I am absolutely thrilled to have been selected for Tokyo 2020 to represent GB Paralympics at Boccia.  For me, this is living the dream. Several people have asked how I got into sport in general. Inspired by Paralympics Sydney 2000 In the summer of 2000 as a six-year-old living in...

I’ve been having adventures every day of my life for as long as I can remember.  Sometimes they have been exciting and exhilarating or occasionally they’ve been scary.  Some we plan and others come out of nowhere. Even other people’s mundane can be an adventure for me.  Adventures are often...

I'm getting excited, on Tuesday this week after months of work I will be relaunching my website. It has a whole new look but still with a focus on lived experience with cerebral palsy, having both speech and hearing impairments, and using augmentative and alternative AAC. So, my apologies for...

I've blogged before about why I ended up building my own home, sadly I couldn't find anything that met my needs as a power chair user. Based on my experiences I’ve recently been asked my opinions about a new building scheme with accessible homes with particular reference to the most...

I was doing some work on my website and found this video made 'some time' ago. It is about how I communicate. These days I often refer to myself as a multi-modal communicator. By this I mean I use any and every resource necessary to get my message across. Click...

I'm delighted to have been invited as a panellist for the ISAAC Pathways to Leadership webinar which took place on Monday 21 September, 2020 at 8pm GMT The LEAD committee for people who use AAC want to encourage people to become leaders within their own communities and within ISAAC. The...

Everyone likes to be liked, and for some people it seems that saying no is harder than for others. In the past I’ve been made to feel bad, that saying no is my fault. I’ve been scared or afraid of how the other person may act or behave. Particularly as...