As a disabled person myself, I no longer go on dates because I just know what I will ultimately get asked, and not only do I get asked, men are so blunt about it when they do ask, and this is the most common question asked. My stomach used to roll because I knew thatContinue reading “A Question Disabled People Dread On Dates”
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Londoners Over 60: Scrap Free Travel?
Travel passes for the over-60s are still in abundance. Should it be, even for the rich? Why not? We don’t get much for free while we’re here on Earth, but I’m not sure if it should be given to everyone. But those who are on a low income should be allowed a free pass. TheContinue reading “Londoners Over 60: Scrap Free Travel?”
Ensure Accessible Housing For Disabled Individuals Above Ground Floor
Frustration and despair, are the feelings that are shared by numerous disabled people. These are not born out of inevitable circumstances but from inadequate and inappropriate housing conditions. There are a vast number of disabled people who are struggling, living in flats above the ground floor. Constantly finding themselves trapped, unable to leave the buildingContinue reading “Ensure Accessible Housing For Disabled Individuals Above Ground Floor”
Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son
The mother of a disabled toddler captured the moment a bus driver left her at a bus stop when she couldn’t get her son on board. Charles, 2, was born with numerous problems and needs a ventilator, oxygen cylinder, suction machine and feeding pump 16 hours a day, all kept under his specialist chair. However,Continue reading “Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son”
Uneconomic Repairs At Bidborough Ridge Force Tenants Out
Tenants have been informed by a housing organisation that they must vacate their residences due to the premises’ irreparable state. Eight families living in a two-storey block of flats in Bidborough Ridge, Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells, have been told by Town and Country Housing they will have to move – although no date has yet beenContinue reading “Uneconomic Repairs At Bidborough Ridge Force Tenants Out”
A 70-Year-Old Grandmother Chased Yobs After They Broke And Destroyed Her Gate
A grandmother who chased a gang of yobs after they smashed her garden gate claims she was told off by police after telling them she would ‘wring their necks’ if she saw the teens again. Gillian Mears, 70, said she ‘just saw red’ after the group damaged her back gate at her house in Kessingland,Continue reading “A 70-Year-Old Grandmother Chased Yobs After They Broke And Destroyed Her Gate”
Benefits Cheat Caught Running 5K On Secret Camera
A benefits cheat who lied about being disabled was caught on camera going for 5k runs in her neighbourhood. Annette Bond, 49, claimed she could hardly walk due to her multiple sclerosis and took almost £70,000 in benefits before fraud investigators set up secret surveillance in her area, which captured her ability to run 5kmContinue reading “Benefits Cheat Caught Running 5K On Secret Camera”
Our Broken Care System Left A Disabled Man With A Sandwich And Two Drinks For 60 Hours
Steven King hasn’t had a hot meal for as long as he can remember. He hasn’t had lunch for years, and hasn’t even been out of the house for three years, he said. In 2019, the disabled former retail worker said he was left entirely on his own, with just a sandwich and two glassesContinue reading “Our Broken Care System Left A Disabled Man With A Sandwich And Two Drinks For 60 Hours”
Nearly ALL Ticket Offices At Rail Stations Have Been Closed
Plans to close almost all of England’s remaining train station ticket offices were revealed by rail chiefs, amid concerns over the impact on the elderly and disabled. The Railway Group has unveiled proposals which could see most of the 1,000 offices being closed, with facilities only staying open at the busiest stations. The move willContinue reading “Nearly ALL Ticket Offices At Rail Stations Have Been Closed”
Jo Whiley Offered COVID Vaccine Before Her Sister
Jo Whiley has said she’s living through a nightmare after being offered the coronavirus vaccine before her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabetes and whose care home has been locked down due to an outbreak. The BBC Radio 2 DJ, who’s been fighting for her younger sister Frances, who has the rare Cri duContinue reading “Jo Whiley Offered COVID Vaccine Before Her Sister”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 