A couple of years ago I did a social media workshop in the city. As interested as I was in learning more about social media and how to blitz Mr Zuckerberg's Facebook algorithm, I was also interested to learn of the teacher's other occupation as a …
Guest blog
DINNER ON THE TABLE – HELPING FAMILIES WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS
At the end of a day when I'm sleep deprived and I've juggled a million things, getting a meal on the table for the family is often a stretch. On one particular day I remember ringing my Mum and saying, "I don't care what we eat tonight, I'm just too …
GUEST BLOG – HAVE PONY WILL TRAVEL
Last year I shared a post on our Facebook page about Pony Access Tours which is run by Simon Mulholland. It was wildly popular and for a good reason. Nobody likes to feel limited by mobility restrictions and Simon's aim is to ensure that people can …
GUEST BLOG – A MISSION TO REVOLUTIONISE ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL
My name is Srin and I’m on a mission to make travel easier for my fellow disabled people and their families! I’m a co-founder of Accomable. A new technology startup based in London that aims to be a platform for booking accessible travel and to …
5 DADS SHARE – PARENTING A CHILD WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Father's Day (in Australia Father's Day is this weekend) seemed like a good opportunity to ask five Dads, parenting a child with additional needs, to share the challenges, the joys and what they would like others to understand about their role in the …
IT TAKES JUST ONE PERSON TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Those of you who have been following our facebook page for a while will know that I love sharing stories about people who make a difference by seeing a need and fulfilling it. It gives me great faith in human kind to see that one person can make …
GUEST BLOG- MIA AND BATTEN DISEASE
Mia was born to Australian parents in Dublin in July 2009. She was a robust healthy baby and met all her milestones for the first year with ease. She inherited her Mum and Dad's love of the outdoors and travel and was exploring the globe in a baby …
GUEST POST – TRAILRIDER TALES BY DAVID STRATTON
My TrailRider story by david stratton I grew up loving to hike or ramble or bushwalk - according to whether you favour the Canadian, British or Australian version of the language. In 1995 my wife Ros and I were rambling in England when she thought …
GUEST BLOG – TOUCHED BY OLIVIA
The Changing Ladder of Life - Guest Blog by Justine Perkins, founder of touched by olivia Recently, a friend of mine gave me some interesting advice. We were chatting about different stages of life, (as you do) and she said – “Justine, the first 40 …
GUEST BLOG – ANDREW AND JEN’S L.A. ADVENTURE
Andrew and his wife Jen have been following along with our page for quite some time. They have just returned from a trip to the USA and have shared their experiences in a blog post for us. Andrew runs an exciting drumming program in Australia and …
