Disabled drivers, Motability changes and barriers many haven’t considered.
Disability Pride Flag-Speech
Here is the speech I gave at the disability pride flag raising event organised by Surrey County UNISON branch, held at Surrey County Council. A potted history and reason why this was important. A video is available below. DDA flag raising Welcome everyone to this exciting event. We are looking to be the first council... Continue Reading →
Grand Opening Of New Lifts At A Railway Station
I was invited to the grand opening of some station lifts. Obviously I found the many access barriers, including the small size of the lifts making them near useless for many powerchair and mobility scooter users. I will not be using the lifts again, but at least I have tried them. I had been invited... Continue Reading →
Disability Pride Month 2024
July is Disability Pride Month Throughout the year there are various awareness raising days, weeks and months for specific things. For example we have Sign Language Week, Ehlers Danlos Awareness Month, Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Autism acceptance month, Epilepsy Awareness, cataract awareness and the list goes on. These are all great for people to raise awareness about personal diagnoses,... Continue Reading →
