Pain pain pain
Last night was a bad night. I had a little less than three hours of sleep and by 7am my pain levels were high. Not so high as to have me curled up whimpering and shaking as sometimes happens, or enough to make me cry out, but enough to ensure that … [Read More...]
Parking bay badge blues
The following is a guest post by Christine Sumpter. (Yes, she is my mum!)My husband has a blue badge and a Motability car. He has a badly damaged spine and scar tissue on his nerves. Yes, sometimes he can walk without the aid of his stick, with a … [Read More...]
Iain Duncan Smith: “Disabled staff sit around drinking coffee all day”
The Sunday Express has reported that Iain Duncan Smith claimed disabled staff "sit around drinking coffee all day" and said that former Remploy staff should "get a proper job". The Express continues: In a tirade campaigners later branded … [Read More...]
“If you can tweet, you can work”
Picture the scene: I am lying in bed on my front, with my head turned to the side. My right arm is flat on the bed, a phone propped up by my hand. The only part of me moving is my thumb, pressing the on screen keyboard. Pain is tearing through my … [Read More...]
Missiles over London: a new Olympic event
Today Brian Whelan woke up to find information from the Ministry of Defence waiting by his letter box.https://twitter.com/#!/brianwhelanhack/status/196248153358467073The leaflet informed him that during the London 2012 Olympic games the … [Read More...]
Computer game teaches depression management techniques
A study carried out by the University of Auckland in New Zealand has found that using a computer game which teaches depression management techniques based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can reduce depression in teenagers more effectively than … [Read More...]
Home server project – HP Microserver
There are a few computers in our house. I have a PC on my desk. I have another PC connected to the TV which we use for watching and recording TV, films, music, and playing games. I have a netbook in the bedroom for those days when I can't get out of … [Read More...]
Help We Are Spartacus respond to the PIP consultation
The government are carrying out a consultation about Personal Independence Payments, known as PIP, which will replace DLA from next year. The consultation is our chance to tell the government what is wrong with PIP, and it could determine who … [Read More...]
Evesham Observer on A2BForAll and Henshaw’s Coaches
I was featured in an article in the Evesham Observer on the 6th of April, Disabled passenger wants action after bad experiences [Evesham Observer], in relation to the A2BForAll campaign about difficulties that disabled people face in using public … [Read More...]
Olympic threat to freedom and liberty
Hugh Robertson MP, minister for sport, has a message for you. Here it is: "If you know of people, including neighbours, who are going to break the law during the Olympics you should let the authorities know."He said protesters targeting the … [Read More...]
