Tag: Disabilities

Lagos, Portugal: Accessibility Review

The Algarve in southern Portugal is a mecca for tourists who flock to its beautiful sunkissed beaches. With lush green rolling hills, buckets of sunshine, stunning scenery and pretty …

Don’t Be a Dick

Believe it or not, I can be a bit of a dick sometimes. I know what you’re thinking: “NO Alex! I won’t have it said. A more saintly person …

My favorite YouTubers (who caption!)

This is a great post about YouTubers who use subtitles on their videos by Ellen Parfitt: Source: My favorite YouTubers (who caption!) I find it really frustrating when there is …

10 Perks of Being Disabled

Let’s face it, being disabled is not all sunshine and rainbows. It’s not a non-stop party. But although there is a lot of shit that comes with a disability …

DDA20: 20 years of disability rights

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world that surrounds him. The unreasonable man attempts to adapt the surrounding world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable …

Ban the word “retard”

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “No, Thank You.” I hate the word retard. This word is often used to refer to people with learning disabilities such …