Archive for March, 2009
We are delighted to announce that Priority has funded wheelchairs, buggies and trikes for another ten disabled children. This equipment will make a huge difference to these young people and give them the independence to develop and achieve their potential. The £25,750 grant means that Priority has made grants of £84,500 to fund mobility equipment for 20 children in our first year.
*All names have been changed to protect the individuals concerned
We will be following the progress these children as they receive their equipment and start to enjoy the freedom and change it will bringto their lives.
Once again Priority would like to thank all those who have generously supported our work as we look forward to funding more equipment going forward.
As a wheelchair user and also a young, single woman it is easy for me to blame my insecurities about men and relationships on my disability. It has taken me a long time to discover that, just as I have equal opportunities in the rest of my life – I can be educated, work, live where I want, drive a car, drink alcohol, even break the law if I want to – I can also experience the exciting world of relationships just like anyone else.
In fact, unlike all the other things, human relationships are almost the only element of life that cannot be affected by disability – every human has the capacity to love and be loved.
I don’t mean that …
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Hello! My name is Srin and I am 23 years old. I have a disability called Spinal Muscular Atrophy and I use a powered wheelchair to get around in the world. I graduated from King College London in 2003 and I now work as trainee solicitor at a major corporate law firm in the City of London and live in central London.
I will be using this blog to share some of my experiences of major transitional periods of my life, which are faced by many, but involve unique challenges faced by those with disabilities. The first such period for me involves moving from home to live at university.
I started making preparations for moving to uni back in the summer of …
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