Maybe it’s just me but I like to think that people are not intentionally vindictive beings who set out to… Read more Disabled Parking: Small Incident, Big Ideological Problem
Tag: Disability
Does Being in a Wheelchair Deserve Pity?
With news of Jerry Lewis’s death flying around on Social Media, I became aware of his statement, “[If] you don’t… Read more Does Being in a Wheelchair Deserve Pity?
Why I’m Leaving South Africa
To those South African friends: I’m not due to leave until the end of Undergrad so we’ve still got time… Read more Why I’m Leaving South Africa
Tables, Lights, Doors: My Other Nemeses
Hey guys, Sorry for the late post today but, hey, it’s been one of those weeks (well, months). For those… Read more Tables, Lights, Doors: My Other Nemeses
The Mountain University, Student Antics, ‘Lifts’
So, as my UCT readers will know, the Semester started today. Yay… for now. It’s day one but in the… Read more The Mountain University, Student Antics, ‘Lifts’
So, Why the Wheelchair?
I think it’s time I tell you why I’m in a wheelchair even though, technically, I have the ability to ambulate.… Read more So, Why the Wheelchair?
Single-Legged Tables in Cafés: A Wheelchair’s New Nemesis.
Undoubtedly other wheelchair users can identify with this: tables in restaurants and cafés increasingly becoming inaccessible. I don’t know how… Read more Single-Legged Tables in Cafés: A Wheelchair’s New Nemesis.