This is a guest blog from Washpod who feature in our Supplier Directory. Jessica, a mother from Sheffield, has called her new WashPod disabled wetroom, ‘a life changer’ for her and her little daughter, Isabella. The internal WashPod was installed into the family’s garage in just a day recently, but it will allow them to […]
Mark Dewdney, Head Coach of Adaptive Rowing at Stratford upon Avon Boat Club (SuABC). Mark has coached adaptive rowing for nearly 15 years and has been at Stratford for 5 years. He chairs the Club Adaptive Group that works directly with the governing body, British Rowing, to develop the sport. Mark discusses the club’s history […]
This is a guest blog by Lois Letchford for Disabled Living’s blog discussing how writing poetry has changed her son’s life. Lois’ dyslexia came to light at the age of 39, when she faced teaching her seven-year-old non-reading son, Nicholas. Examining her reading failure caused her to adapted and change lessons for her son. The […]
Deborah Bell, Enablement Manager at Disabled Living talks about the importance of sport and how it can help you to stay active during the Covid-19 lockdown. Yes, sport really is so important because it can develop from exercise! Having been in lockdown for the last few weeks, with one of the few reasons we can […]
This is a guest blog by Abbie Hills, 24 year old from Hampshire. She talks about her experience of running a business with cerebral palsy. About Abbie Hills I was born with cerebral palsy (mild), which is something I never understood growing up as I found myself being placed in a grey area of being […]
Neve Spicer from We the Parents is one of our new guest contributors on Disabled Living’s blog. Neve is a passionate advocate for art, play and creative learning. She talks about the benefits of learning art to coincide with this year’s World Art Day. Today, on Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday, people around the globe are […]
Sponsored post sent to Disabled Living by Minton Morrill. This blog article will take you through some of the ways you can support your disabled colleagues in the workplace and through the current Covid-19 pandemic. Whether it be a congenital disability from birth, something that’s been brought on by a spinal injury, or a condition […]
This is a guest blog post written by Catherine Atkins for Disabled Living. Catherine and her son Jack are regular visitors at our Kidz to Adultz Middle event. Jack has spastic quadriplegia, a type of cerebral palsy that effects all four limbs. In 2010 I was delighted to find out that I was expecting my […]
This is a guest blog for Disabled Living, written by Patricia McCartney. Are you looking to find accessible days out for you and your family? Supportability have got you covered! Whether you’re looking to keep the kids busy over the summer holidays or just want to make the most of the weekend. This blog post […]
This blog post has been written by Stuart on behalf of My Baggage for Disabled Living. Finding accessible travel options as a wheelchair user can sometimes be frustrating and difficult. It’s impossible to prepare for every situation. All you can do is try and prepare as much as possible and give yourself a break, this […]