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Anger should be a fleeting emotion, not a state of mind
I was sitting in the waiting room of my GP’s office and a young woman approached me asking me if I wanted her to let me know when my name came up on the LCD screen. I told her that would be great as, although I always request that they call my name when it’s my turn, I once waited for an hour and a half only to be told that my appointment had been cancelled because I hadn’t turned up.
Summer holiday planning in a thousand easy steps
With summer fully upon us, the prospect of upping sticks and going on a summer holiday is both exciting and a little daunting. Don’t get me wrong, I love to travel and think it is vital to have a change of scene and a break from work, but going on holiday for family Wassmer is something that needs to be executed with military precision.
Welfare State - What’s it worth and what’s the alternative?
I value our country’s welfare provision.
The Great Disability Living Allowance Lottery
Roll up! Roll up for the Great Disability Living Allowance Lottery! What would you do with up to £119.45 per week extra?
Technology that’s keeping me entertained
There are two things that I like to do that I should be ashamed of. The first is reading celebrity biographies - you know, the trashy tell all, dubious kind - and the second is watching mindless, senseless and unrealistic TV programs. I know, I am supposed to be all serious and responsible but this little brain of mine gets overworked sometimes.
Maintaining a positive personal identity in the face of disability
Every individual has their own identity, which is influenced by so many factors and maintaining a positive identity is something that most people struggle with. If I look at my circle of friends and family, everyone has their issues, problems, quirks, whatever you want to call them, but they all have an impact on how they view themselves. I don’t know anybody who is 100% positive 100% of the time and if I did, I would tell them to go back to their home planet.
Move over disability discrimination. I am coming and I am not going away.
A few weeks ago, two comments left on one of my posts really hit home. They both felt that in my writing this blog, I have an opportunity to raise awareness about disability. Boy do I ever feel that, and I will take it one step further - it is my responsibility and my moral obligation. I was not given such a big gob, dogged determination and so many opinions for nothing.
Curiosity leads to knowledge. Knowledge leads to understanding.
I went to an event at my son’s school recently and it became very obvious that people were curious about my eyesight. You can’t blame them really. As far as they are concerned, one day, I was plodding along without a care in the world and the next day I was carrying a white cane. We are curious creatures and when things happen that we don’t understand, we want to know why. I mean, apart from "Are we there yet?" isn’t "Why?" the most common question children ask?
Fantasy Benefits League
Job Centre Plus and local authority Housing Benefit departments have come in for some stick from me in my last two blogs. I hate to be too harsh, so perhaps it will cheer them up to know how they are doing in my Fantasy Benefits League.
The real meaning of access and accessibility
I was talking to a client and he told me that he would have not really understood the true meaning of accessibility had it not been for me. He said that he understood about it as a human being and as a business person, but it was the way that I articulated it from my own personal perspective that really hit home. I do feel like I am on a soapbox in Speaker’s Corner a lot of the time, so was truly moved by this.
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