Ailsa
Apr 9, 2023
Finding Out Who I Really Am: Part 2
If you haven't read Part 1 yet, read it now! When I started college, I said some things that I am not proud of. I didn’t realise how my...
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Ailsa
Apr 8, 2023
Finding Out Who I Really Am: Part 1
First of all, let me apologise for being so quiet on my blog last year and the first part of this year… I haven’t really had a chance to...
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Ailsa
Oct 23, 2022
The Social Care System: Part 3
Following on from my previous blog post on the social care system, we all know that the Covid 19 pandemic has a lot to answer for,...
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Ailsa
Oct 22, 2022
The Social Care System: Part 2 - What Are The Main Problems?
Haven't read Part 1? Read it here. Before I wrote these posts, I asked several people about their views on the live-in care crises, and...
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Ailsa
Oct 21, 2022
The Social Care System: Part 1
In the UK, the Social Care system is split into several different categories, I believe one category is shared housing; shared housing is...
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Ailsa
Jul 7, 2022
When Does an AAC Device Become So Much More? - My Thoughts on Augmentative Assistive Communication
Communication. This is an umbrella term used to describe a huge variety of ways we tell others things. The way each person communicates...
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Ailsa
May 11, 2022
A Long Overdue Update
Brains on Wheels has always been something that I have wanted to keep going since I started it back in 2016, but recently that has been...
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Ailsa
Dec 25, 2021
New Chapter: Moving on Out (Part 2)
I forgot to add this to my previous posts... Way way back many centuries ago... Oops, only a few months - When all the adaption work, the...
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Ailsa
Dec 18, 2021
New Chapter: Moving on Out (Part 1)
Wow, what a year it has been! On 20 May, I published a blog post announcing that I had been given the tenancy of a two bedroomed flat,...
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Ailsa
Aug 1, 2021
Why I Don't Class My Wheelchairs As My Legs
I've been thinking about this for a while now, and I have always wanted to write a blog post about it, but I didn't know how to word it...
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Ailsa
May 20, 2021
What's New?
Hey hey! How are you all? I know that I have been quiet on my blog since December, but I am still here... I promise! I just wanted to...
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Ailsa
Dec 30, 2020
Windows Accessibility - Part 8: Hardware Accessories (Types of Keyboard)
Now onto the last section in this blog series: keyboards. If you use a hardware keyboard, it is important to have a keyboard that “feels...
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Ailsa
Dec 23, 2020
Windows Accessibility - Part 7: Hardware Accessories (Power Buttons and Types of Mouse)
I've focussed on software for this series, but there are lots of hardware accessories to help you access your computer. The first group...
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Ailsa
Dec 16, 2020
Windows Accessibility - Part 6: Software to Aid Accessibility
Even with all these settings that I have mentioned, there are still more ways you can make your computer more accessible. I've mainly...
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Ailsa
Dec 9, 2020
Windows Accessibility - Part 5
As you can tell from my previous posts, there are lots of ways you can make Windows more accessible to suit your needs, but wait, there's...
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Ailsa
Dec 2, 2020
Windows Accessibility - Part 4
In Part 1, I mentioned that I have no option to change the brightness of my display within Windows settings. I initially thought that...
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Ailsa
Nov 25, 2020
Windows Accessibility - Part 3
Here we are again for another part of my Windows Accessibility series... Are you enjoying it so far? If you haven't read the first two...
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