Category: Articles
Adaptive Product Reviews: Wheelchair Edition (Salsa M2)
……….Wheelchair Services have offered my son a Salsa M electric wheelchair. How do you find this wheelchair, and what postural set-up do you use? The parent of a boy with muscular dystrophy asking on a forum for young disabled people...
Disabled at Uni: 5. Starting to study
Starting to study can be quite an intimidating experience. Here’s some advice on joining clubs and societies, making friends, and resolving issues – from access problems to finding emotional support.
Adaptive Product Reviews: Office Edition (Accuratus keyboard, Evoluent mouse, Ergorest arm supports)
……….I’m thinking about applying to University, but I struggle to sit at a computer or type. What equipment is out there to make this easier? A question I was asked at a conference Sometimes on this blog I review equipment...
Disabled at Uni: 4. Accommodation, social care, and health care
Last week, I wrote about the support services in place at the University, and how to get set up with them. This week, I’m discussing health and social care, hiring Personal Assistants, and accommodation at University. One of my key...
Disabled at Uni: 3. Before your course begins (and who’s there to help)
Last week, I wrote about Disabled Students’ Allowance and getting the right technology and support in place. This week, it’s more about setting up with the services the University offers, and how to give them what they need to help...
Adaptive Product Reviews: The ‘All My Wheelchairs’ Edition (Kuschall K3, Quickie Helium, Invacare Spectra XTR, Salsa Jive M, Salsa M2)
……….What wheelchairs have you used during your life, and how have you found them? A discussion with other wheelchair using friends Having had an interesting conversation with other friends with progressing conditions, I thought it might be interesting for me...
Disabled at Uni: 2. Disabled Students’ Allowance
Last week in this series on applying to study as a disabled person, I wrote on the application process and turning disability to your advantage, and this week I’m writing about Disabled Students Allowance. They fund select equipment and support...
Disabled at Uni: 1. Applying to study
Introducing the Disabled at Uni series This covers a number of aspects of the disabled student experience, serving as advice and guidance on studying as a disabled student, the support that’s out there, and how to access it. Applying to...
Adaptive Product Reviews: App Edition (Medisafe, Google Voice Access, Todoist)
……….Which apps do you find most useful as a disabled person? A discussion on a webforum My Android phone is in many ways one of my main adaptive devices – possibly second only to my wheelchair. It substitutes for my...
