Matt steered his wheelchair into the rickety lift that looked as if it couldn’t take the weight of a child in a pram, let alone a fully…… Read more “The TARDOW: Another Short Story.”
Tag: Disability
Off the Rails.
Trains; the sworn enemy of wheelchair users. They’re one of the biggest obstacles disabled people face on a daily basis, and what is perhaps the most frustrating…… Read more “Off the Rails.”
The Lovely Blog Award.
The Lovely Blog Award is given by bloggers to other bloggers whose content is well-written and insightful, often inspiring others to put pen to paper (or in…… Read more “The Lovely Blog Award.”
Underestimated: Another Short Story.
It was a cold day in the middle of October and the rain battering the window was loud enough to wake Steve up early. He lay on…… Read more “Underestimated: Another Short Story.”
Judgement Day.
Disabled people face discrimination and prejudice in a variety of forms, be it the obstruction of an access route, the misuse of special facilities, or even just…… Read more “Judgement Day.”
Worlds Apart: A Collaboration Between The Disability Diaries and Diary of a Disabled Person.
There are a great many cultural divides between the UK and South Africa, and unsurprisingly this extends to disability. With two radically different systems of health care…… Read more “Worlds Apart: A Collaboration Between The Disability Diaries and Diary of a Disabled Person.”
Things Just Got Complicated.
Relationships are complicated. Relationships while one or both partners are chronically ill or disabled results in an explosion of chaos that equals filling a volcano with Coca-Cola…… Read more “Things Just Got Complicated.”
Can’t Be Treated.
Trigger Warning: self-harm, suicide. You may have heard the saying “there’s more than one way to skin a rabbit” and I used to believe that this was…… Read more “Can’t Be Treated.”
Diary of a Disabled Persons’ Fiance; by Jarred Triskelion.
If I did not fixate on the wheelchair the first time I met Dax, it was only because I am a bloke, it was a freshers week…… Read more “Diary of a Disabled Persons’ Fiance; by Jarred Triskelion.”
GETting Nowhere.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is one of those strange conditions that has no real treatment protocols assigned to the disease, mainly because so little is known about…… Read more “GETting Nowhere.”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 