Tenerife Accessibility Review
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 …
Author: Alex Squire
Alex Squire is 33 year old quadriplegic powerchair user from Lincolnshire. He writes about the places he Has visited as well as his interests and more general disability-related topics. Alex is currently studying for a diploma in journalism.
Pale Blue Dot: We All Need To Listen To Carl Sagan
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 …
Accessible restaurants in Lincoln
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 …
My Review of the Amazon Echo
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 …
Accessible Bars and Pubs in Lincoln
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 …
New Report Shows That Equality for Disabled People Is STILL a Long Way off
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.
Back Up to Work
Last week I went on a course called “Back Up To Work” which was run by the Back Up Trust.
Accessible gaming with Special Effect
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 …
Top 10 places I want to visit within the next two years
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 …
Discrimination Against Disabled Bus Passengers
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 …
Assistive Technology: How I use my PC and phone
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 …
Having an ice time
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 …
Disability in the medieval period
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 …
5 awesome songs for your listening pleasure
5 awesome songs from bands that I have seen live this year.
11 reasons NOT to vote for Trump
So the US presidential election is less than two days away on November 8. This post is primarily aimed at my readers in the US who are going to …
Perseverance is the key to success
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. …
The Versatile Blogger Award
I am delighted to announce that I have been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award! Cue the party! http://i.giphy.com/ALCk99w2Sx0Xu.gif Thank you so much to Faith who nominated me for …
Social anxiety, how I dislike thee
I get nervous and anxious whenever I find myself in social situations with lots of people I don’t know. I think this is mild social anxiety. It makes me …
Blackpool Accessibility Review
At the beginning of September I went to Blackpool for the weekend, from Friday to Monday. It was an illuminating experience! In this post I will write a review …
Spending a week on the planet Thanet
I spent the last week on the planet Thanet.