I have Cerebral Palsy but it doesn't have me!
March is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month -a chance to celebrate and raise awareness of the condition. As someone who has lived with the condition for over 40 years, these are some things I think people should know about Cerebral Palsy: It’s typically caused as the result of an accident or trauma in early childhoodContinue reading Cerebral Palsy: What you need to know
World Cerebral Palsy Day is on Friday 6th October and I’m offering a free online CP Workshop.
My last couple of blog posts have focused on disability and communication, specifically how people react to my speech impediment. I could tell you countless stories of how people have dismissed me because I have a speech impediment, caused by Cerebral Palsy. It’s both frustrating and hurtful but something I’ve become used to over theContinue reading Disability & Communication: Some top tips
Cerebral Palsy and Pilates – will it improve my mobility?
I’m using my personal experience of Cerebral Palsy to mentor SEND pupils.
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month started well with my first Disability Awareness Assembly.
An encouraging letter to young people with Cerebral Palsy
Trying to manage psoriasis whilst also living with cerebral palsy.
This year I’ve decided to offer four schools a free Disability Awareness Assembly during March
I know I’ve written about this before but Christmas is a particularly difficult time to be a wheelchair user. From mid-November, I begin to notice the aisles in shops starting to narrow as retailers seek to cram as much as they can in to attract festive shoppers. It becomes almost impossible to get around withoutContinue reading Christmas shouldn’t compromise disability access