Below I have copied an email that I received from Disability Wales regarding the social model of disability. It is important that everyone understands the social model as we aim to create a truly inclusive society. Hello Members We are very happy to announce the publication of our Social Model Toolkit. The toolkit has been […]
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I haven’t forgotten the kindness of strangers – and people that I know of course – who donated to my GoFundMe page and enabled my trip to Florida to go ahead at the end of May. My eyes were opened to certain difficulties that still exist for disabled people travelling away from home. I want
This is a article from the South Wales Argus about a video conference that I took part in last week, along with my good friend and comrade Chris Hall. It was a important consultation with the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee about the future of independent living and how it will be funded. The
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Time is running out until I go to Florida for my first short break from Wrexham for 24 years. I am currently cycling using my Thera Trainer bike every day. I am using the hand pedals to cycle the distance from Wrexham to Orlando, Florida. The total distance from my house to my desired destination
**This blog is aimed at disabled people and their families/friends living in the Wrexham County Borough Council area.** It is about time that I started my activism work again. Of course it has never stopped and I am constantly in dispute with the Adult Social Care department at Wrexham County Borough Council. Since October 2023,
The time has come to try to make a real difference to the lives of disabled people across Wales. I have been tirelessly trying to do this since I launched my #SaveWILG campaign back in November 2016 . This campaign was a relative success, but it appears that the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) has
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I wrote the following email after a distressing meeting with members of Wrexham CBC on Tuesday the 12th of March. It was nothing short of bullying by an unscrupulous and heartless Local Authority. I will let you read the email below and come to your own conclusions. I am supposed to be looking forward to
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After benefitting from the GoFundMe Campaign to the tune of £6,130 and the kindness of strangers, friends and family, I have received a total of £5,820.26. The rest of the money has been taken by GoFundMe. This is not a criticism of the for-profit business, but just serves to explain my calculations below, in a
I am totally humbled by the generosity of friends and strangers who have contributed towards my short-break in Florida. The GoFundMe page is currently at £5,825 and I am so pleased to prove Margaret Thatcher wrong when she said that there is no such thing as society. There clearly is, as I have been supported
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I have copied and pasted the following article from the BBC News website, as it highlights an important issue facing disabled people across Wales. You can access the original article by clicking here. I am facing similar challenges, as even though I have been lucky enough to access a wheelchair through the NHS, I feel
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