On Saturday 30th August 2014, exactly two years to the day since ParalympicGB won its first medals during London 2012, I was lucky enough to visit Queen Elizabeth Park in Stratford for National Paralympic Day 2014. A celebration of all things Paralympic, this annual festival saw the stars of London 2012 returning to the stadiums… Continue Reading
Wellbeing, Work and Wonderful Moments
He’d been stabbed to death because of his gang allegiance and being in the wrong postcode. This same postcode was where I’d moved into only days earlier, after months of struggle to realise my dream. London. Where the streets are paved with gold. Only on this day the streets were paved with a white tent… Continue Reading
SMA Awareness Month
Here is a video blog on my views of having Spinal Muscular Atrophy and how you can donate to SMA support UK charity. Recorded in a forest somewhere in Poland. Please text ‘SMAS01 £2’ to 70070 and give £2 for SMA Support UK… It’s #SMAAwarenessMonth 🙂
Living costs: my disability shopping list
I have been what’s known as ‘disabled’ my whole life – oh, how society loves labels! I have a genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which means I’m about as physically useful as a chocolate teapot… On top if this potentially dire situation, let’s look at my disability shopping list: Accessible housing – Very difficult… Continue Reading
Learn, Train and Master
There was a time I would be physically sick at the thought of public speaking, exams and other types of stressful endeavours. In my late teens, having gone down to 4.5 stone in weight after my spinal fusion operation, I was forced to drink protein shakes to stay alive. They were disgusting in taste and… Continue Reading
Whatever Will Be, Will Be
On Friday Kasia and I packed up and left what has been our Spanish home for the past 3 months. Other world travellers will know that every journey has a new significance. L’Ametlla de Mar in the Catalan was certainly no different for me. Getting here was years in the making alone. To know how… Continue Reading
San Juan: Sparklers, Fireworks and Bonfires
On Monday 23rd June 2014, Kasia and I attended an amazing beach party. If I hadn’t have seen the posters before hand or the dutiful bonfire on the beach, I’d have thought we were amongst a war zone! It all started last week. Kasia was visiting a friend in Seville and my German friend Rico… Continue Reading
Accessible Tourism and the European Union
Apologies for the visual and audio quality! On Friday 6th June 2024, the European Commission and the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT) organised a conference on Accessible Tourism. It was called ‘Mind the Accessibility gap‘ and was held in Brussels. It followed the completion of 3 European wide studies on: 1) the economic impact… Continue Reading