Tag: Disability
One More Time.
It’s been quite a year. In the middle of January, mere weeks after getting married, my husband & I began the search for a new home. Our…… Read more “One More Time.”
Jingle Wheels: Another Christmas Short Story.
It was Christmas eve, & Santa’s workshop was a flurry of activity. The last of the presents were being wrapped in shiny paper with glittering ribbons, &…… Read more “Jingle Wheels: Another Christmas Short Story.”
How To Train Your Wheelchair: Part 2.
Part 1 is available here. We entered the restaurant by wandering down a narrow alleyway, the ceiling of which was completely covered in fairy-lights. We settled in…… Read more “How To Train Your Wheelchair: Part 2.”
How to Train Your Wheelchair: Part 1.
After a small but much-needed lie-in on a cold Monday morning, it was time to make a move. By which I mean, of course, that my husband…… Read more “How to Train Your Wheelchair: Part 1.”
Equal Pay For Disability.
A Tory candidate has stated that disabled people should be paid less than our able-bodied counterparts, because our work is about happiness.Because we don’t have bills to…… Read more “Equal Pay For Disability.”
I Am Not a Drug Addict.
Despite the world’s insistence on kale enemas being the cure-all for everything from colds to cancer, some illnesses require carefully manufactured pharmaceuticals for a cure, & even…… Read more “I Am Not a Drug Addict.”
She Sells Sanctuary.
Opposition can come from the unlikeliest of places, as I discovered online rather recently. Seemingly out of nowhere someone was telling me at length about how medical…… Read more “She Sells Sanctuary.”
Liberty Denied.
When disabled people ask you not to use the phrase “wheelchair-bound”, it’s not political correctness gone mad; it’s political correctness asking you not to contribute to the…… Read more “Liberty Denied.”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 