On a daily basis I encounter this baffling irony where people see the wheelchair before they see me, the person, yet fail to ‘see’ the ‘needs’ of the wheelchair to access places and venues, hence I felt the urge to…
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This weekend the UK will celebrate Mother’s day; that time of year when motherhood is celebrated and gifts, flowers and special gestures are presented to mothers but as a disabled person nothing that I will do for mine can ever…
We at Careless would like to wish all our followers, volunteers and supporters a prosperous and a ‘content’ new year. We wave goodbye to 2017 with all that it has brought us from joy, struggles and achievements. 2017 has been…
I realise that I am one of few that sees no significance of the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) that is supposedly ‘celebrated’ on the 3rd of December and I also know that this view will be…
If I had a chocolate every time someone has said to me ‘well, you are inspirational’ I would have been extremely overweight! Not to mention the fact I would be bouncing up and down from the sugar! So here is…
Ramadan is here and while many will be excitedly preparing all the essential aspects of Ramadan spare a thought for the many that will not be able to fast for health reasons and have their faith questioned by people who…
Having a brother or sister can be amazing and frustrating in equal measure. But what’s it like if you have a disabled sibling? Do you have an even more special bond? Are there unspoken truths that no one else would…