Tag: Disability

I am an exercist. No, not the kind that banishes Demons from people who are possessed. I mean I exercise, hence exercist (see what I did there?). There is …

Let’s face it, being disabled is not all sunshine and rainbows. It’s not a non-stop party. But although there is a lot of shit that comes with a disability …

I have a hearing loss. So whenever I watch films on DVD or at the cinema I need subtitles to understand what is being said. Last week I went …

Well, here we are again at the end of another year and Christmas is upon us. 2015 has been a good year for me and it’s been quite busy.

In response to the daily prompt “Life Line” “You’re on a long flight, and a palm reader sitting next to you insists she reads your palm. You hesitate, but …

When you think about things that people generally find sexy, disability probably doesn’t spring to mind. But there are some people that find disabilities a big turn on: Devotees. …

Back in October I went to Berlin for a week, which obviously involved flying. This was the first time I’d been on a plane for 10 years.  The last …

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world that surrounds him. The unreasonable man attempts to adapt the surrounding world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable …

I travel on trains regularly to go down to London to visit museums. It only takes an hour and a half to get to King’s Cross from Newark Northgate, …

I have a Dragon. No, it doesn’t guard piles of gold in my garage (unfortunately), nor does it hold any princesses captive in a cave. My dragon lives on …

I love a good toilet. You might think that’s weird but let’s face it, toilets are important. We all need them. But sometimes we can’t use them when we …

I tried out a virtual reality headset yesterday at the Natural History Museum in London. The Natural History Museum have a virtual reality theatre where people can watch Short …

I’m a bit deaf. I SAID I’M A BIT DEAF. I SAID… oh never mind.

Football is the world’s most popular sport. It is played in over 200 countries worldwide by over 250 million players. Almost everyone can play the game, just by kicking a …

If you know me you may have noticed that I like going clubbing. I often go to a club in Lincoln where I live but it got a bit …

Recently I went on holiday to Paris with my brother and my carers. It was a week of fun and adventures, which didn’t always go as smoothly as we …

Many times over the years I have been called “inspirational” by various people for various reasons. This seems to be a common thing with a lot of disabled people. …

I can’t wait until robots are widely available. I mean real proper robots like you see in films like “I, Robot” and “Robot and Frank”. Robots could really help …

Every now and then when I go out I will be confronted with the ugly spectre of wheelchair inaccessibility. Most recently this happened last week. I went to see my …

The ship gently sways with the rolling of the waves. Seagulls cry as they glide through the clear blue sky overhead. Sailors climb the rigging and perch precariously on …