Disability Blogger, Writer and Campaigner

Aideen Blackborough

I have Cerebral Palsy but it doesn't have me!

A disappointing experience as a new Disabled Parent

  A few days ago, my husband and I went to register our new son, Jack James at Birmingham Registry Office.  It was an occasion which I was looking forward to, as I’m sure all new parents do. However, my excitement and pride was soon replaced by upset and anger when we entered the registrar’s […]

The Media: Friend or Foe of Equality?

I recently delivered a bespoke training session for an organisation in Reading. As part of their equality objectives, they had identified some issues surrounding stereotyping so I was asked to focus on this specific area, addressing the causes of stereotyping and its impact. So what causes individuals and society to refer to people using negative […]

“Mum, why is that lady in a wheelchair?”

“Mum, why is that lady in a wheelchair?” It’s a question I’ve overheard being asked by innocent kids hundreds of times.  The child looks quite weary of me and I pretend not to be listening as Mum quietly explains I have something ‘wrong’ with my legs.  Or that my legs don’t ‘work’ properly.  Mum is […]