Persistence

The creativity of disability

Back in the early 90s, my advertising agency made a film for a disability charity (that sadly never saw the light of day). I just unearthed it. It demonstrates wonderfully the creativity that so many disabled people are capable of, because their situations force them to look at the activities of daily living in different ways. [...]

September 26th, 2012|Categories: Empathy, Ingenuity, Persistence|Tags: attitude, attitudes, change attitudes, changing attitudes, disability, empathy, overturning stereotypes|

EPLC Rest day – Edinburgh – Longniddry – Dunbar: ‘Persistence’

One aspect to my character is dictated by my situation: this is persistence. I often find, like many disabled folk, that daily tasks take longer to do. Almost always, disabled people have to do certain things at a slower pace and often with a greater degree of application and concentration. This cycle ride may seem [...]

August 5th, 2010|Categories: Changing attitudes, Everything is Possible in Life Cycle, Persistence|Tags: changing attitudes, disability, eplc, everything is possible in life cycle, persistence, police escort, princes street, trike|