The phrase “mind the gap” is something you hear all the time on Sydney’s train platforms. But it wasn’t until today, on my first big outing with my new mobility … Read the rest “Mind the Gap: My First Big…
Two months ago, when I first booked my flight home to Lismore for Christmas, my expected mobility was uncertain. I didn’t know if I would still be in a wheelchair, … Read the rest “My first flight (with disability)”
Though I knew it happened “in theory,” I’ve been surprised by the number of times people have spoken to my friend or support worker instead of me, now that I’m … Read the rest “Hey, it’s me down here”
“The way she took control, she must have been a nurse or school teacher,” my friend and I concluded after a brief encounter with a woman at today’s “Yes” march … Read the rest “Lessons learned from a weekend at…