The other week I had a demonstration for a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) because my current situation is no longer working for me. I currently have a Citroen Berlingo with a hoist that lifts my powerchair into the boot. However, it requires a lot of bending and a lot of messing about with carabiner clips….
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Orla Kiely Range at Blue Badge Company
*Disclaimer: This post is sponsored Blue Badge Co. bring personality and creativity to the usual, mundane products for disabled people. There’s not a lot of products that are not only functional but also look great in the home, and you will always find something unique at Blue Badge Co. Their new range with Orla Kiely…
My Worth is Not Determined By My Mentions
It was International Women’s Day the other week and people all over social media were doing shout-outs for women they admired; be it their friends, women who are excelling, or simply their family members. I wrote a very general tweet that didn’t tag anyone because I have such a bad memory that I didn’t want…
Being Disabled Does NOT Make Me a Burden to My Partner
Being disabled does NOT make me a burden to my partner. Being disabled does NOT make me a burden to anyone. It doesn’t make any disabled or chronically ill person a burden at all. Ever. A few weeks ago BBC Ouch shared a podcast interview with some people with disabled partners. The discussion between the…
Shopaholics Accessibility Guide: Rushden Lakes
On Monday I took a little trip to Rushden Lakes, Northamptonshire. It’s approximately fifteen minutes from my front door and this certainly wasn’t the first time I’d visited but this time it was for a different reason. Of course I shopped, I mean, hello, do you even know me? But I also went and scrutinised…
Me, My Disability, And How It Defines Me
This project on Identities got me thinking about how I identify and what my identity means to me. My identity is really important to me. But then again, isn’t everyone’s? I guess when I really analyse myself, when I get down to the nitty-gritty, there’s nothing unique or special about me and yet I am…
Spoonie Christmas Gift Guide
Welcome to my first Christmas Gift Guide, my loves. This one is especially for my chronically ill readers, or if you know someone who has a chronic illness and are unsure what to purchase for them. We’re not difficult, give us some pyjamas and we’ll be buzzing. 1. Soft Fleece Grey Snowflakes Lounge Pants |…
Oesophageal Tests: The Day Of
Last month or the month before I headed over to Glenfield hospital in Leicester for oesophageal manometry and pH tests. I was meant to have them both on the same day, however, when I got to the hospital, the machine was faulty, so I had to go back a few weeks later. It was pretty…
10 Reasons I’m Awesome BECAUSE OF My Disability NOT Despite It
Do you know what I’m sick of seeing? ‘Oh <insert persons name here> is so lovely despite their disability’. As someone that identifies as disabled, that one word, ‘despite’ infuriates me so much. Why can’t they just be lovely? What does their disability have to do with anything? Using that shitty little D-word is so…
My Personal Independence Payment Assessment and Decision
Back in February the brown envelope of doom landed on my doorstep. I wasn’t expecting it so wasn’t struck with anxiety when I opened it but as soon as I read the first few lines the panic set in. It’s no word of a lie how much fear the assessment process is for disabled people…