Common Reactions Booking a Viewing as a Wheelchair User
So whilst I’m on the road of sharing my journey with you on how I finally got my own place, I thought I’d share the (really) common reactions I would get from the very people who we all look to first when wanting to find our home 🏡 Image...
I’m a Homeowner! [Video Update]
I’m so happy to be sharing that I’ve officially got the keys to my own accessible home. However, it’s taken a LONG time to get here – so before I get into the exciting stuff, I wanted to give you the back story on what it’s really like finding...
How I’m Tackling January
Last night my chair suddenly (probably not suddenly but it’s lockdown and who’s actually charging their chair for adventures) became low battery with one flashing light. I was just getting ready for bed, my chair was slowing down and the panic set. I put the speed down and tried...
“I’nt it lovely they make cars for people like you”
I wrote this on my instagram today and wanted to share it here too as short thought piece. My reaction to this title is… To image describe, this is a zoomed in image of my face not looking best pleased. Intention vs how it actually feels is probably one...
Max & Harvey, Brain Dump and Motability | What I’ve been up to lately…
It’s been quite a busy time for me over the last few weeks, which I’m very grateful for. If you follow me on social media you will know that I’ve been featured in a few cool things. I wanted to put them all in one place so if you...
Guest Blog: Finding My Voice
This post is written by Will Saunders, I met Will about a year ago now and we talked all things inclusion, sustainability and it turns out we had many things in common. So recently Will opened up about his own experiences and I asked if he’d like to share...
5 barriers for disabled people becoming trustees
Did you know only 6% of formal volunteers are disabled? (taken from an article by Neil Crowther) As I write this, it is National Trustees’ Week. I’ve been a trustee a couple of times in my career and I’ve just been appointed as trustee for a charity which I’m...
5 online event ideas you could lead for Disability History Month
As you may or may not know, Disability History Month is just around the corner on 22nd November to 22nd December in the UK. I know that there are a lot of awareness months/weeks out there – I think these are great opportunities for us to learn about the...
Ad | My Wheelchair Q&A
This post is kindly sponsored by Millercare who are mobility specialists with showrooms around the UK. I have a lot of interest from people about my wheelchair and although I get a bit huffy if strangers ask me “how fast does it go then?” as an opening liner –...
Are The Apple Airpods Worth It?
If you’ve been here a while you may know, I love technology and making life easier any way possible. A couple of years ago, I was gifted the Sennheiser PXC 500 headphones – you can read my review here. It was then I discovered the whole wireless listening tech...