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Posted on October 22, 2020August 15, 2021

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Posted on January 13, 2020August 15, 2021

#InclusiveChic – Sharing The Best Accessible Ideas

Posted on February 3, 2019August 15, 2021

Access Linky: February 2019

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Posted on January 31, 2019August 15, 2021

Inclusive Chic: A look back at 2018

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Posted on January 1, 2019August 15, 2021

Access Linky: January 2019

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Posted on November 23, 2018August 15, 2021

Practical gift ideas for sensory beings

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Posted on November 16, 2018August 15, 2021

Children in Need

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Posted on November 7, 2018August 15, 2021

RAREfest

Posted on June 7, 2018August 15, 2021

Reducing our waste one wipe at a time

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Posted on March 31, 2018August 16, 2021

IkeaHack Mark II

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Posted on January 28, 2018August 15, 2021

Don’t vilify all the plastic

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Posted on November 2, 2017August 16, 2021

Baby wearing, toddler carriers and beyond

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New garden fence! The fence looks a bit exposed so New garden fence! The fence looks a bit exposed so we’re keen to get it the beds planted over the autumn and a add a little winter colour to the garden. Inspired by the sensory planting that I helped to plant at @shelfordplayscape last week (donated by @scotsdalesgardencentre ) we took a trip to the garden centre yesterday and stocked up on some more fragrant plants, like lavender, sage and thyme. I want to get some tall grasses too, that rustle in the wind, as I know EJ will love those. She loves listening to the breeze through the leaves of our neighbour’s silver birch 🍃🍂 We’d love to put up a pergola for shade and some climbing plants…. and maybe even a swing seat? I really need to catch up on some of the Chelsea Flower show programmes for some more ideas! . #SensoryGarden #SensoryPlants #FragrantPlants #SensoryExperience #SensoryProcessing #InclusiveDesign #InclusiveHome #MyGarden #InclusiveChic
It’s been a very sad week for us, as we had to s It’s been a very sad week for us, as we had to say our final farewells to our gorgeous wee dog #AaltoWhippet He was (at least) 14.5 years old and his health had been a bit up and down in the last few years, but he’d always bounced back until last weekend when he just went downhill. We are so lucky to have had him in our lives for 12.5 years. It feels like fate matched us when we found each other at @battersea dogs home (whippets are pretty rare in rescues) and he rescued me at a tough time in my life (after a series of miscarriages), way more than we rescued him. He brought with him a fair bit of baggage and was anxious around other dogs (except lovely #LuluLittleLurcher ). I don’t think he really believed he was a dog. Either a cat or maybe human? Trying to help his anxiety brought us into contact with a whole community of amazing people like SLR, @iheartwhippets and Dog Communication who taught hound and humans so much. He was such an affectionate little guy who loved to curl up for a cuddle. I will so miss your little play bows and excitable spins asking us to play chase with you. My little shadow. I will love you always my beautiful blue boy 💙
I'm honoured to be shortlisted again in the Travel I'm honoured to be shortlisted again in the Travel & Accessibility category of the #BAPsAwards !!! If you enjoy my posts or follow #InclusiveChic here on Insta, do please lend me your vote! And while you are there, check out all the other amazing categories, blogs, people and organisations shortlisted! Head over to @wearemfon for the link 🔗 #InclusiveHome #InclusiveDesign #Accessibility #AccessibleDesign #InclusiveLiving #InclusiveHomeDesign #LifetimeHomes #HomesForLife #ForeverHome #AccessibleTourism
Gaming inspired crafting in our household this wee Gaming inspired crafting in our household this week. I have been playing the collaborative @unravel_game with my youngest on Nintendo Switch and he decided we needed some yarnies of our own, so out came the pipe cleaners and balls of wool. It’s such a lovely game, with two little yarn dollies adventuring through different terrains, buildings and factories where you need to help each other through obstacles. The graphics are fab and it’s much more atmospheric than the usual console games. (Although it does have a bit of a sinister parallel story going on in the backdrop (where children are running away from shadowy adult figures), which was a bit unsettling at times). EJ still favours Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games though! We’ve found the @nintendouk Switch to be pretty inclusive in that in many of the games using the movement function in the joy con are very intuitive and in some games EJ can shake the joy con to make her character go. She also just loves watching the equestrian event! . #UnravelTwo #Yarny #Yarnies #Crafting #KidsCraft #NintendoSwitch #InclusiveGaming #InclusiveHome #InclusiveChic
We had a lovely afternoon with our @camraredisease We had a lovely afternoon with our @camraredisease #UniqueFeetCam friends at @cubotanicgarden I love this accessible viewing platform! EW really enjoyed the historic treasure hunt trail and, EJ soaked up the sights, sounds and smells of the garden 🌻 I only wish they had a #ChangingPlaces toilet to make it easier to stay longer. We have to leave when we need the loo. (@cubotanicgarden @camcitco you should look totally look into the new changing places government funding being distributed via local authorities. Venues like this are exactly the type in focus!) . #FunWithFriends #FamilyDayOut #CambridgeBotanicalGardens #AccessibleDaysOut #SensoryDayOut #SensoryGarden #InclusiveHome #InclusiveChic #AccesibleTourism
Some more #CowsAboutCambridge 🐄 This time by bi Some more #CowsAboutCambridge 🐄 This time by bike with my boy after football summer camp. It was good to get out for some fresh air and a peddle but I just wish the cycling infrastructure in Cambridge connected properly at junctions! You don’t realise how frustrating (and dangerous!) the junctions are when you are used to them, until you try cycling with a (pretty sensible) child! Cambridge has a reputation for being a great cycling city, but it could do with being so much better to enable more people to feel safe on a bike or trike. As soon as we left the guided busway path today there were just so many places we had to get off and walk to negotiate intersections, even on the roads with new cycle paths installed. We would just not even attempt much of the city with EJ’s adapted tag along trike 😬😱 #CyclingWithKids #CyclingKids #FamilyCycling #SafeCycling #CamCycle #CyclingInCambridge #CycleCambridge #CambridgeByBike
Me and the boy are back in training for the @shelf Me and the boy are back in training for the @shelfordfunrun 5k! I’ll be doing the tail run with EJ in her wheelchair (good way to help out at the event and also maintain social distancing for us COVID cautious ex shielders!), so I’ll be doing my own 5k virtually beforehand. EW is going to run his with Mr M live on the day! If you enjoy a run, do sign up! The funds raised all go to @shelfordplayscape ‘s inclusive play masterplan! It was lovely to get out for some fresh air and good motivation to try and keep up with a 7.5 year old! Thank you @jowhiley for keeping us moving with the #CouchTo5k app. . #ShelfordSelfie ##ShelfordPlayscape #InclusivePlay #InclusivePlayground #InclusiveDesign #ThisMumRuns #BeginnerRunner #RunningWithKids #BarefootShoes
‘Out out!’ The in person appointments are back ‘Out out!’ The in person appointments are back! For COVID cautious folk like us, an outing to the eye clinic is v exciting (and anxious). EJ has regular check ups due to her visual processing and to monitor her alternating strabismus (squint), one of the symptoms of her rare condition. She has obviously grown lots since her last appointment and she was reaching and grasping for anything of interest that she could see in the consulting room… which in itself was a helpful demo of her use of binocular and peripheral vision, even if not what the ophthalmologist had in mind for the assessment! EJ’s appointments for eye clinic are now at the university department, rather than the hospital, which does make for a much quieter and more pleasant (and efficient!) process. We also spotted our first of the #CowsAboutCambridge so we’ve downloaded the app and will try to find some more over the hols! . #RareDisease #RareCondition #kat6asyndrome #EyeClinic #VisualImpairment #corticalvisualimpairment #SensoryProcessing #MultiSensory #MutliSensoryImpairment #MultiSensoryLearning #LearningDisability #PMLD
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