As I’ve said my job involves increasing community awareness of disabilities. It’s a vocation that can come into play at anytime, anywhere … and I mean that literally.
Let me set the scene ...
Imagine some dodgy, but cool, inner city venue at 1 am. I have just seen one of my beloved bands. I am blissfully happy, but, at the same time, very keen to find my bed. Only a few people are left in the
I can’t get in and out of bed myself. It’s a little thing I suppose. Doesn’t bother me most of the time, except when I’m sick. When I’m sick that tiny logistical ‘sticking point’ is like a mosquito with superpowers.
Everyone hates getting sick but if, like me, you’re in a wheelchair some illnesses are easier to cope with than others. Give me a cold or a virus over a tummy bug any day.
With a cold
5. If we have a physical disability, we must also have a hearing impairment.
Unless you can see the hearing aid or we ask you to speak up, we don't have a hearing impairment. Yelling at people is just rude and makes us question your intelligence ... While we’re on this topic, you don’t need to speak to us like children. It only makes you look silly.
4. Just because I have cerebral palsy does not
It's just dawned on me, I'm getting old. In fact there are two generations below me that are already out of nappies ... and I'm more than old enough to be both married and a mother. As I type, I am having visions of an old oak tree, creaking as it falls over and dies.
I've just read another person's blog post; she is about ten years younger than me and also has cerebral palsy. Her post was about
