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.
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
One of the benefits of living in Lincolnshire is seeing the RAF aerobatic display team the Red Arrows practising in the sky quite often. The other day I got …
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