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seated person wearing a striped top and blue jeans, with a navy blue phone bag embroidered with daisies on their lap

seated person wearing a striped top and blue jeans, with a navy blue phone bag embroidered with daisies on their lap

Accessibility aids: Mobile phone bag

7 ways a mobile phone bag can be a useful aid for a wheelchair user.

Aug 81 min read

disposable hot drink cup - being held by someone on a train.

disposable hot drink cup - being held by someone on a train.

When should I help a disabled person?

When it comes to disability, there are many people who want to be supportive and inclusive - but don't know how. "When should I help a disabled person" is probably one of the disability questions I'm asked most often. The answer is actually quite simple:

May 184 min read

a blue rigid frame Quickie Argon wheelchair - with someone sat in it.

a blue rigid frame Quickie Argon wheelchair - with someone sat in it.

Practicalities of a new wheelchair

Some practicalities of a new wheelchair - from choosing which tyres you need, to needing to break it in slowly if it's a different set up to previous chairs.

Dec 6, 20254 min read

Smiling white woman with a blue hair wrap and glasses, next to an open door with a sign on it "Please keep this door open during office hours."

Smiling white woman with a blue hair wrap and glasses, next to an open door with a sign on it "Please keep this door open during office hours."

How attitudes shape accessibility

A real life example of how attitude is one of the most important aspects of shaping and creating accessibility.

Jul 31, 20253 min read

Stickman cartoon "Heat intolerance v feeling a bit too warm.". Stickman 1 crumpled on the floor, dizzy and semi-conscious "I'm too hot" (holding a sign that says "ability to think, speak, coordinate and generally function is missing. Try again when it's cooler." Opposite them is a smiling stickman with a slightly red face, a few drops of sweat, holding a cold drink "I know exactly what you mean. I feel all hot and sweaty!"

Stickman cartoon "Heat intolerance v feeling a bit too warm.". Stickman 1 crumpled on the floor, dizzy and semi-conscious "I'm too hot" (holding a sign that says "ability to think, speak, coordinate and generally function is missing. Try again when it's cooler." Opposite them is a smiling stickman with a slightly red face, a few drops of sweat, holding a cold drink "I know exactly what you mean. I feel all hot and sweaty!"

15 tips for coping with hot weather

Tips for coping with hot weather - from the perspective of someone with PoTS - a type of autonomic dysfunction.

Jun 16, 20252 min read

A black kitchen floor with a large pot of yoghurt splatted on it.

A black kitchen floor with a large pot of yoghurt splatted on it.

Variable disabilities and the constant flow of decisions needed.

About the constant disability decisions - weighing up whether, when, and how to do each activity or task - and what happens when it goes wrong.

May 23, 20252 min read

Grinning white woman with blue glasses, and wavy shoulder-length hair.

Grinning white woman with blue glasses, and wavy shoulder-length hair.

When little things are big things

When little things are not possible due to disability, those little things also become big and special things!

Apr 29, 20252 min read

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