Aideen Blackborough

A couple of weeks ago, my back decided to give me grief. It’s a fairly common occurrence for me and usually lasts a day or

I recently made my first video to explain Cerebral Palsy to children during Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. I nearly didn’t press record. Not because I

International Wheelchair Day isn’t about sympathy. It’s about visibility, independence and removing the barriers which don’t need to exist. Most of the access issues which

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Resource for Schools Talking about disability in school shouldn’t feel awkward, complicated, or risky. But for many teachers, it does. You want

It’s been five years since the government started a consultation on pavement parking and today, the government have announced new powers for local authorities to

January is the time for new starts. Resolutions, new strategies and new commitments to “doing better”. Accessibility often gets swept up in that energy —

For years, I’ve been writing about why cars parked on pavements cause problems for me as a wheelchair user. It’s now five years since the

If you read my previous post, you’ll know that during our recent family stay at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest, the accessible toilet in our lodge

Free Online Accessibility Training – Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Why I’m Offering This Session Every year on 3rd December, people around the world mark International

When “Accessible” Isn’t Accessible: Our Experience at Center Parcs We recently took our boys to Center Parcs for a three-night break. It’s somewhere we’ve visited