Blog on being a disabled person, different cultures, diversity, equality, disability, travel, being diaspora Chinese and disabled travel.
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Rachel and I went to Paris by Eurostar. We set off quite early at 6am to catch the train to Euston - we nearly got locked up in the lift instead when the lift in my block of flats jammed. Luckily Rachel got it opened and we hopped off to the station....
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My favourite local bar is in danger of closure by Coventry Council and we do not know why. I am no normal bar propper, I don't really drink apart from the odd whisky - I go to meet people and chat to people in my neighbourhood. As patron Steve Lucas says...
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I went to the Mobility Roadshow 2008 in Coventry (this is where I live after all) and looked at the different types of wheelchairs, adapted cars and accessible travel on offer. It was easy to get there - there were accessible buses from the train station...
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Not in West Orchards, Coventry, certainly. I was there today by chance because the Post Office has moved to WH Smith's in West Orchards. And being peckish, I wandered in to the Terrace food court, decided to avoid the usual KFC's and McDonalds and saw...
Lire la suiteFrom the DS HUM list serv, I was directed to the article below in the Heraldsun.com.au, with the heading Beijing Olympics guide on Paralympians - DISABLED people can be unsocial, stubborn, controlling, and defensive according to an official Beijing Olympics...
Lire la suiteThe Annual General Assembly of the European Disability Forum gathered more than 150 delegates from 29 countries in Ljubljana Ljubljana, 24 May 2008 – Three European disability movement leaders, among them the EDF Vice President, were denied to fly to...
Lire la suiteIn the UK, disabled parking is allowed by a system known as the Blue Badge system. The government has released a Blue badge map where you can search for parking etc on an interactive map. This includes airports and train stations and shopmobility centres....
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Tonight I went to Artspace for the open studio invite from Laura who is the coordinator. I did an access audit for them and it is really cool to see they have put some of my suggestions to work. They are busy trying to get funding for a lift to go down...
Lire la suiteRecently, I have become more and more reliant on my power wheelchair and I am very reluctant to fly because I am pertrified something might happen to my chair (Qatar airline managed to leave my manual in Heathrow one Christmas holiday ago). But also because...
Lire la suiteIn the UK, previous campaigners before me have fought hard and won the Disability Equality Discrimination legislation - it gave us certain rights such as the right not to be refused access ( with " reasonable accomodation" thrown in as a loophole) . As...
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