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Should Blue Badges be given to people with hidden disabilities?

Posted on 03/08/201808/07/2022 by Rock For Disability
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Emma shares her opinion of Blue Badges being given to people with hidden disabilities.

Posted in Life & DisabilityTagged Accessibility, blue badges, Car, Care, debate, Depression, Disability, Health, Journalism, Lifestyle, mental health, parking, Politics, Retail, terminology, Travel1 Comment on Should Blue Badges be given to people with hidden disabilities?

Stonedeaf Festival 2018

Posted on 23/07/201812/11/2023 by Rock For Disability

Forget Download, Glastonbury, Reading + Leeds and Victorious. This August bank holiday weekend is the year of Stonedeaf Festival.

Posted in MusicTagged Accessibility, Disability, Entertainment, Festivals, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Media, Music, music news & blogs, Rock, Social Media, Stonedeaf2018, Summer, VideosLeave a Comment on Stonedeaf Festival 2018

NHS at 70: Conquering my mental health

Posted on 06/07/201808/07/2022 by Rock For Disability
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Emma shares her experience of getting mental health support on the NHS.

Posted in Life & DisabilityTagged Accessibility, Advice, Care, Catheters, CBT, Depression, Disability, Health, Lifestyle, mental health, Money, NHS, Politics1 Comment on NHS at 70: Conquering my mental health

Heat, Hazards and Hooting

Posted on 29/06/201812/11/2023 by Rock For Disability
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Emma shares her dramatic car journey, in which her Peugeot vehicle broke down on a main road in 30 degree heat.

Posted in Life & DisabilityTagged Accessibility, Car, Disability, Health, Lifestyle, Peugeot, Retail, Travel3 Comments on Heat, Hazards and Hooting

Mainstream vs Specialist Education | Guest Blog on Little Sea Bear

Posted on 24/06/201808/07/2022 by Rock For Disability
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This is my first published guest blog on Shannon’s blog Little Sea Bear. In this post I share my experiences of mainstream and specialist education.

Posted in Guest BlogsTagged Accessibility, Disability, Education, Guest Blog, Lifestyle, PicturesLeave a Comment on Mainstream vs Specialist Education | Guest Blog on Little Sea Bear

My future with a suprapubic catheter

Posted on 22/06/201830/08/2022 by Rock For Disability
Emma's catheter bag

A suprapubic catheter is a medical device that helps people with bladder flow if they have a disability or urological condition. Emma shares her experience a reason for having one fitted.

Posted in Life & DisabilityTagged Accessibility, Care, Catheters, Disability, Health, Lifestyle, Media, Pictures, Social Media, Suprapubic, suprapubic catheter life5 Comments on My future with a suprapubic catheter

Why is diversity important to me?

Posted on 11/05/201808/07/2022 by Rock For Disability
Why is diversity important? to me?

As part of the application process, I had to create a YouTube video saying “Why is diversity important to me?”. I wanted to share this on my blog and would appreciate your thoughts and feedback.

Posted in Life & DisabilityTagged Accessibility, Business, Channel4, Disability, Economy, Employment, Health, Jobs, Lifestyle, Media, Videos1 Comment on Why is diversity important to me?

Updates on my life and upcoming blog content

Posted on 27/04/201812/11/2023 by Rock For Disability
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This week I thought I’d give you an update on some life events and what plans I have for this blog in the next few weeks.

Posted in Life & DisabilityTagged Accessibility, Care, Disability, Employment, Lifestyle, Media, Music, Retail, Shops, SurveyLeave a Comment on Updates on my life and upcoming blog content

10 inaccessible high street stores in the UK

Posted on 20/04/201808/07/2022 by Rock For Disability
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Here I want to share my experiences of trying to access certain shops, the difficulties I faced and what should be done to improve accessibility:

Posted in Life & DisabilityTagged Accessibility, Business, Disability, Economy, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Politics, Retail, ShopsLeave a Comment on 10 inaccessible high street stores in the UK

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