By Jo Moss in A Journey Through The Fog. Reading through this month’s writing prompts, the one that sparked my interest the most was ‘Reusing’. When I think of ‘reusing’ I automatically turn to the need to reduce single-use plastic, and the detrimental effect plastic has on our oceans. It’s been […]
Disability Blogs
Preparing For University When You Have A Disability
Using A Cane With An Invisible Disability
By Kit O’Connell in Approximately 8,000 Words Blog. I thought I’d write for a moment about what it means to use a cane as a person with an invisible disability (fibromyalgia). Invisible disabilities are life-altering health conditions which are nonetheless not always visible to a normal observer. Even a trained medical professional might miss […]
Woman In Mobility Scooter Thrown Off Northern Train
by Katie Campbell in UNITE. Sara Jane Harvey, who blogs as Agony Autie, posted a startling and disturbing video on Thursday of her being thrown off a Northern train because she was using a mobility scooter. Sara, who underwent surgery two weeks ago and has a heart condition, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and autism, was told […]
My PIP Diary – With A Whimper Not A Bang !
PIP: The Truth Is Out
By Mik Scarlet in HUFFPOST. On April 2013 the government introduced the Personal Independence Payment, a new so called “disability benefit” which would replace Disability Living Allowance. DLA itself was introduced in 1992, when the existing Mobility Allowance, which helped disabled people with the financial cost of getting around, and Attendance Allowance, designed to […]