- 2013, freedom, frustrations, NaNoWriMo, powerchair, Quickie Salsa, so you had a bad day, trains, Uncategorized, writing
A Properly Poorly Powerchair
I’ve got a poorly powerchair. I’ve known for a fe weeks that it didn’t feel right but I couldn’t put together what was wrong with it. Then mum and I went to Oxford to see The Mousetrap and on our way to the station afterwards (I had gone in early for drinks with a friend) she said the back of my chair struck her as wrong. When we got back to the station she had a properly look as we had time before the train and said she wasn’t sure. But I mentioned that I’d thought it felt off and had had a feeling it was something on the front…
- 2013, acceptance, access, argh, attitudes, CP related, difficulties, disability, drama, frustrations, powerchair, Quickie Salsa, ranting, sarcasm, so you had a bad day, things people say, Uncategorized, wheelchair
A word of advice
For those who don’t know me. Don’t try offering me unsolicited advice or helpful suggestions about my wheelchair and then go off on me when I tell you’re wrong and calmly explain the reasons why I do what I do and/or can’t do anything else. Telling me where you saw me cross the road is dangerous is one thing. Repeatedly screeching at me that I’m going to get myself killed when I tell you its the only place I can is upsetting. And talking to me like I’m stupid and telling me that I do have a choice and could cross the road elsewhere is another that shouldn’t happen. Suggesting…
- 2012, acceptance, access, advocacy, Attempts at World Domination, Cheerful Stuff, depression, disability, discrimination, so you had a bad day, songs of my life, Uncategorized
Loser Like Me
This entry may come across as cagy. It is deliberately so. I’ve been dealing with a completely ridiculous access fail for the past 12 weeks. Basically it’s done a complete number on my self confidence and depression, serving as a weekly reminder every Thursday that I’m different and that I’m not worthy of what everyone else has. Twelve weeks of being told they’d made a decision to do X about including me and then suddenly two weeks later we’ll do Y or oh no Z instead. It is dealt with. I’m not exactly enamoured with the reasonable adjustment type solution they’ve come with. Full the same as everyone else access…
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>So you had a BADD day
>I’ve got loads and loads to blog about and I’m definitely going to catch up tomorrow. But I just wanted to remind people that Blogging Against Disablism Day 2010 is this Saturday. Please pass the message on and take part if you want to/can. It’s really important and it’s usually interesting and good fun. Today I was chatting to the hygienist when I went for a double whammy dentist and hygienist appointment back to back thing. She asked what I’d been up to and I said I’d been swimming this morning. So she was chattering away about how she likes to swim but doesn’t go often, which pool had I…
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>Emma and the no good, horrible, terrible day.
>So today: I had trouble getting out of bed and waking up again I got a t-shirt caught round the wheel of my powerchair Had to resort to cutting said t-shirt in two to get it out but thankfully didn’t damage my chair Was later than I planned getting to the bureau because of the above. Was asked to advise rather than doing my SP which I didn’t mind (especially as I had a good client) but which always throws me off. Broke the zip on my relatively new handbag and it can’t be fixed Sent loads of things flying in the supermarket. Had a random nose bleed Discovered I’d…