Falling into illness, falling into advocacy
By Hannah Pretious My name is Hannah, and I am currently working on my Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies and...
Confessions of a reformed simulator trainer
Matthew Whiting, Regional Coordinator Disability Leadership for CCS Disability Action's Southern region, explains why pretending to be disabled is simply not...
Ian Dury – an epitaph to punk’s lost disability advocate
CCS Disability Action staff member Gareth Griffiths finds an unlikely hero in punk icon Ian Dury. The year was 1979 and...
There’s nothing wrong with me!
As a person who uses a wheelchair it’s a question I hear on an almost daily basis, “What’s wrong with you?”....
Seeing me for me, not my disability.
CCS Disability Action Communications and Marketing intern Joel Bell discusses the attitudes, both good and bad, he faces as a person...
The art of tinkering
Tinkering with ideas for new products and services can be a great way to explore whether self-employment is a viable option....