Introduction to accessible ten pin bowling I received an invitation to attend an accessible ten pin bowling game at Zone Bowling, Woodville SA. As our group consists of people using wheelchairs, the…
Category: Living with a SCI (Spinal Cord Injury)
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury is a daily challenge.
HIA Specialised Housing
Introduction to the blog HIA specialised housing This blog shares a journey that started with an accident, causing a disability, and the need to live in an accessible home. Minor changes were…
Building furniture from a wheelchair
Introduction to building furniture from a wheelchair Building furniture from a wheelchair is difficult and challenging, but it can be done. Due to the spreading of the Delta variant of Covid, South…
Catheter Failure
Introduction to my catheter failure I had a catheter failure and had to come up with creative solutions to allow me to keep urinating safely and cleanly as a paraplegic. I urinate…
Sefton Plaza Accessibility
Sefton Plaza Accessibility – Intro One of the two shopping centres near my home is the Sefton Plaza Shopping Centre. It takes me four minutes via my powered wheelchair to travel the…
Freezing carrots for cooking
Freezing carrots for cooking Freezing carrots for cooking is simple. I use wheelchairs to get around and this blog shares how I froze my carrots for the purpose of using them for…
Having a disability involves creative solutions
Introduction I acquired a disability over eleven years ago, and regularly place myself into challenging situations. A few times I required rescuing, such as when I pushed my four-wheel-drive wheelchair too far….
Alive and not Kicking (a sample from my memoir)
‘Alive and not Kicking’ memoir ‘Alive and not kicking’ is the name I choose for my memoir and shares my life from September 11, 2009. The ‘not kicking’ part of the book…
Carers, Cats, Care plans and Commonsense (or lack thereof)
Introduction I acquired a disability in 2009, and live with paraplegia, chronic pain, apnea, narcolepsy and tuna casserole allergy*. I have personal carers visit my home each night from 8:15 pm for…
Disability Care Plan
Introduction to a disability care plan I have a disability, and on a daily basis obtain help from carers. The following provides a glimpse into my disability care plan, which attempts to…
