Author: Alex Squire

Alex Squire is a 35-year-old quadriplegic powerchair user from Lincolnshire, England. He writes about the places he has visited, home and abroad, assistive technology, and whatever else is on his mind.

Berlin is calling me

It’s official, I’m going to Berlin in October. The flight is booked and all the equipment has been arranged. Now the countdown has begun – three weeks and counting.

Virtual insanity

I tried out a virtual reality headset yesterday at the Natural History Museum in London. The Natural History Museum have a virtual reality theatre where people can watch Short …

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 …

Inspirational? I think not.

Many times over the years I have been called “inspirational” by various people for various reasons. This seems to be a common thing with a lot of disabled people. …

Accessible Tall Ship Adventures

The ship gently sways with the rolling of the waves. Seagulls cry as they glide through the clear blue sky overhead. Sailors climb the rigging and perch precariously on …

The Three Types of Hand Shakers

Most disabled people will tell you that interacting with able-bodied people can be awkward sometimes. Most of the time this is because people don’t know how to interact with …
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