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Entries Tagged as 'Disability'

Naming ceremony

April 16th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Disability, Personal

Well it’s been purchased…and it will arrive this week. The rush is on to find it a name – I wonder is that to make me feel easier about it, to personalise it or in fact depersonalise it.  Anyway Mulley and my gf are intent on calling it The Pussy Wagon. Please help in making […]

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Keep the popcorn on ice

March 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Disability

Many thanks to the Ouch blog for telling me about a film I definitely want to miss. Those of you without disabilities may not know about the way in which disabled people are portrayed in films played by able bodied actors, seeking cures and falling in love with our ‘carers’. Blind Dating (cringe….) scores on […]

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Who’d want to Skype Bertie?? Let’s Take The Next Step.

March 25th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Disability, Irish Politics, irishelection2007, Social Media

What will happen when one clicks on the new Fianna Fáil skype address link? Maybe all those people with disabilities living at home or other places on waiting lists for Personal Assistants could have a laptop with skype brought to them to ask FF what the next step will be for them?

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Vroom…splutter…

March 10th, 2007 · 17 Comments · Disability, Personal, Uncategorized

As I have alluded to on and off on the blog recently my life has undergone a huge amount of changes in the past year. Apart from the new body and mindset, and new home and job and new woman in my life, I’m thinking about embarking on a new journey in terms of the […]

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A two legged dog story

February 24th, 2007 · Comments Off on A two legged dog story · Disability

The BBC Disability Blog Ouch regularly features stories on disabled pets. Inspired by their attention to duty I’ve only gone and found my own story about a two legged dog whom an Airline managed to lose and then find again. So for your ‘and finally’ moment of the week meet Faith the bi-ped (yes she […]

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