Last night – or six months hence if you watch it on Dave! – Top Gear’s terrible trio turned their attention to mobility scooters. This was not, of course, about the mundanities of everyday life, of using a scooter to go to the shops and enjoy some independence. No, this being Clarkson and Co. this [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Disabled and visiting hospital? Who cares?
Disability activist and Fish policyholder and blogger Simon Stevens discusses the legal issues and how people using personal assistants can best manage hospital visits and stays. Hospital appointments and stays are often part of life for disabled people using personal assistants. Users frequently need support from PAs in getting to, and when staying in, hospital. [...]
Motability changes – it’s not so bad after all!
Helen Dolphin, Director of Campaigns and Policy at Disabled Motoring UK, reports on new revisions to the Motability scheme for disabled drivers. When the changes to the Motability scheme were first announced in December I, like many disabled drivers, was left wondering if this was a scheme that would still work for [...]