Raising a child with Cerebral Palsy can feel overwhelming. When my parents began that journey over 40 years ago, they were given very little information.
Whilst accessible train travel in the UK has improved in some ways, travelling independently in an electric wheelchair still often requires huge amounts of planning.
Last year, I was booked to deliver some disability and access training with some colleagues in London. Before the event, we did everything right. We
A couple of weeks ago, I ran my first online session for parents of children with Cerebral Palsy. I’d been thinking about it for a
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 —