Why would anyone ignore three signs to leave 8ft for wheelchair access? What kind of thoughtless person would you need to be? Yet today you thought your need to park was more important than a wheelchair user’s need to get back in his vehicle. We rarely park on the street because of people like you, but today we were in a hurry to… Continue reading You made my son cry.

2016 has been an interesting year. I had been on the fringes of campaigning for Changing Places toilets for some years but didn’t really know how to make a difference by myself. But just adding my support to Facebook pages and petitions wasn’t making a big impact and NOTHING was getting better in Cornwall. My darling… Continue reading Just one annoying woman…

I recently wrote about how it felt to be excluded from a Christmas party FOR disabled children. At the time I was so upset about it, partly because I should not have had to ask if it was possible for Adam to attend but also because the answer should never have been “no”. It had taken courage to even ask if… Continue reading Opening my heart…

From a party FOR disabled children??? Christmas is party time! Unless “your disability” cannot be “accommodated”. But I don’t want my son to be “accommodated”. I want him to be welcomed! People are used to the medical model of disability, which suggests that Adam is disabled because his body doesn’t do certain things. That possibly sounds… Continue reading Excluded due to disability…

The other day my son wanted some doughnuts from a nearby supermarket. They make great doughnuts – super light and fluffy, with an icing sugar coating instead of the usual crunchy sugar. We were driving by and I could have stopped but I didn’t. Not because I didn’t care, but because I am always caring. Some… Continue reading Caring…

Christmas can be a difficult time of year for many families. And for many parents of disabled children it is a massive reminder of the things your child is not doing. All those “age appropriate toys” on the shelves sting the heart of the mother who has just purchased toddler toys for her 10 year… Continue reading Homeless Shoebox Appeal

Sometimes I feel beaten down by the constant effort for inclusion. When you have to ask if your child can be included it means that people have already excluded them. Whether that is intentional or not, it hurts. The last week or so has been incredibly difficult. Since the day my son faked illness in… Continue reading Feeling hopeless…