Blog – Tagged "Tips"

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Disability and Driving: Your Complete Guide

Driving with a disability involves a lot more than most people realise, and a lot more support than most people know exists. From Blue Badges and ...

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How to Stay Social When You Have a Mobility Condition: The Honest Guide

Mobility challenges have a way of quietly shrinking your social life, not all at once but gradually, one cancelled plan at a time. Here's how to st...

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How to Use Crutches for Weight Bearing: The Complete Guide to Safe Recovery

Whether you're non weight bearing, partial weight bearing, or somewhere in between, using crutches correctly makes a real difference to your recove...

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Walking Stick for Knee Pain: How to Use One and Which to Choose

A walking stick can take significant load off a painful knee with every step. But most people use one incorrectly, and used incorrectly it can make...

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Navigating Parenthood With a Disability: The Honest Guide

There's the inspirational version of parenting with a disability, and there's the guilt version. The reality sits somewhere in the middle, and it c...

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Accessible Holidays in Spain: What Walking Aid Users Actually Need to Know

Spain is the UK's most popular holiday destination, and with the right planning it can be one of the most accessible too. But the gap between the a...

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Crutch-Friendly Outdoor Activities You Can Actually Enjoy: A Seasonal Guide

Using crutches or a walking stick doesn't mean your outdoor life has to shrink. It means planning slightly differently. This is a curated seasonal ...

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Accessible Days Out and Short Breaks in the UK: A Practical Guide for Walking Aid Users

Most venues say they're accessible. What that actually means varies enormously. Here's a practical guide to accessible days out and short breaks in...

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Managing a Disability or Chronic Condition at Work: What You're Entitled to and How to Make It Work

Most guidance about disability at work focuses on what the law says. Which is useful, but it's not the whole picture. Here's what you're actually e...

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How to Avoid Falls With a Walking Aid

A walking aid should reduce your risk of falling. When it's correctly fitted, properly maintained, and used with good technique, it does exactly th...

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How to Pack a Mobility Aid for Travel: The Complete Guide to Crutches and Walking Sticks on Holiday

Most travel guides for disabled people cover airports, hotels, and destinations. Almost none of them cover the bit that comes before all of that: a...

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Flying With a Walking Stick: Everything You Need to Know Before You Travel

The existing guide on flying with crutches gets nearly 7,000 clicks a year. But walking sticks are a different question, with different rules and d...