Disability – can affect anyone.
Disability can affect anyone. This is true; it’s a sad realisation. The Realisation, the question Disability – can affect anyone. I woke up and gained my membership to join the …
Travelling with a disability
Travelling with a disability, do I deserve free upgrades? An Interesting Debate. So I cannot walk and use a wheelchair for my mobility, and I’m handy getting around to it. …
Disability Awareness & Solihull Council
Disability awareness is common practice when having a disability – noticing where things are wrong in society or where life cannot meet my needs. Even worse is when people arrange an …
Spread the Word
To spread the word about independent wheelchair skills training. I’m hitting the road again and heading north, ending up at Melton Mowbray. Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray is a town in …
Skills Training with Cauda Equina
Skills training with Cauda Equina Champions Charity. I recently visited Trowbridge for wheelchair skills training with a client diagnosed with Cauda Equina. Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire – …
Can you Back Wheel Balance?
Yes, I can, I can Back Wheel Balance! Who asks the question? Can I back wheel balance? Yes, I can! The great Back Wheel Balance is often known as a …
Why do I write blogs?
I write blogs for several reasons. I don’t want to bang on about being disabled and saying, ‘look what I can do!’ Firstly, I don’t mean to big up my …
Training Day Presentation
I receive referrals for wheelchair skills training and peer support from Solicitors, Physios, Case Managers and Occupational Therapists. Occasionally, I get the chance to attend a company training day and …
Finding Love
I’m gonna dance like nobody’s watching, I’m gonna sing like nobody’s listening, I’m gonna kiss you like we are all alone ‘Cos this world is ours…… Above is the opening …
It’s International Wheelchair Day
It appears the 1st of March is International Wheelchair Day. After a post on one of my social media accounts told me it was International Wheelchair Day, I reluctantly looked …
Image & Subculture
Punks, Rockers, Hippies and Skinheads. Image and Subculture. Punks, Rockers, Hippies and Skinheads. Was it Tedy Boys that came first? With their sharp suits and Brylcreem in hair, a mainly …
How do I Get Dressed – Spinal Cord Injury?
Getting dressed while having a complete spinal cord injury took a little while to get used to. After years of doing it, it’s second nature now. During the years spent …
Through floor lifts. Are they worth it?
If you want to live in a house with a floor or more, then yes. Through floor, lifts would be worth it. Are there any Benefits of through floor lifts? Through …
What is Peer Support?
Peer support is what? “The only source of knowledge is experience” (Albert Einstein). Peer support is the “process of giving and receiving encouragement and assistance to facilitate long-term recovery” Peer …
Can I travel in my wheelchair on a plane?
The basic answer is no; you can’t. Can I travel in my wheelchair on a plane? It’s sad to say, in this modern age where man has climbed to the …