Articles written by Srinivas Madipalli
A little while ago I was looking to buy a new powered wheelchair. After receiving demonstrations from various companies, I never felt entirely convinced that I was receiving the full picture on whatever I may end up purchasing. A salesman is unlikely to say much about the bad features!
I searched the internet to see if I could find any views or thoughts about particular wheelchairs, but only ended up finding a scattering of blog / message board postings and a handful of sites with some generic comments on particular individual wheelchairs.
I found this quite surprising, since it is possible to find detailed user reviews for nearly every product imaginable, but yet could not find anything particularly substantive or informative for …
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This is another one of those periods which was a real challenge. At some time during my second year of uni, I felt a sense of dread that in the not too distant future I would be leaving the somewhat comfortable environment of uni and would need to enter the real world of work. To compound this fear of the unknown, I did not have a clue what I wanted to do with myself. Even though I really enjoyed what I learnt as part of my genetics degree program, I knew very early on that a career in scientific research was just not for me.
I knew that I wanted to do something that could keep my mind occupied and give …
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…is something that the Priority Trust has tasked itself with.
I believe that one of the most positive ways that this blog can help, and address problems discussed in the articles by fellow bloggers, is to ensure that those who make the decisions at a political level, are fully aware of the problems faced by people with disabilities.
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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