disability, data protection, activism and other such
Passing out sometimes looks peaceful, but never feels it. “The World I Fell Out Of”, by Melanie Reid I read a passage in Melanie Reid’s excellent book that describes the sensation well. I am blessed in that I don’t experience the vomiting as much and my autonomic problems are not caused by spinal injury, and…
I’m getting flak on Twitter for posting this: Hi @LNER @Charlie_LNER Service 1A26. 1) Your staff have not challenged this abuse of the wheelchair space, despite walking past. Please enforce. 2) I reserved that wheelchair space. Why is there no sign in it? 3) The interior door is locked open, so I get noise. Please…
In July I attempted to catch the Caledonian Sleeper to Aberdeen. I failed because they hadn’t stowed the upper bunk in the accessible cabin, despite multiple attempts to do so. In the middle of a discussion with the guard as to what to do (as a disabled person suddenly without accommodation hundreds of miles from…