I’ll totally hold my hand up (if I could!) and say; HELL NO! Why. Lots of reason by here just a few. Lets start with my favourite subject toilets ~ And the lack of facilitiesContinueContinue reading “A world where I feel Included.”
My Disability, My Identity
Your identity is everything it’s the person you are, the person you identify with and when you lose your identity who are!? As humans in a complex world of boundaries and decisions, it’s really not all that surprising that by trying to make sense of it all we put everyone and everything into groups, categoriesContinueContinue reading “My Disability, My Identity”
Love island and why I’m glad I don’t have to date in the Modern society!
With a winter Love Island hours from taking over our lives; well mine at least I’m very much ‘Hooked’ I’m not ashamed to say it out loud I AM a total reality TV junkie; it’s not even a guilty pleasure I Ab-so-flipping-lutely love it!! Tell me it’s staged, scripted or not real I don’t care,ContinueContinue reading “Love island and why I’m glad I don’t have to date in the Modern society!”
Being Disabled does not make me a burden to my partner
Being disabled does NOT make me a burden to my partner. Being disabled does NOT make me a burden to anyone! Lets call it the B-Word I’ve never approach this subject before so why now; I think it’s probably a word I know I’ve felt many time before as I’m sure many other disabled peopleContinueContinue reading “Being Disabled does not make me a burden to my partner”
My personal Independence payment and decision
Back in August the brown envelope of doom came throw my letter box (thanks Mr Postie!), I wasn’t expecting it so at first my anxiety was fine then I opened it read the first few lines and boom the panic set in. Not going to lie how much fear the thought of the assessment processContinueContinue reading “My personal Independence payment and decision”
I’m not a wheelchair!
Living with a disability can mean a whole mixture of things; but yes, you actually do have a disability or a list as long as your arm, you find ways of adapting your life and how you do things. One big down side of having a disability you also have to handle how others commentContinueContinue reading “I’m not a wheelchair!”
Giving a positive message for new wheelchair users
A lot of information that’s put out into the world is about the stigma wheelchair users face. I myself have written the dramas of getting a new wheelchair or not being able to access the simplest things like restaurant’s, toilets or Cinemas. As much as it’s true and very common theses days to read theContinueContinue reading “Giving a positive message for new wheelchair users”
Kerry Thompson - My Life, Kerry's Way. 