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’sContinueContinue reading “No place like an Accessible home!”
Tag Archives: Wheelchairs
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 keepContinueContinue reading “Is feeling like a second class citizen ok!?”
Invisible disabilities.
Some Disabilities are in plan site to the naked eye, like mine for instance when you see me the first thing you see isn’t my dazzling smile; it’s my wheelchair. Then you have those with health conditions that can’t be seen to the naked eye. Those disabilities are called invisible. You may not be ableContinueContinue reading “Invisible disabilities.”
Changing places and why I started campaigning!
In aid of Changing Places Awareness Day 19th July 2019 This will be my 3rd year celebrating the world of changing places, it’s definitely been named by my husband, family and friends as my favourite subject to talk about! I kinda fell into Campaigning about changing Places toilets by mistake after reading an amazing blogContinueContinue reading “Changing places and why I started campaigning!”
Insight report ~ Habinteg.
New research out on just how bad the lack of accessible housing has become and what’s needed to improve the situation. This is just another subject very close to my heart as a Disabled person myself the need to have a home that accessible and suitable for my needs being in a wheelchair is hugelyContinueContinue reading “Insight report ~ Habinteg.”
All inclusive holiday with Tui – The Occidental Lanzarote playa.
Sun, Sea, Paella, Sangria This will be the first post of a few post to do with our hoilday last October. Everyone longs for that perfect holiday whether it’s lounging around in the sunshine by the pool or sightseeing it’s the time we take to just relax and leave home at home. Being a wheelchairContinueContinue reading “All inclusive holiday with Tui – The Occidental Lanzarote playa.”
A service that has massively failed me.
What happens when a service that’s meant to keep you safe in your home massively let’s you down in ways that leaves you feeling scared to enter your own home! I have so many emotions to process anger, disappointment, frustrated, violated, lied too, scared my list is endless and I don’t know how to stopContinueContinue reading “A service that has massively failed me.”
My secret toilet campaign with Tesco supermarket!!
The day has finally arrived where I can share with the world, shout it from the roof tops… YES it’s true I’ve been keeping a big secret since June 2018, As much as it was going to kill me to keep this secret I knew I had to, it was far to important to riskContinueContinue reading “My secret toilet campaign with Tesco supermarket!!”
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