Author: Alex Squire

Every year, in November and December, hundreds of grey seals gather on the beach to breed at Donna Nook Nature Reserve in North Lincolnshire. The area hosts 38% of …

Today I came across a fantastic story regarding a bus driver in Paris. A man in a wheelchair wanted to board a bus, but the selfish passengers on the …

If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire… Lindap. *Cue the A team music* Lindap are …

Loneliness can be a big problem for disabled people. It can be hard to socialise for a number of reasons. Research by the disability charity Scope found that about …

  A new report by Public Health England has looked at the evidence regarding disabled adults and exercise. They found that there is no evidence that exercise is unsafe …

Online dating sucks. I just want to put that out there straight off the bat. I’ve tried a number of online dating websites like Plenty of Fish, tinder, Zoosk, …

Have you ever wanted to go on a canal cruise in the Netherlands? Well, now you can! Accessible Travel Netherlands offer a 5-day accessible canal cruise that visits a …

Downe house in Orpington, Greater London, was the home of English naturalist and all round genius Charles Darwin. It was in this house where Darwin wrote his revolutionary book …

On 19 July I attended bluedot festival in Cheshire for 3 days with my two carers. The festival takes place in the beautiful grounds of Jodrell bank Observatory. An …

Camping in a tent can be a bit tricky for disabled people. I’m a wheelchair user so I need a hoist to get out of my chair and into …

I am very happy to let you know that I have been nominated for The Liebster Award! I would just like to thank Brendan, author of the blog Blind …

I found a good infographic whilst surfing the interwebs the other day. It’s about things that annoy wheelchair users and I can empathise with almost all of them. I …

Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’m a bit late with writing this post, so pretend you are reading this a week ago. :p It was my birthday on 22 …

Amsterdam is a very beautiful city in the Netherlands with lots of tall houses and picturesque canals. I’ve heard a lot about it’s reputation as a lively and fun …

There has been a lot of talk recently about banning plastic straws. But, as a disabled person, personally, I’m not concerned. These straws take a heavy toll on the …

On Sunday, 8 April I went to Wembley to watch the Checkatrade Trophy final. The game was between my favourite football team Lincoln City and Shrewsbury Town. It was …

Changing places toilets are the gold standard of disabled toilets, but unfortunately changing places are not everywhere. But they are increasing in number. There are 7 official changing places toilets …

I’ve come across many disability products over the years and some are more useful than others. There are some however that I find particularly useful that have made life …

  “Damn those raccoons!” John muttered angrily to himself as he awkwardly peered under the boardwalk. “That was my favourite hat as well” The raccoons in this park had …

Sad news today. The legendary Professor Stephen Hawking has died. The word “inspiration” seems to be attributed to disabled people too often nowadays, and often for very mundane reasons. …