For the first time ever I almost missed my plane! I had booked the taxi driver one week earlier, while still in Poland. Waking up at 3 a.m. is never pleasant, but I was very excited about the trip to Valencia that morning. So after a busy week of travelling back to the UK by… Continue Reading
How to change the world – influence and action
It’s a short post this week, word wise, but an important video. How do you create influence and change? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on my ideas. More importantly looking forward to learning from you 🙂 Please hit reply after watching it, and share a sentence or two with me. Martyn ‘serving’ Sibley –… Continue Reading
How to change the world – creative flow
Without ideas, what is there? We’d have a fraction of this world we experience. No buildings. No transport. No products. No services. No community. Nada. Where does creativity come from then? Is it gifted? Is it waiting to be plucked from the atmosphere? Do we download it in our dreams? Well, I don’t have THE… Continue Reading
How to change the world – keep turning up
As you know, I’m currently in Valencia for my #accessibletourism work. The photo is from inside the beautiful San Nicolas church. This week I want to talk about consistently showing up. No matter what. To create your master piece and change the world. Imagine the hours it took to painstakingly turn up and create this… Continue Reading
How to change the world – simple awareness
I’m just back from two weeks away. Myself, Kasia, my PA Eileen and Sunny left on Saturday 22nd September for Poland. Stopping for a night in Essen, Germany – about halfway. Arriving at Kasia’s parents Sunday dinner time. During the visit, I had a nice work vibe. Without Wi-Fi and being far from the UK,… Continue Reading
Accessible Lisbon
Do you ever get a feeling that everything happens for a reason? I spoke 3 years ago in Madrid about accessible tourism. There a very happy and friendly woman came up to me afterwards, and wanted to speak about accessible tourism in Lisbon. After a catch up at Naidex, a few Skypes, and a lot… Continue Reading
How to Change the World – tribal power
I can do everything! All by myself. No matter what. These words are a sure fire way to achieve absolutely nothing. Let’s talk about the power of the tribe. Soon after I started my blog, we wanted to build a tribe. To give a voice to unheard people. So Disability Horizons was born. This summer… Continue Reading
My Mission
Through using a wheelchair, I’ve experienced lots of exclusion and prejudice. My mission is to see a world that’s inclusive for everyone. Not only for wheelchair users or disabled people. But for all excluded people. On a personal level I’ve gone through a scary spinal operation, having strangers do my personal care, found accessible housing… Continue Reading