Imagine having the freedom to go out alone in the evening. Imagine knowing that the transport system would get you home safely. As a disabled London resident that’s not my reality. The…
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The Guardian: As coronavirus hits, Britain’s ‘vulnerable’ are terrified to see our rights removed
Before Covid-19, both the NHS and social care were already in crisis. Overstretched and underfunded, hospitals were overwhelmed by winter flu and a backlog of people needing community care were waiting for…
The Guardian: I’m stuck in a hospital that’s starved of funds – let’s not forget the NHS when we vote
Over the summer, the NHS quietly saved my life several times. On each occasion, it caught a rapid worsening of my underlying condition, allowing me to be treated quickly and efficiently. Yet…
Wheeled – a poem for International Wheelchair Day
Wheeled I am wheeled. My weightin legs as flesh made solid ashalf dead and halfalive as weakness but I. I – my movement joy. Myleap up jagged kerbs. Myspeed. I trail people;…
The Guardian: We’re told we are a burden – no wonder disabled people fear assisted suicide
Opposition to assisted suicide – also called assisted dying – is characterised as being the preserve of the religious, stuffy and outdated, like religious opposition to gay marriage and abortion. In reality,…