Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-07-27
A simple change to a regular journey can reduce a confident traveller to nothing. That’s what happened to me when my train pulled into Paddington this week – and I ended up exhausted and on the verge of tears just from trying to get home. Transport for London, what went wrong? I turned up at [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-07-21
It’s been an odd three months, since my dad died. I’ve been wearing painkiller patches which have turned me into something of a zombie, making me sleep 14 hours a day. Last week I ripped off the patches and for the last few days I’ve woken naturally at 11am – a great improvement! I’m getting [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-06-13
This week is Carers Week in the UK. This is a sensitive subject for me, as I have no official carers as such, but I am well aware of the fact that without my husband doing the laundry, washing the dishes, and walking the dog at weekends, without my cleaner catching up with weekly housework, [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-03-23
Nobody ever feels like they have enough – but even when you spend half the day in bed, it still isn’t enough for me. I’ve always needed a good ten hours of sleep, but that’s grown lately as pain interrupts my slumber and stops me getting a good run of deep, good quality, sleep. Now, [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-03-11
[This article was published at Where's the Benefit, where I am one of the team.] Beryl is a woman in her 50s, who has worked all her life and feels she’s always done an honest life’s work. She works as a piano tuner – a very physical job, but one she loves and had every [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-02-20
The variety of train providers across the UK creates a problem; the services you take for granted on one service may not be offered on another. Knowing what to expect can be difficult, but if you’re a wheelchair user, it’s even more varied and you’re certainly not equal to other passengers. Let’s take a closer [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-02-18
I have followed up to several stories I reported in the last year. Here are the updates. The new Routemaster – if this is the future, I’m not on board I revisted the Routemaster on 27 January and found that two poles had been moved so that it was now possible to get into the [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-02-10
Usually, access improvements benefit both wheelchair users and parents pushing baby buggies. So why is it so awkward when both parties meet on a bus? Is there any common ground, or will they automatically resent each other’s presence? Sophie, pregnant mum to a toddler, and Lisa, a wheelchair user, explain where they are coming from. [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2011-02-02
A guide to how users with specific disabilities / impairments can use the Wii Fit. (Part 2 of 2.)
