Tags: independent living

You’re 18 years old, you’ve just left school and you are about to start the next big adventure of university life. Add a wheelchair to the mix and things get a bit more complicated.

I’m 21 and have just graduated from Durham University.

Whether you’re a fan of Erasure or Wheatus (personally I quite like both), you’ll know that all we want sometimes is a little respect from one human being to another.

It’s been a bit of a year for me, employment wise. I’ve had a lot of let down.

When you think about dignity, people often think about disability and losing independence.

On behalf of all of us who require personal or social care, I invite anyone considering taking on the role of personal assistant to think carefully about what it really means before you do apply.

Firstly, this is not a choice for us.