Innovation, being the first

the bright idea, a light bulb burst

Putting ideas into action

Happy to recieve positive reaction

Prototypes, test them out,

Take them with you, out and about

Many designs don't make the grade

Despite the hours getting made

Glam up the world is our mission

And GlamSticks has received recognition

National awards and media attention

Positive reviews, too many to mention

Starting off a nationwide trend

Of others…

When I am feeling at my lowest, times I refer to as 'the pit' (see earlier blog post) and the pain almost becomes too much to bear, these are the times I am at my most creative and I have a flurry of ideas and outpourings.  Activity from me tends to be very much in bursts lol



Although my poetry appears depressing, it does serve a purpose, it acts as a form of cathartic release and I often feel more at peace if not less in pain after writing something.

This poem was…

This is M.E.

Exhaustion, pain and IBS

Always tired despite plenty of rest

Sleep in the day, can't sleep at night

Really feel like giving up the fight

Can't walk no more, can't exercise

All my clothes have gone up a size

Can't bear no sight can't bear no sound

Can't cope with too many people around

Memory gone, thoughts disjointed

Unreliable, friends disappointed

Depression takes hold makes me…

Amputee ex-Royal Marine Adrian Spriggs, 60, from Dundee and his mobility-restricted wife Phyllis are two lively remarried characters who have both rediscovered their love for the outdoors thanks to two ‘Easy Rider’ TGA mobility scootersfollowing the tragic loss of their…

Kevin Harmison, 47 from Bedlington, Northumberland, is one of the UK’s leading disabled golfers with a 2 handicap, who amongst many accolades, has recently won the Scottish Disability Golf Partnership (SDGP) Open Championships and is now planning further success thanks to his new and…

In response to market demand for mobility scooters capable of carrying larger users, TGA Mobility has launched the new heavy-duty Breeze S4 Max which has an increased rider weight capacity of 39 stone.

 …

Came across this amazing flight chair created my MERU  that give extra support to disabled children whilst flying:

The TravelChair is a product developed by the children’s charity MERU, who campaign and work towards improving the lives of children and young adults with disabilities by designing and producing custom-made equipment that can aid independent living and support daily activities at home, at school and in the community. The TravelChair is just one product from MERU…

A Look at Some of Our Wheelchair Tray Competitors

And Why Our Product is the Best on the Market

As a wheelchair user, it makes perfect sense that you want tray access from the comfort of your chair, so you don't have to worry about transferring to other seating whilst out and about or just for ease of use. There have been a range of…

Paisley

Scotland’s Largest Town

Creepy Ghost Tours of Historical Paisley

Welcome to the Creepy Ghost Tours of Historical Paisley.

My Name is Les and I will be your tour guide for tonight’s Creepy Ghost Tour of Paisley.

Creepy Ghost Tours of Paisley is a walking tour around Paisley’s Old Town featuring the town’s most haunted locations, the scariest…

An ingenious solution to prevent drink spillage is voted ‘coolest’ product

28 June 2012 – An ingenious silicon cover that adapts to a variety of drinking glasses to prevent spillage while allowing drinking through a straw was voted most desirable product by visitors to last week’s Mobility Roadshow at the Peterborough Arena.…

One Handed Gaming Controller

Trabasack Launches Innovative New Media Mount

Some ideas for musical apps for children (but also adults!)  http://sensoryplaytray.com/making-music-ipad-apps/

ARE WE MAGNIFYING DISABILITY?

I have now taken all my submissions for my comparative Research study. 

I was investigating the outcomes for Independent Living versus Service provision for two severely disabled people over a period of sixteen years. I asked professionals and acquaintances/ colleagues to write down their impressions or anecdotes to discover how Quality of Life differed in such contrasting scenarios from an onlookers viewpoint,

The findings were quite…

To be a member of the disabled community does not and should not imply we all have the same physical and mental challenges nor do we share the same needs for help and assistance. However, I also feel very strongly that there are certain attributes which can be cultivated which can make living with a disability easier.   

When I came home from the rehabilitation hospital and my physical health improved I became desperate to regain some control over my life. In addition to the…

I sat in the chair looking at the piece of paper I had just dropped on the floor. I needed the paper for what I was doing so I had to pick it up. No big deal. Right? WRONG, it was going to be a problem. I couldn't bend over to get it and I couldn't get out of my chair and walk over to pick it up. You see the chair I was sitting in was a power wheelchair. Many of the simple reflex actions I used before my quadriplegia still came to me rapidly when I needed to solve a problem. Today was…

I would like to bring once more the issue of lack of suitable wheelchair accessible properties for ordinary disabled families in UK today. How do we help disabled people who are in desperate need of suitable wheelchair accessible properties? In view of the government announcement this week regarding helping first-time buyers to climb the property ladder – what about wheelchair accessible properties for disabled first time buyers

Kofi A. Dzorkplenu

Miva…

Blackwood care and LCIL have joined together to provide a free training course for anybody wanting to become a personal assitant to a disabled person. The training is a 2 day course that is designed by the LCIL and delivered by disabled people to ensure that the participants been trained get the most out of the 2 days and have a greater and deeper understanding of the issues that disabled people face.

The training date had yet to be certified but it will be in the very near…