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.
It was a scorchingly hot August bank holiday weekend and thousands of splendidly dressed ladies and gentlemen descended on the streets of Lincoln. It was the annual Asylum Steampunk …
Good day to you, dear reader! It is my great pleasure to inform you that I have been nominated for another blogging award by one of my fellow bloggers. …
During the times when I am not writing (or the times where I should be writing but am procrastinating) I enjoy playing PC games. I used to play games …
Music festivals are great. They are basically non-stop parties that last all weekend. But they can be a bit challenging for disabled people. I go to about 2 or …
Latitude Festival took place in Henham Park, Suffolk, from the 18th to 21st of June 2019 – and I was all over it like a rash. This post is …
Back in 2009 I first began my undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester studying Interdisciplinary Science (I-Science). After that, in 2012 I began a Masters in Global Environmental …
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing on 21 July. There are a number of events taking place across the country to mark the …
Recently I went to test drive an all-terrain wheelchair at Terrain Hopper in Manby, Lincolnshire. Actually, it’s more like a small 4×4 than a wheelchair, and it was called …
I recently spent a week on the Isle of Wight. I was there for the Isle of Wight Festival which you can read about in an article I wrote …
I have been fortunate enough to be nominated for a Blogger Recognition Award. Thank you very much for the nomination to Emma over at Diary of a Disabled …
I’ll tell you this upfront: Rome is not one of the most accessible cities in Europe. But it is definitely one of the most fascinating. If you like history …
A few days ago I decided to find the answer to a question. The question was this: will my Powerchair fit into a train? Every time I have been …
One week tomorrow I fly out to Rome. Exciting! I’ve been busy trying to work out an itinerary for when I get there. There’s a good website called Inspirock …
I used to play powerchair football every week in Lincoln as part of Lincolnshire Powerchair football club. The club consisted of me and about 4 other guys, and we …
Disabled people are not often well represented on film and TV. There seems to be a distinct lack of disabled characters in soaps or dramas, and in films. So …
On 27 March I went to Naidex. In case you are not aware Naidex is a big disability exhibition showcasing all sorts of things from wheelchairs to accessible holiday …
This past Friday I went to the Carnival of light at the Engine Shed in Lincoln. It was a clubbing night – not clubbing seals but music. There were …
YouTube is full of great stuff like funny cat videos and people falling over. But there are also a lot of disabled YouTubers who put out useful videos about …
A new Dungeons & Dragons group started recently in Lincoln and I was quite excited about it. It’s a game I have known of for years but have never …
It seems like winter is finally behind us and spring is starting to appear. We can start to look forward to warmer temperatures and more sunshine. One thing I …