Tag: wheelchair user

‘Difficult’ wait for accessible bathroom continues. [pub ODT 8/6/24] & my comments

As you know if you follow me online, I have been waiting 3 years and 7 months for ACC (the Accident Compensation Corporation) to modify my house and make it wheelchair accessible following my left leg below knee amputation (which was a result of medical negligence and was 100% avoidable).

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Soooo.. I ran.. and then…

Let me tell you a wee story 😅😇

This is Neville. He’s from Dunedin. We met last week when I was up there volunteering. Neville’s parting wisecrack was that he was visiting Invercargill the following week, make sure I am there and bring the chair so he can be pushed around the course.

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Wheelchair entry ban: finding a solution

⚠️Background: I entered a local running event a few weeks ago and was told after entering that I had been withdrawn because wheelchairs were banned.

❣️Instead of losing my cool, I went about seeking a solution to make the event more inclusive for everyone.

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3 years an amputee – reflections.

Today marks 3 years since I elected to have my left leg amputated below the knee. I can remember that moment being wheeled to surgery. I was looking down at both feet, knowing that one would be gone by the time I came back. I felt massive grief, there in that moment in pre-op. It is indescribable.

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