Over the years, I have written a few posts about travelling with mobility issues. Usually they are informative (I hope) and generally positive. Recently I travelled to Malaga for a holiday. It was a tricky decision because of the pandemic, but we decided on balance it would be safe to use air travel and have …
This morning I received a message from a friend of mine, who happens to be a disabled driver too, to let me know about the Disability Toll Exemption Scheme for drivers of exempted vehicles in Ireland. This became available in February 2020 and it replaced a very cumbersome scheme where you had to apply to …
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Pic Source – CCO Licence While it is not something that you would wish upon anyone, in fact there are plenty of people with disabilities who do end up living full and happy lives. One of the great movements of recent years has been to show that having a disability is not necessarily the be-all …
There are times in life where you see a massive difference in the way two similar organisations approach a situation. Last week I had an experience which both angers me, and saddens me, at the same time. The contrast was stark. People with disabilities travel. We use cars, trains, boats, buses and airplanes to help …
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I have a new job, but my mobility is making it difficult. In this post I share why I have decided to get a mobility scooter.
In the last few days the government of Ireland announced its goals in tackling Climate Change. They ranged from the use of plastics to home insulation, all to reduce the damage we are doing to the environment. One area of interest to me is transport, especially for those of us who require adaptations compared with …
