THE BLOG

Have You Heard of “Armchair Activism”?

(Edit by Emily Seffar, Illustrator and Photographer) Lauren West also contributed to this piece. An interesting conversation came up in...

Employers discuss disability with Trailblazers

I held the first meeting of the Employer Working Group at the Guildhall. We had representatives from Virgin Media, Amnesty International...

Trailblazers host first employability boot camp

I am so looking forward to the first Employability Boot Camp run by Muscular Dystrophy UK. We have some very exciting speakers announced...

Government announce new measures for wheelchairs on buses

The Government have announced new measures for wheelchair users on buses which will hopefully improve our experiences. Muscular Dystrophy...

Trailblazers hold second Working Group on employment meeting

My second Young Disabled Person’s Working Group on Employment meeting was held in the beautiful Guildhall in February. I had so many...

Trailblazers attend event on online abuse at Parliament

In February I attended an event at Parliament to discuss online abuse of disabled people. I started my activism career online so I am no...

Trailblazers hold first Working Group on employment meeting

I held my first Young Disabled Person’s Working Group on Employment and it was a huge success. I was so pleased with the enthusiasm of...

Trailblazers hold meeting at Parliament to discuss transport

I attended Muscular Dystrophy UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group meeting for young disabled people chaired by Heidi Allen MP. This...