Category: Disability
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Hello, Toilet Dolly!
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. ‘Hello, Toilet Dolly!’ is my latest Sight Scotland charity fundraiser. For a chance to win a unique and functional Lego toilet doll, please donate via my JustGiving page.
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Fabuland Story Time
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Finished a microscale version of Fabuland set number 341: ‘Catherine Cat’s House and Mortimer Mouse’ at the weekend.
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Runner-up Winner!
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute. Thank you to everyone who voted, I’m pleased to announce that my ‘Lego Mouse Party’ model was a runner-up winner!
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One Year
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute. One year ago today I had my fifth surgery for a recurring detached retina.
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Over 2K raised for Sight Scotland
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute. Good news Friday – I’m very happy to say my Sight Scotland charity fundraiser has now raised over £2,000!
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Are disabled web publishers hidden behind their content?
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Making our online content accessible to a broad audience is something a lot of us strive to achieve. But how many of us consider who created the content we consume daily and what their publishing journey was?
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When your “good eye” goes bad
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. How I’ve been using the accessibility features on my Apple devices to adapt to further changes in my vision.
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Over 1K raised for Sight Scotland
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. I’m very pleased to say that on 20 May we passed our 1K charity fundraiser target. Thank you all for helping Sight Scotland, I know it’ll make a difference. Love, Stewart 🤓
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Lego Main Library
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. I’m currently building Lego versions of the University of Edinburgh’s Main Library to raise money for the charity Sight Scotland who support people with sight loss and blindness.
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My sight loss journey
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes. After five major eye surgeries for a detached retina I’ve written a new reflective blog post describing my experiences to date. I’ve illustrated my vision loss for each medical procedure and current condition to potentially help others going through similar medical journeys.
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Thank you NHS
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute. Done some maths yesterday and I’ve given myself over 57K injections since my T1D diagnosis. Today’s coronavirus vaccination felt like the most important yet. Thank you NHS.
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Virtual elf benefits
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. I had a great time attending our virtual festive office party this week. A kind team of University colleagues designed a creative agenda, stuffed full of genuine LOL moments for us all. Inclusive event Traditionally we’d all have a wee quiz and fancy meal in an Edinburgh restaurant. For 2020,…