Category: Social Care

  • Is a Holistic View to Care the Way Forwards?

    Is a Holistic View to Care the Way Forwards?

    Yesterday’s article on how some of the four thousand Personal Health Budgets users are spending tax payer’s money to manage their own care needs is yet another stark example of…

  • Why Not People?

    Why Not People?

    I came across an interesting organisation this week called Why Not People? – an online membership website providing facilities exclusively for people with disabilities when purchasing tickets for a wide…

  • National Access Card

    National Access Card

    Academy Music Group venues across the UK have endorsed and introduced the National Access Card scheme from Nimbus Disability, a tool to connect disabled customers with the service industry. It…

  • Controlling my Environment with Assistive Technology

    Controlling my Environment with Assistive Technology

    One of the many things I asked for as a result of my move onto a Personal Health Budget was another go at reviewing Environmental Controls for my flat. The…

  • To Walk Again? One step at a time!

    To Walk Again? One step at a time!

    Since watching the To Walk Again Panorama special last week, many have asked for my opinion. Rather than repeat myself I thought I’d take a few days to put forward…

  • Mock the Weak – Part 2

    Mock the Weak – Part 2

    What I don’t understand is the negative reaction towards the show, ‘it was rubbish, you shouldn’t be making jokes like that, it was awkward’. The truth is it was the…