Tag Archives: eplc
EPLC Hemel Hempstead – London: ‘Inclusion’
Racism, ageism, and sexism are all, to varying extents, battles which are being won. Full inclusion may be some way off for some groups, but the issues are at least fully aired. By contrast, “Disablism” is arguably the next big … Continue reading
EPLC Huntingdon – Bedford – rest day – Hemel Hempstead: ‘Word abuse’
One of the things that is guaranteed to get on my goat is the likelihood that disabled people are almost always lumped together into a group called “the disabled”. This throws into focus two things that my English teacher would … Continue reading
EPLC Lincoln – Grantham – Peterborough – Huntingdon: ‘A new word?’
A couple of years after my accident, I started thinking “wouldn’t it be great if we lived in a world where disabled people are defined by what they can do rather than by what they can’t?”. So, instead of being … Continue reading
EPLC Pocklington – Hull – Scunthorpe – Lincoln – rest day: ‘Empathy’
During the stay at our hotel in Lincoln, an episode occurred that perfectly underscores many of the reasons why some disabled people still feel excluded from mainstream society and why they think that there is still some distance to go … Continue reading
EPLC Middlesbrough – Northallerton – York – Pocklington: ‘The third sex’
Some people with disabilities fall into a new gender category that I have started calling ‘the third sex’. In most bars and restaurants there are loos for men, loos for women, and disabled loos. And most ‘disabled’ hotel rooms are … Continue reading
EPLC Rest day – Newcastle – Sunderland – Middlesbrough: ‘Technology’
It may sound strange, but I often think to myself how fortunate I am to be disabled in this modern world of microchips and other ground-breaking technology. It is an unarguable case that my life is made so much easier … Continue reading
A film of the journey so far
Here is a short film showing some footage of the first 10 days riding through Scotland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K4prhQVWto (also, if you haven’t seen it yet, have a look at the Max cam – it’s like Formula 1, but slower http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16oYpDMJyg)
EPLC The effect so far
We are 14 days and nearly 300 miles into the journey and having a well-deserved rest day in Newcastle. I thought it would be an opportune time to assess how well the campaign appears to be working. The first point … Continue reading
EPLC Fenwick – Alnwick – Morpeth – Newcastle: ‘Planning’
I had intended to make this entry about the crucial need for disabled people to have to plan their lives in minute detail. Then, as if to underline my point, two incidents happened on our ride – our hotel stairlift … Continue reading
EPLC Dunbar – Ayton – Fenwick: ‘Dependence’
Faced with the option of either having a severe disability for the rest of their lives, or facing a firing squad, it is a fair bet that most able-bodied people would probably chose the firing squad. The finality of this … Continue reading
