Just a heads up for anyone scared of self isolation during the Coronavirus and so forth, I thought I’d give you all a little insight into how to survive being stuck in without going insane. Seeing as I’ve spent a few years of my life overall with periods of time either bed bound, housebound, or […]
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My name is Pippa, and I’m a chronically ill writer and blogger. I attended the University or York and graduated with an honours degree (BSc Psychology in Education) in 2016, but my experiences were far from the norm. My health rapidly declined during my first year as a student, and struggling to find the tailored […]
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“My name is Steven Rigby and I’m currently the chair of Nimbus” How long have you been working at Nimbus Disability? “I’ve been involved with Disability Direct; the Charity which Nimbus is the trading arm of, for a long long time and Nimbus has always been a part of that but specifically Nimbus I would […]
Read more...I’m Ellen Marshall – in September 2015 I sat in a room with my boyfriend and five members of medical staff. And the neurologist said the words that I was very much expecting to hear “Ellen you have Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis”… It hadn’t taken me much to realise that would have been the case, […]
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As a big fan of live music, BBC 6 Music Festival has been high on my list for many years. It’s the crème de la crème for any geeky alternative music fan. The festival is much anticipated every year and we inevitably dedicate the weekend to streaming it into the early hours. I’ve discovered some […]
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We’re really pleased to repost a recent Blog from one of our Access Card holders, Sidonie Ferguson, centred around Theatre Access Schemes. Originally posted on ‘Everything Theatre’ as a 3 part series these blogs give an insight into Theatre Access schemes and why they are needed from both a box office and “access customer” point […]
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I wrote a blog post here previously about the history of my illnesses and how they affect me. The truth of the matter is that even since then, my health has deteriorated even more to the point where we are now even more reliant on the wheelchair – just because it makes my wife’s life […]
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Let me introduce myself, my name is Adrian and I don’t look like I have a disability. I used to go to a lot of gigs with my friends when I was younger, then around 2005 my life changed overnight. What appeared to be a “bad tummy” lasted for weeks and then months and eventually […]
Read more...When I first read about The Access Card I was intrigued. I wondered if it would be the solution to all the problems disabled people experience within the live event industry. I know for certain that there are way too many problems that discriminate and put disabled people at a disadvantage when all they want […]
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