Tag: Disability

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 …

I enjoy playing the Sims 4 on the PC. For those that are unaware, the Sims is a life simulation game. You can create characters (called Sims) and control …

Hi everyone Emma Muldoon was recently kind enough to let me guest post on blog: Simply Emma. So I just wanted to point you all in the direction of …

Happy New Year everyone! 2018 has been a pretty good year for me and I thought I would do a review post of my year. I went on a …

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Unfortunately, disabled toilets often get used as store cupboards. People seem to think “Oh, it’s only the disabled. They won’t mind.” Oh yeah? Well, …

Hydrotherapy can be great for people with high muscle tone like me. I’ve started going to hydrotherapy in Lincoln which is relaxing and lets me get a bit of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Changing places toilets are the gold standard of disabled toilets, but unfortunately changing places are not everywhere. But they are increasing in number. In Lincoln there are 4 official changing …