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#97 Working out disability entitlements

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 15/01/2021
  • amputation

What a minefield it is trying to work out what kind of state help (if any) you can get for being permanently disabled. Who is it serving? Am I right to try and claim?

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#96 Accommodating v normalising disability

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 14/01/2021
  • amputation

The visit to St Clair pool – and how very well the dealt with my visit got me thinking. On top of that, a friend commented that she was talking to her friend that said […]

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#92 Disability dramas in the supermarket

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 10/01/2021
  • amputation

Being disabled (or should I say, alternatively enabled!) is quite challenging enough without simply access to the normal everyday activities being such a drama.

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#45 the day I completely lost my sh**: disability ignorance

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 22/11/2020
  • amputation

This is the first time that I have been confronted with ignorance and disability discrimination where it has not upset me.. it made me absolutely blow my stack. Warning: this contains a full blown rant […]

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