This week I have replaced my t-shirts with a smart shirt, a hotel room for Srins sofa and EU Youth trainers with a UK government minister. Back in the UK the weather is cooler and the sun more hidden, but it is certainly no less dull. Having been abroad for over 2 months, this post… Continue Reading
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A nostalgic goodbye
I am writing this post for you as I close out another chapter of my life. Throughout my life I try to live for the moment and take the positives out of every situation. With my disability, there are many times that spontaneity is impossible and the negatives rear their ugly heads. For my trip… Continue Reading
New Goals and New Experiences
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls… Continue Reading
Brand New Project: e-course for employment
You have read the blog, you have read the magazine, and you have attended the webinars! Now get ready for my new and amazing project – disability e-courses!!! I hope you now grasp the core objectives of my work from the past years. To explain my aims and spell out my vision, I would say… Continue Reading
A new chapter
Where to start! The past weeks have been mind blowing. I have clocked up a bit of travel, mainly visiting Spain for my EVS planning visit, and had so many things to get in order before March. If you haven’t caught up on my 2 months ahead in Spain you can read about it here… Continue Reading
Changing the world from home
Whenever I am writing a blog post or a Disability Horizons article I contemplate which topic it will end up covering. The truth is each of them will span multiple aspects of life. In this piece I want to explain the work I have been doing on webinars. More specifically I want to explain what they… Continue Reading
Living in Spain for 2 months
For my readers who know me personally or have read this blog since day 1 (July 2009) – you know what a journey I have been on. Getting through childhood, gaining my masters, managing full time work, setting up my own business, my hectic social life and love of travel; all relished alongside my disability,… Continue Reading
2012: A game-changing year
In my last post I talked you through how important rest and reflection had been for me during the festive season. I definitely feel stronger for having switched off for a couple of weeks. Despite the broken wheelchair, the faulty car, the defective laptop, the change in Personal Assistants, and a lingering cold; my work… Continue Reading