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About the Stickman Communications keyring cards
These are laminated cards which the disabled person can show as and when they want to share the information, communicating about disabilities and
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The difference an accessible car makes
Not long ago I got a car on the motability scheme for the first time. It took months of research (and saving up!) then once I'd ordered the car it
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A recharging break
Not long ago I wrote about the difference between recharging breaks and holidays.Well, last week was a recharging break.For various reasons (not
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Disability language: Person first or disability first?
There are 2 main ways of referring to disability. One is 'person first' - that comes from the medical model and is used extensively within the
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Resolving issues accessing our website
Some of you may have recently had a spate of 'Forbidden' error messages when trying to access our website. It's all fixed and most people should be
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Holidays vs recharging breaks
I was discussing holidays with a friend who lives with fatigue. Average person holidays are often about doing less than you have the capacity for.
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Sensory processing and my dislike of touch
Sensory processing issues are widely known to be part of autism - but they are also part of hypermobility syndromes. In my case they seem to be due
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Disabled Parking
The other week I had a stand at an SEN conference for teachers. There were two disabled parking spaces right near the hall my stand was in -
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Is it COVID or my normal?
One of the things about having a condition causing long term fatigue during a pandemic, is not being able to tell when you are ill. At least to start
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Hormones, hypermobility, and me.
I am hypermobile - probably due to a connective tissue disorder. And linked to that I have autonomic dysfunction, some digestive issues, poor
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Believing my own symptoms: harder than you'd think
Believing that ones own symptoms are real is a common issue for many people with hidden disabilities who have had a long road to diagnoses,
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The trouble with accepting help...
Here's one thing about asking for help as disabled person I'd like you to know: Sometimes it can be obvious that I'm struggling but I can't accept
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Condition management while running a business.
One of the challenges of running a small business when you have health conditions that leave you with limited energy is finding the balance between
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Creating understanding of differing needs
This article was written for the OTshow enews - but I thought it summed up why we do what we do, so I'm sharing it here too.We all have access needs,
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Accessible attitudes
Many non-disabled people know that disability access legislation exists - and therefore assume I have access to wherever I need to go. As many