Welcome to my latest post. A post sharing a kind of manifesto. My ‘Marty-Festo’ – see what I did there!? This means I’m going to share the experiences and lessons I have been through recently. Plus the present goals I want to achieve. My hope is also to spark new ideas for you, but only… Continue Reading
Bigger Picture
Access for all
When you are a wheelchair user like me, access is so important. Access to transport. Access to housing. Access to employment. Access to leisure and tourism. Without access we can’t move, live, work, learn, and socialise. Fortunately the world is gradually getting more accessible. New projects in transport and construction have accessibility regulations. The Equalities… Continue Reading
It’s Now Time to Act
In recent years I’ve read up a lot more on the history of the disability rights movement. I’ve also read a lot about other civil rights groups. There’s many similarities. You need your demonstrations (with a touch of civil disobedience), you need your community leaders, and you need dialogue with the decision makers. Before the… Continue Reading
Inclusion Campaign Launches
I’ve been fighting hard to keep positive lately. I know it’s only my view, but the world has seemed more fearful. More divisive. More hateful. In the social justice world there’s been horrifying accounts. In the disability world there’s been government cuts and hate crime. People are losing care funding, Motability cars and their independence…. Continue Reading
How to be a Kick-Ass Disabled Person
I’m a professional disabled person. I’ve been doing this barrier breaking, rights fighting thing for a while now. Trust me I’ve learned the ropes. So I decided to share my top 10 tips for being a kick-ass disabled person. Be sure to share your ideas too in the comments section and on my @martynsibley social… Continue Reading
Ignore the Fear
It’s very hard to get reliable data on the quality of life for disabled people. Particularly on a global scale. It’s partly hard to define ‘quality of life’, and mostly it’s hard to gather good data as research on the topic is patchy. The media has become very vocal on both the worldly threats to… Continue Reading
Poland, Health and Big Impact Projects
In the past 2 months I’ve moved to a more accessible bungalow, driven to Poland and back for Christmas/New Year, battled a nasty virus, and delivered multiple client projects. Somehow. When I look back it seems impossible. With each baby step, big challenges can be overcome. Apparently. Regarding the bungalow, I’m going to write a… Continue Reading
Accessible Adventures in Mallorca
There’s very few emails I dislike receiving. I love my job! However there’s also only a few emails that I get extremely excited about. One of those such occasions was being invited to visit Mallorca at the end of last year. Clara and Rafa from Handisport said “do you want to come for some winter… Continue Reading