Hardly a bit of Trash…

Flying with a disability is tough but after going interstate quite a bit, I actually thought I’d mastered it. I knew my frame weighed 12.5kg for the check-in staff, I knew that I’d beep when I walked through the security point and I had figured out how to...

Acceptance

As a five year stroke survivor, I am now at a point in my life where I’ve accepted my many deficits (if that’s possible) and adjusted my life to ensure that I can perform at my optimum. That I can focus on my abilities. However, I do wonder whether this...

Champions for Change

As a keynote speaker for the GRAND 2010 Regional Conference to Disability Support Workers, I presented this week on their theme, ‘Champions for Change – learning and transitioning together’.

Unable to step…

I never imagined I’d spend my three hour Virgin Blue flight lying on the kitchen gully floor of the aircraft with my legs up the emergency exit wall. However, my pain peaked whilst sitting in my prime ‘window’ seat in 38C and although desperate to...