Smoking and Disability – an alternative opinion 3 comments
We have received this contribution from Mo Stewart, disability researcher and welfare reform campaigner, in reaction to a recent article ‘October is Stoptober, a great opportunity to quit smoking’ was [...]
Cash Not Care – Reviewed 5 comments
Cash Not Care: the planned demolition of the UK welfare state Author: Mo Stewart Publisher: New Generation Publishing, 2016 RRP: £18.99 plus p&p paperback; £6.50 Kindle edition (link to Amazon.co.uk [...]
Downside of the DFG scheme 20 comments
The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) scheme can provide invaluable financial support to adapt your home, making it safer and more accessible for you to live in. However, it does not [...]
The chronicles of a disabled job search 3 comments
Fraser Bowe has written this thought-provoking account of the extra challenges you may find yourself coming up against when seeking to develop your career or land a new job, if [...]
Captain Chino, access superhero! 0 comments
This guest blog has been contributed by Gordon Smith aka Major Mocha, trusted sidekick of Captain Chino, the latest superhero to travel the streets of Newcastle. This photograph ensures their [...]
The Importance of Accessible Transport 1 comment
Terry Reynolds, author of “Wheelchairs Scooters and Sticks” and long-time proponent of universally accessible transport, has written this article explaining just why it is so important, and how things have [...]
How Lucky Are You? 3 comments
This is the first in a series of articles written for us by Irene Robinson, who was born in South Africa, but brought up in England after her family arrived [...]
LoveLived – What does love really mean? 1 comment
Valentine’s Day is here and so what better time to ask “What does love really mean?” “I’d never fallen in love in my life until I met my wife” – [...]
Being Mortal 0 comments
“BEING MORTAL: Medicine and what matters in the end” Mary Farmer, our resident nutritional expert, spent considerable time professionally in care homes as an NHS dietitian. Here she muses on [...]