I have to admit that the thought of beginning a regular blog about my life as a disabled woman feels a bit scary, a bit like inviting over the new neighbours in the hope that …
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Making a House an Accessible Home
Most of my recent experiential posts have been about work, leisure and inclusion for disabled people. I’m all too familiar with the need for accessible housing, care support, and enabling equipment. However once it’s in …
Continue readingHow to be a Kick-Ass Disabled Person
I’m a professional disabled person. I’ve been doing this barrier breaking, rights fighting thing for a while now. Trust me I’ve learned the ropes. So I decided to share my top 10 tips for being …
Continue readingMy Disability Diary – My First Blog
Before I begin blogging about life as a disabled ambulant woman I would first like to share some snippets from my past. An insight into my journey from able-bodied to disabled person Mandy Edwards alongside …
Continue readingSunny Rehabilitation at VinterSol
For regular readers of my blog, you’ll know about my love affair with Tenerife. On my recent trip I obviously experienced the old favourites. The warm sun, the sea views, the vibrant surroundings. However I …
Continue readingEileen talks disability discrimination with Professor Stephen Hawking
It was indescribably wonderful to have the opportunity to sit beside Professor Stephen Hawking and tell him about what we are fighting for in Hollywood, which is, the inclusion and employment of people with disabilities …
Continue readingIgnore the Fear
It’s very hard to get reliable data on the quality of life for disabled people. Particularly on a global scale. It’s partly hard to define ‘quality of life’, and mostly it’s hard to gather good …
Continue readingAccessible Adventures in Mallorca
There’s very few emails I dislike receiving. I love my job! However there’s also only a few emails that I get extremely excited about. One of those such occasions was being invited to visit Mallorca …
Continue readingPower 100: Who Are Britains most influential disabled people?
The ‘Disability Power 100‘ list covers successful disabled people in politics, media, sport and entertainment. Produced by Powerful Media and sponsored by The Shaw Trust, it’s creating important discussions about being disabled in 2016. This …
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