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I’m writing for Disability Now “Twitter to the Top”

Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 in Blog

Dear Friends
This month I’m writing for Disability Now.  Please visit their site and do give me a call or email your comments.
Kind regards, Tracey.

Plans to make sea travel more accessible for disabled people

Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 in Blog

Having just returned from my summer holiday in France I’m delighted to hear that there are plans afoot to make travel more accessible.  The European Union is looking to strengthen the rights of disabled passengers travelling by sea and inland waterways.
These new EU regulations are great news for us disabled folk.
In short there are now [...]

Ian Payne, teenage tennis blogger

Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 in Blog

This month Proudlock Associates introduce you to Ian Payne, teenage tennis blogger from Kent. Ian’s experiences on and off the tennis court can teach us all some valuable lessons in life. 
Wheelchair Tennis – Why, What, Where?
“I started wheelchair tennis when I was four years old, I have CP (Cerebral Palsy) and I have now been playing [...]

I’m A Disabled Woman – Get Me Out Of Here!

Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 in Blog

Last week I was working in Yorkshire, it was a delight to revisit places I’d not been to for many years.  I was last in the area as a student at the University of Leeds in the 1980s, some things haven’t changed, such as the bewildering  inner ring road.  However, I’m thrilled to report that [...]

My journey to being a 2012 Games Maker

Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 in Blog

One of the advantages of running my own business and being the boss is that from time to time I get to skip work, such as leaving early on a Friday to avoid the M25 exodus from London.
Next year I plan to be a 2012 Games Maker for the Olympic and Paralympics, I’ll be jumping [...]

Maynard faced disablist abuse from Labour MPs ‘more than once’

Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 in Blog, News

A disabled MP who claimed he was mocked over his impairment by Labour MPs in a Commons debate believes similar abuse has taken place on several occasions.
The Conservative MP Paul Maynard, who has cerebral palsy, revealed in a newspaper interview how opposition MPs pulled faces at him, “really exaggerated gesticulations, really exaggerated faces”. 
He added: “Only [...]

Survivor of brutal abuse forced to ‘pay back’ benefits

Posted on 05. Dec, 2010 in Blog, Including Everyone

I heard from my good friend John Pring this quite shocking event of abuse and government arguing about money.  Please read on and get in touch if you’re as angry as me.
A disabled man who was brutally assaulted and neglected at a notorious residential home 20 years ago has been forced to “pay back” benefits that [...]

Disabled Scots ‘have lost ground during recession’

Posted on 05. Dec, 2010 in Blog, News

Disabled people in Scotland appear to have suffered more from the recession than non-disabled people, according to a new report by the Scottish government.
The report, Coping with Change and Uncertainty, also says disabled, low-skilled and young unemployed people all have fewer “protective factors” that will help them claw back the ground they have lost during [...]

Transport for London is ‘dragging its feet’ over access

Posted on 26. Nov, 2010 in Blog

A new report by members of the London Assembly shows that Transport for London (TfL) is “dragging its feet” in upgrading to a modern, accessible transport network, say disabled activists.
The assembly’s transport committee says the access problems on London’s public transport network are “simply unacceptable”, while current proposals for improving access on the tube, buses and [...]

Monday Morning Whizz

Posted on 18. Oct, 2010 in Blog, Including Everyone

Oh this make me wish I was young again! What a great video to raise awareness of wheelchairs and young people.

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