Humour Versus Humility in Asserting Agency
Within the narrative of multifaceted issues surrounding people with visible or invisible additional needs and how we’re received by Jane or Joe public...
Woke Has Always Been Here: When Bad is Good and Wrong is Right, it Matters More than Ever
There has definitely not been a shortage of articles or discussions on the concept of ‘woke’ in the last few years.
Fighting From the Fringes: Going it Alone in a Microcosm of Hell
For the last 6 to 7 years, I’ve been fighting a local authority surrounding my adult son who has complex additional needs in the form of hearing impairment/partially sighted with some learning difficulties.
Performative Activism, Corporate catfishing and the blurred lines of allyship
Corporate Catfishing Infographics
“Matching your actions to your words is true activism.”
A note on job loss when you’re on the spectrum
When you are someone on the autism spectrum, you have to expect a certain level of discrimination both in workplaces and in general social settings in life.
Living Life with Charles Bonnet Syndrome, Sponsored Walk Follow-up
I was about to complete 100 miles of walking over 10 days. The flat, sore feet and tight thighs did not matter in this moment as I was about to break a personal record and finish a task I had set myself.
Living Life with Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Charles Bonnet Syndrome - Eye Barriers - Illustration by Celeste Pearce
I want to tell you a little about me and my aim to walk 123 miles to raise awareness and funds for Charles Bonnet Syndrome, a condition that affects people with sight loss of any age, including children. This condition causes vivid silent visual hallucinations.
Ode to a Gentleman
Barriers to Bridges Magazine Logo
Brendan Magill, who recently passed away, had a long, full life of helping others with barriers to employment find work or get into self-employment. While he worked with people with additional needs across the board, he was especially known, well liked, and respected within the community of visually impaired people, as he had a visual impairment himself.
Subjugation of the Masses by the Church
I have been a member of that strange, British institution, the Church of England, for some thirty years. Yet, have I seen it modernise in that time? Yes, and no. The ordination of women as priests and bishops is great progress. If you think that the Church is in a parlous state now, imagine if it hadn't made those bold changes…