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.
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 …
Following on from my post about accessible bars in Lincoln, I thought I would do one about accessible restaurants too. There are a wide variety of restaurants in Lincoln …
A couple of months ago I bought myself an Amazon echo. In case you are not familiar with the Echo, it is a smart speaker which you control with …
There are a decent variety of bars and pubs in Lincoln, but which ones are wheelchair accessible? It’s difficult to find out whether bars are accessible on the Internet …
A new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has found that disabled people in the UK are being let down right across the board.
Last week I went on a course called “Back Up To Work” which was run by the Back Up Trust.
Playing video games can be difficult for disabled people sometimes. The controllers are not always easy to use, especially for someone with limited hand function like myself. Luckily there …
I have a long “Bucket list” of things I would like to do and places I want to visit. The list is probably a bit too long to fit …
In January Doug Paulley won his court case with First Bus Group in a case which has important consequences for disabled travellers. The result of the case means that …
I can’t use a computer without assistive technology. Over the years as computers have become more powerful assistive technology has become better and better. There are now hundreds of …
On The Thursday before Christmas I thought I would go and try out the ice rink in Lincoln. They have one every year and this year it is there …
We are now in the middle of Disability History Month which runs every year from 22 November to 22nd of December. So to mark the month I thought I …
