Great special assistance

23 March 2020.

I had a very early flight but the special assistance team were amazing and got us quickly and comfortably onto the plane, nothing was a problem for them

Helping me out

17 December 2019.

The vet came and collected my dogs from the car, gave them their booster and health check and deliver them back in my car so I didn’t need to get out. Their office is inaccessible, although they do have a ramp but it is really steep, but they got over the physical inaccessibility by being… Read more »

Disabling words from a driving teacher

24 February 2018.

Whilst at a speed awareness course in Northumbria, the trainer was discussing speeding and accidents with the class, and addressing me (using wheelchair) says “I don’t know how you cope, I don’t think I’d be able to.” When I told my son about this, he said I should have said “because you’re weak.”

I got called a cripple

23 February 2018.

My son was being teased in school by a kids saying, ‘your dad is a cripple’