Ask Jules – Introduction
Originally posted on The Life of Sophie:
Ask Jules’ – agency enabling students with disabilities to go to university, giving them the crucial level of support before and during university.…
Disability & Standard Sized Toilets
Originally posted on The Life of Sophie:
In past years, I have been out in public and needed the bathroom, but I have struggled in using them… There are already a limited number of them and this is jeopardised further by the majority of them bearing standard locks. This is…
Bearing Disability: Food Preparation
As many of my followers know, I have right hemiplegia—a type of Cerebral Palsy that affects my right limbs. When many tasks in the world are made for the average […]
Getting a Licence as a Disabled Person
Are you, or someone you know, learning to drive for the first time but have a disability? This post discusses the issues with getting a provisional licence if you are a first-time driver, tells you a way to get out of the loop of “you need a licence to be assessed and you need an assessment for a licence.” It also describes what you can expect at the assessment centre and where to go from there.
You don’t get to see any of this beautiful world around us| Guest Post
This Guest Post is by my friend and course mate Rebecca, who discusses her experience with mental health and life with a visual impairment.
Mothers Day and Feet
In the UK, it is mother’s day today. On Friday, I went around my university city with my mom. We went to cafes, the arcade, a bit of window shopping […]
Bearing Disability: Getting Things Moving
Carrying weight has always been a problem for me. I have to consider it all the time when I’m shopping. Most people don’t think about popping to the shops and filling a bag with groceries, but often, I struggle to carry a bag of groceries that contain the bare necessities: milk, bread, a tin or two and cooking sauces – so when I have to make a big trip to the shops it is always a struggle. However, I have some tricks and tips.
Lid Superglued Shut: Opening A Jar One-handed
You know the situation. You fancied that bolognese sauce that you have stuffed in a jar, or that nice Balti Curry, in a jar, at the back of your cupboard. You get it out, you twist the lid and…. the lid doesn’t move. You try again and again and again. You just can’t get that lid off and the more you try, your palms sweat. You pass it to someone else and they open it.
