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Freedom on four wheels: A film for Whizz-Kidz

Published on 3rd Jun 2013 by Renata | 15 Responses
Freedom on four wheels: A film for Whizz-Kidz

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. William Glasser   Have you ever gone to sit down and realised, the instant before your bottom makes contact with the cushion, that you’ve left your drink over the other side of the room? It seems to happen to me

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Posted in Blog, Charity, Equipment, Favourite Posts, Funny, Video | Tagged charity, children, Dominic Blower, featured, freedom, independence, learnt helplessness, powerchair, powered wheelchair, wheelchair, Whizz-Kidz

Proof that tolerance is usually just a matter of education…

Published on 1st Jun 2013 by Renata | 4 Responses
Proof that tolerance is usually just a matter of education...

Is teaching tolerance simpler than we think? This is just a short post, an aside if you will, that occurred to me as I stood in my kitchen this afternoon. There, in front of me, stood three representatives of creatures with a long running history of violence and bloodshed against each other. Creatures that most

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Posted in Animals, Blog, Photo | Tagged animals, education, getting along, humans, intolerance, tolerance

The Boy on Wheels: An epic movie trailer

Published on 28th May 2013 by Renata | 5 Responses
The Boy on Wheels: An epic movie trailer

What did you get up to this Bank Holiday? The kids and I had great fun all in the name of helping one of our favourite charities, Whizz-Kidz. Just because it amused me to the point of crying with laughter, here is an (epic) trailer of the film we have been making … I’ll post

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Posted in Charity, Equipment, Video | Tagged Activate Mustang, children's wheelchair, family, film, powerchair, trailer, video, wheelchair, Whizz-Kidz

Dear Mr Collin Brewer: your disabled seat is reserved

Published on 16th May 2013 by Renata | 17 Responses
“disabled children cost the council too much money and should be put down”

Dear Mr Collin Brewer, Firstly may I congratulate you on your recent re-election. It has certainly come as a surprise to many. Indeed I believe that I can count myself amongst the number of people who were slightly bemused as to quite what societal blip occurred in-between your apologetic resignation in February and then rather

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Posted in Blog, Favourite Posts, Heartwarming, Special Needs | Tagged acceptance, Colin Brewer, Collin Brewer, Cornwall, disability discrimination, disabled children, Downs Side Up, featured, Mr Brewer, special needs, warrior mother

Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day 2013

Published on 12th Apr 2013 by Renata | 16 Responses
Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day 2013

On Saturday 13th April 2013 I will be celebrating Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day, probably at home, perhaps with an acquired bit of Easter chocolate, but undoubtedly with a huge sense of pride. I guess I don’t talk that much about Dominic (and of course Elliot and Lilia as we know they have a milder form)

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Posted in Blog, Special Needs, Undiagnosed | Tagged banners, DDD study, diagnosis, Electromyography, EMG, facebook, logos, muscle biopsy, SWAN blog post awards, SWAN UK, twitter, undiagnosed, undiagnosed children's awareness day

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I’m a Finalist!

NOMINATE ME BiB 2013 VIDEO

I was surprised, and delighted to be chosen as a finalist in the Britmum's Brilliance in Blogging awards in the VIDEOS category. I know that the videos that tell a story have been very popular and are perhaps a little different from most of the things you'll see on the internet. If you want to see a couple, have a look at a story I told for Feeding Tube Awareness Week or one to celebrate a very special milestone. Winners are announced in June

Recent Posts

  • Freedom on four wheels: A film for Whizz-Kidz
  • Proof that tolerance is usually just a matter of education…
  • The Boy on Wheels: An epic movie trailer
  • Dear Mr Collin Brewer: your disabled seat is reserved
  • Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day 2013
  • Fluff and Circumstance: the conclusion to egg watch
  • Egg staring: What happens when the egg answers back
  • Manners from a Minister
  • Dear man in a suit: A conversation with Edward Timpson about SEN reform
  • The unfixable
  • A story of summer in status updates
  • The very true story of the brave boy and his cowardly mother
  • A very special story (for feeding tube awareness week)
  • Tell the teacher how you really feel, why don’t you?!
  • Making wishes, turning six, and why I didn’t want to hang out with you

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