On Thursday I’m turning another year older. Kasia is only one day older than me too. So we’re planning a nice week together. Aside from working bank holiday Monday, Tuesday and Friday on the awesomeness that is Accomable; this week is looking double great! Wednesday we’re hoping to visit a National Trust property with Mum… Continue Reading
One Week
It’s Thursday night. It’s raining. I’ve just written an update to 28 amazing people who backed my Kickstarter over the halfway mark, already. Beyond feeling confident we’ll hit the £2200 target towards the costs of publishing my first book, it’s got me feeling all philosophical and reflective. So I thought I’d share my last week… Continue Reading
Kickstarting My First Book
Together we’re going to Kickstart my first book and inspire the next generation of disabled travellers! As you already know from reading my blog and articles on Disability Horizons, I like to challenge myself. Especially if I think it will help change perceptions of disabled people or inspire others to reach for their dreams. Which… Continue Reading
The Stelios Award 2015: creating opportunities for disabled entrepreneurs
The Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs is back, and the winner gets £50,000 – the largest cash prize of its kind. Maybe it’s time for you to apply… Applications are now open for £50,000 Stelios Award, for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK 2015 The £50,000 award recognises talents of established business owners with a disability… Continue Reading
Disability Awareness: how it benefits everyone
It’s already been a month since returning from the big roadtrip. I’ve been catching up, stabilising, and proactively improving my health/work/social bits and bobs. It was nice to be still and do life’s necessary tasks. I’m also holding back from a rant about the British weather. I must say I’m really missing proper sunshine and… Continue Reading
Learning and Doing
It’s been just over a week since returning from the big trip around Europe. In that time I’ve seen a bit of sun and a lot of rain. I’ve seen most of my family and friends. I’ve eaten my favourite UK based foods (particularly the yummy Lloyd Grossman tikka massala curry). I’ve read up more… Continue Reading
Roman Baths and Pump Room: accessible history in action
Bath is a city renowned for its ancient Roman heritage, the Romans settled in bath in AD60. The Romans developed the city as a centre of recreation and built around the natural hot springs and named the city Aquae Sulis meaning ‘the waters of Sulis’. Sulis Minerva was the British-Roman goddess worshipped at the thermal… Continue Reading
Europe Without Barriers: Final Thoughts
In June 2014 Ivor Ambrose from the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT) kindly invited me to speak in Brussels for a conference on accessible tourism. It was great to meet the living legend in person, and connect with a community of like minded people. Then in early 2015, as Kasia and I were planning… Continue Reading