Author: Alex Squire

I read today that the government is going to give “enhanced rights” to disabled people when travelling on buses. Last year Doug Paulley won a court case which meant …

A gene editing revolution is now underway. Techniques to alter human DNA could very soon be used to cure previously untreatable diseases or disabilities. There is a lot of …

I often find myself isolated and a bit lonely. It’s quite common in people with disabilities, and indeed in the general population. In a survey of 1004 disabled people …

Google maps now lets you add accessibility details for places, which can help make life a bit easier for disabled people.     If you sign up to be …

2018 is going to be a good year! I’ve got a total of 4 holidays and 2 (possibly 3) music festivals planned already for this year, so it looks …

I first started University in 2009, and lived in a flat which was part of University accommodation. My flat was in a village called Oadby which was 2 miles …

It’s that time of year again! This last weekend I visited the annual Lincoln Christmas market. It was bitterly cold, so I only spent a couple of hours there …

I studied at the University of Leicester for five years, starting in 2009. But the first time I went to Leicester was actually four years previously in July 2005 …

Last week I went to see a film called Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis, and starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, and Hugh Bonneville in the main roles.

Today is Remembrance Sunday so I decided to share a poem to commemorate the fallen. Everybody knows “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae, so I looked for some less …

Last week I went to Revitalise. If you’re not familiar with what revitalise is they are a charity that offers respite breaks for disabled people and carers. They have …

I have created a petition to make Changing Places Toilets mandatory in large public places. Here is the link to my petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/203512 Please sign it and share it! …

On Friday, 22 September I decided to go to one last music festival to celebrate the end of summer. The festival in question was Equinox Festival, set on a …

From the 24th to 27th of August I went to Lost Village Festival in Lincolnshire.

If you have ever tried pushing a wheelchair on a beach you will know that it’s an almost impossible task. The small narrow wheels mean that as soon as …

A list of 7 UK websites that could help make finding the right local carers a bit easier.

On 22 July I went to Splendour music festival in Nottingham. It was held in Wollaton Park, in the grounds of Wollaton Hall.

The GlassOuse Assistive Device allows you to operate any Bluetooth device hands-free. It’s ideal for people with disabilities who are unable to use their hands and arms. You can …

At the beginning of June I spent a week in Tenerife – the second most visited destination in the world for disabled people, behind Florida. The reason is not …

First off, please take 5 minutes of your time to watch the video below. It’s a speech made by the late great astronomer Carl Sagan who was reflecting on …