February - Podcast launch and restrictions lifting
What a busy and exciting month February has been! This month I released the first episode of my podcast of The Wheelchair Activist. The...
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Apr 16, 2020
Government announce new measures for wheelchairs on buses
The Government have announced new measures for wheelchair users on buses which will hopefully improve our experiences. Muscular Dystrophy...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers hold meeting at Parliament to discuss transport
I attended Muscular Dystrophy UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group meeting for young disabled people chaired by Heidi Allen MP. This...
Apr 16, 2020
59% of councils unable to enforce new taxi equality laws
I get discriminated against most days I try to get a cab and am actually surprised if a driver DOESN’T try to overcharge me! I’ve written...
Apr 16, 2020
Why SOLD OUT can be the two most disappointing words in the world
SOLD OUT can be the two most disappointing words in the world when you’re trying to get tickets to a concert or a film. After you’ve been...
Apr 16, 2020
How a taxi journey left me nearly in tears
Emma Vogelmann was recently interviewed on Radio 4’s You and Yours consumer programme about being charged extra by taxi drivers simply...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers attend Loughborough University Hackathon
This piece was originally published on Muscular Dystrophy UK’s website on October 15, 2018. On September 27th Trailblazers attended the...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers respond to new Government announcement on disability
Today (25 June 2019) new measures were announced by the Prime Minister to “tackle barriers faced by disabled people”. The measures are...
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