The above video is the full interview with Lithuania’s Society for Disabled People. Asta kindly responded to my email and agreed to translate with the head of the organisation. It’s so interesting hearing about his experience of disability, what the organisation does and life for disabled people in Lithuania. Enjoy! 🙂
Daily Perspective
EEDR: day 8 and 9 – Vilnius access and Back to my roots
A big reason for visiting Vilnius on this trip was for my grandad. My mothers father was born and raised near to Vilnius, Lithuania. He ran away during world war two and eventually settled in Cambridge with my Irish nanna. The above video was recorded on Sunday 30th September 2012, a little before sunset. It… Continue Reading
EEDR: Interview with Boguslaw and Teresa in Poland
After I had joined the local Gorzow activist groups media conference on Thursday; I headed to another part of town. I was greeted at an old style flat by Teresa and her rather large dog. Soon after, ex speedway champion Bogdan joined us too. In this video they both share their personal story of disability… Continue Reading
Appearance on national German TV (ZDF)
The above video was filmed in London during the Paralympics. It appeared on ZDF televisions’ breakfast show, an equivalent to BBC breakfast. In the video I’m showing their presenter around London. This piece was specifics to nightlife and access. Having showed this to Kasias dad, he contacted the polish media and resulted in my attending… Continue Reading
EEDR: day 5 and 6 – Polish interviews and eastern learnings
One week in to the trip, and I’m sat in ‘coffee heaven’ in Gdansk on Friday 28th September 2012,with so many emotions writing this. The effort, time and struggle to get to this point has been draining. The changing plans, dates and mode of transport wasn’t ideal. To have raised enough money towards my additional… Continue Reading
EEDR: day 3 and 4 – meeting disability groups in Leipzig
It seems a daily post will, on occasions, be too tall an order. Since arriving at Rico’s in Leipzig I haven’t had the chance to edit the video, write and upload the blog. Despite not checking in for 2 days, I’ve been sharing lots of updates on my Twitter feed, using photos through instagram. Please… Continue Reading
EEDR: Day 2 – Hotel improvements and autobahns
There’s nothing quite like a good sleep! Filipe and I felt revived this morning. After packing we headed to checkout of the Van der Valk Hotel Schiphol A4. Despite the good price and general access we had a list of improvements which we shared: 1) the only accessible room was very far away. My electric… Continue Reading
EEDR: Day 1 – The ferry and Amsterdam
Day one of my Epic European Disability Roadtrip (#EEDR) is off to a flying start. We woke up very early on Stena’s North Sea ferry from Harwich to the Netherlands. Soon after a rocky night and a lovely breakfast (a bit of my well promoted yin and yang); we received a tour of the boat…. Continue Reading