Good Service, Bad Design: Flying While Disabled It’s January. People are starting to think about summer.

Why flying still asks wheelchair users a different question
And why even the best accessibility teams can only go so far. www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-s...

30.01.2026 16:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ready, Willing but Still Waiting | Phil Friend When systems fail, disabled workers become “the problem” — and employers quietly learn to avoid the risk. Access to Work failing?

When systems fail, disabled workers become “the problem” — and employers quietly learn to avoid the risk. Access to Work failing? www.linkedin.com/posts/philfr...

24.01.2026 12:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ready, Willing but Still Waiting We keep saying we want more disabled people in work. So why are we making the support they rely on harder to use? The government is clear about its ambition: more disabled people in employment, fewer ...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/ready-...

23.01.2026 14:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Please Don’t Make Us Drive These Again What the Motability Scheme changed — and why the Budget risks turning the clock back My driving life began in a three-wheeled blue “Noddy ...

A car can mean freedom. Or the difference between isolation and work. I’ve written about the Motability Scheme, why it worked, and why recent changes matter more than people think.
Read here: www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...

#Disability #Motability #IndependentLiving #Access

18.12.2025 11:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A graphic which on the left-hand side has a front view of a three wheeler to represent an invalid carriage on the right hand side is a black-and-white graphic of a mini.

My first car had three wheels. Motability gave disabled people dignity and independence.

I’ve written about why recent Budget changes risk nudging us backwards.

www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...

12.12.2025 13:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This month on The Way We Roll, we sit down with the brilliant Victoria Jenkins from Unhidden. We talk fashion. We talk disability. We talk about building a business when the world keeps hiding the ramps. New episode out Friday, 28 November. Pop it in your diary.

25.11.2025 12:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

When “Convenience” Leaves People Behind Ever tried using a parcel return point from a wheelchair? I did recently — or rather, I  tried  to. What followed was a lesson in how clev...

Tried returning a parcel from a wheelchair.
No parking. No kerb. No chance.
If convenience isn’t accessible, it’s not really progress.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/11/when...
#Inclusion #Accessibility #DisabilityRights

12.11.2025 12:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0