Disability Politics: introduction
An introduction to a series in which I will explore some of the main debates in disability politics.
Category: Articles
Being Disabled in Hospital: Tips for managing an admission
Tips for disabled people on managing being admitted to hospital.
Being Disabled in Hospital: Tips for preparation
Tips for disabled people to be prepared in case of unexpected admission to hospital.
Being Disabled in Hospital: What would I change
Some suggestions on how the NHS could improve the experience of disabled people admitted to hospitals.
Being Disabled in Hospital: Challenging
My experience of how difficult it is to have your needs met when disabled and in hospital.
Adaptive Product Reviews: Bed Edition (pregnancy pillow, slide sheets, grabber, cable ties)
……….How do you maximise your independence in bed, when you need help to turn, be positioned, and reach for things? A conversation with a friend with similar impairments In Carrie Aimes’s excellent blog on living with Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy...
Adaptive Product Reviews: Dog Edition (Julius K9 harness with panniers, jogging lead, dog poo grabber)
…………How do other wheelchair users with limited upper body strength manage to walk your dogs independently? A discussion between a group of disabled people with pets My greyhound is the centre of my life. Getting him was a spontaneous decision...
Verbal Scripts for Unwanted Offers of Help
I can’t leave the house without encountering disableism. People always presume I’m needy, childlike, tragic, dependent. They speak past me, speak over me, and ignore me. Rarely does anyone engage with me as an independent adult, unless to ask questions...
The PA Series: background
Over the past seven years of employing PAs, I’ve had some excellent employees, some dreadful ones, and the rest have been somewhere in the middle – with great strengths, but also weaknesses. I’ve also learned that the same is true...
