A Nightmare for Accessibility: My Experience at Hilton Metropole Brighton – My daughter and I stayed here for a weekend convention. We were looking forward to staying here as it looked very grand and all the rooms had just been renovated. Unfortunately, this is probably one of the worst hotels for accessibility that I have stayed at! Lifts were too narrow, no heating around the hotel and the restaurant was not available. Renovations happening and raised thresholds in all the doorways. The list goes on and on! My accessible room only had two accessible features: A wet room and red alarm cords ..read more

How Easy Is The Open Sesame 6-in-1 Tool To Use – My Review – I bought this tool to help me be more independent around the kitchen. You’re told in the opening image of this product: 6-in-1 tool, Opens almost anything, No effort required and guaranteed to work every time! It goes on to say: This all-in-one quality tool makes opening jars, bottles, lids, packets, bags, seals and tops practically effortless! These are massive claims for such a small product. But……Can it do what Must Have Ideas say it can? The Sales Pitch The Open Sesame 6-in-1 Tool is a multipurpose tool advertised to make everyda ..read more

Quickie Q300 M Mini: An In-Depth Review for Improved Accessibility – My previous EW (electric wheelchair) Spectra XTR2 was hitting 5 years old (average lifespan of a wheelchair). I wanted to know what was available on the market, so I went to a showroom to take a look. I thought if the price was right, I might buy my own chair. This way, I could have a chair that met my needs better and not have to use the NHS wheelchair service. I fell in love with the Quickie Q600 but at the cost of over £9,000 inc the adaptions I needed. It was completely out of my price range. I came home very disappointed ..read more

Society tells us that being in a wheelchair is terrible, a fate worse than death! Telling a wheelchair user “how terrible it must be to be stuck in that” or “how they couldn’t/wouldn’t want to be in a wheelchair themselves!” IS NOT COOL!! Ableds have no idea of what it’s like to be a wheelchair user, so what gives them the right to tell us how awful it is? I’m here to tell you my story of how I became a full-time wheelchair user & why I disagree with the above statements! How I Became A Full-Time Wheelchair User I became a full-time wheelchair user roughly 20 years ago. I was born with (A ..read more

Small Claims Court As Last Resort – Know Your Consumer Rights! They say knowledge is power. It certainly is when it comes to your consumer rights. Knowing what you are legally entitled to and how to put your rights into action, can possibly save you from having to take your claim through the small claims court and save you money! Over the years I have fought many consumer rights claims. These have included getting compensation as my electric wheelchair caused £4000 damage to my home and getting a full refund from a holiday park disaster! I’ve learned so much and a few tips along the way. Shari ..read more

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Facilities available to disabled people – There are many facilities available to disabled people. The problem is, not everyone is aware of them, hence why I have written this blog. Today, I hope you find a facility that you weren’t aware of before and indeed benefit from it. I will talk about Motability, Taxi card schemes, freedom passes and even Radar keys. Don’t worry if you are unfamiliar with any of these, you will understand more as I take you through them! Eurokey Project The Eurokey Project is a facility similar to the Raday key. It enables physically impaired people to independently ..read more

Wheelchair Life – Ignorance, Personal Space Invasion & Damage! – I have been a full-time wheelchair user for approx 18 years now. During this time, I have been sat on, kidnapped from my husband in a foreign country, and climbed over. All by adults!! When most wheelchairs, basic manual and electric start from £5,000 up to over £20,000, the price of a family car. It makes you realise why we are so protective over our wheelchairs! My Wheelchair My Electric wheelchair is manufactured by Invacare (my Spectra XTR2 review) and costs approx £5,500. I’m lucky enough to be eligible for an NHS elect ..read more

Palins Holiday Park – Disgusting, Misleading & Nothing To Do! – I would have given no stars only the location of the park was pretty good for our needs. Booking a holiday as a disabled person is a major task all in itself. Accessible holidays are far too often missing or already booked up. So when you find the holiday that seems to offer exactly what you need. The last thing you want is to be made feel that you have been purposefully misled into that booking. Telephone Conversation We visit Wales as often as possible, to visit family. So we checked out several different holiday parks onli ..read more

Disabled People Excluded From Medical Treatment! – You would think hospitals would be the best equipped for disabled people, considering how many patients arrive in wheelchairs and/or walking sticks. Sadly, this is not the case! As a disabled person myself and my recent breast cancer journey, I have had quite a few dealings with the medical profession. Different hospitals, departments, and staff, doctors, nurses and oncologists. I am dumbstruck as to how excluding the health profession (as a whole) can be. This exclusion causes many disabled people from receiving the treatment they need. This ..read more