- 2015, blogging, carnivals, CP related, depression, disability, disability blog carnival, disability blogs, disability voices, I want to change the world, internet, personal, perspective, questions, things people say, thinking, twitter, Uncategorized
Rotation Curation for #Disability #rocur
I’ve been curating the @OxfordIsYours twitter account. It’s a RoCur (Rotation Curation) account for Oxford and the person who runs it said living in Oxfordshire counts. Basically RoCur is where there’s an account (often on twitter) where people take a week at a time to run it and share their experiences and tweet on the subject. Most of these relate to places – like with Oxford Is Yours I’ve been tweeting about where I’ve been and what I’ve done – but some relate to hobbies or jobs or organisations or anything else. I’ve been enjoying it and have learned about a place in Oxford I’m going to visit soon I…
- 2014, C-A-B, campaigns, guest blog, I want to change the world, mental health, my flat, perceptions, personal, perspective, political, success stories, Uncategorized
On Volunteering and Housing Day
Today is #HousingDay (hashtag housing day) a day designed to promote social housing and highlight all it does for people in the UK, how important it is and just what the need for social housing is. I know from my own experiences just how much having access to a flat that is fully adapted to my needs, is safe and secure (in terms of both safety and tenancy) and affordable is. It’s more than a roof over your head it’s the ability to make plans and do things and get on with your life that might otherwise be impossible. And in both parts of my CAB role (adviser/gateway assessor and…
- 2013, acceptance, access, awareness, blogging, campaigns, courage, CP related, current affairs, difficulties, disability, disability normal, disability rights, freedom, frustrations, hopes and dreams, I want to change the world, identity, Uncategorized
In which I ramble and am grouchy when it comes to “awareness”
(I was going to title this “why I’m not blogging about CP awareness day” and then I realised that by writing this I pretty much was blogging about CP awareness day just not in the way most people are and that would be a pointless title) So. Word on the street the internet is that 25th March is CP awareness day. i.e. that tomorrow is CP awareness day. Except, to me, it’s not, really. It’s national CP awareness day in the US. I’m not in the US and I sometimes feel like the entirety of the fucking internet resolves around people from the US and that those of us not…
- acceptance, advocacy, attitudes, awareness, courage, disability, Disability Glossary, honesty, I want to change the world, perceptions, perspective, tv, Uncategorized
Inspiration Porn
Tonight is the yearly Children in Need appeal here in the UK. BBC One is taken over by a telethon for about seven hours. The idea is to raise money to help disadvantaged children. So you see video clips of children from other countries walking miles for water, young carers helping their mum or dad and disabled children doing things too. And it’s a given that those children will either look sad or have their story told using emotive language such as “suffers from…” Or “whilst other children are playing little Johnny must…” Interspersed with those clips are famous people doing silly stuff, frequent updates on how much has been…
- 2012, acceptance, access, discrimination, freedom, friends, frustrations, I want to change the world, influences, Life, mental health, nano group, personal, powerchair, Quickie Salsa, quotes, Uncategorized
Rekindled
I’m reading a good book at the moment. I hope to finish it tonight and I’ll review it for my blog in the next few days most likely. When I flicked to the back to see how many pages it has I noticed that on the page after the end of the story there is the following quote. “Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.” Albert Schweitzer I’ve had a tough year I think it’s fair to say. And things are greatly improving and I feel like I’m not in…
- Attempts at World Domination, disability, I want to change the world, Uncategorized, writing, you know you've got CP
>I am now A Writer In A Wheelchair AND In Print!
>This is a really, really exciting update! Brought to you by a really, really, really excited cripple!! You may remember that a few weeks ago I briefly mentioned that I’d had an magazine article accepted for publication. Well, that article was accepted by Disability Now (for their Up Close and Personal section) and I got my copy in the post this morning. It looks amazing. And I especially loved seeing my article and my name on the contents page. It’s also available online but I must admit the website version doesn’t look as great to me. Looking at the tiny author photo and seeing myself is GREAT! Please read it…
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>And now for something completely different…
>Just thought that this was worth sharing… Will be back later, probably. Accept that some days you’re the pigeon,and some days you’re the statue. Always keep your words soft and sweet,just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you lookgood if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It’s not only cars thatcan be recalled by their maker. Eat a live toad in the morning and nothingworse will happen to you for the rest of the day. If you can’t be kind, at least have thedecency to be vague. If you lend someone £20, and never seethat person again, it was probably…
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>Canvas Bags – Tim Minchin
> Take your canvas bagsWhen you goTo the supermarketWhy use plastic bags when you knowYou know the world can’t take it Take your canvas bagsWhen you goTo the supermarket market marketDon’t you use those plastic onesNo, no, noDon’t you know that you’ll feel better for it Take your canvas bagsTake your canvas bagsTake your canvas bagsTo the supermarket Just think about the worldAnd how the world would be fantasticIf we got rid of all the plasticWe just need to get enthusiasticStart a competition gymnasticOr a bag making comp at your schoolFuck it, make it interscholasticCanvas is for everyoneWhether you be rebellious and iconoclasticOr conservative or ecclesiasticI don’t care if you’re…
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>Let battle commence
>Social Services are going to be stopping my support from them as I no longer meet the criteria. This all happened at a supposed “review” at the end of April. And I got a letter from my GP and wrote to my social worker with a copy of this stating that 1) I wanted the decision looked at again 2) I felt the report didn’t show the full picture, particularly when it came to mental health issues – which my GP supported in her letter – and 3) stated in closing the letter that I looked forward to discussing this matter with her, in person, at a reassessment. I stuck…
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>My Grown Up Christmas List
>This is the song that my new layout was inspired by. The version I have is sung by Amy Grant although I understand it’s also been done by other artists including Michael Buble and Kelly Clarkson. I really like the melody of it and the meaning behind the lyrics. To me, they paint a very vivid picture and it is one that shows the truth in the world today. This song was originally released by Amy Grant in 1992 and in some ways we have moved on a lot from that time. In others, we haven’t and so the song is still hauntingly relevant. The other thing about this song…