Disability, Reviews, Travel & More—from a student
After I finished university, I moved back home to Birmingham, This presented me with many challenges, including arrangements for my care support. Before I looked into getting new carers and PAs for the year, I had to sort out the care budget and how that differed now that I was back at home. Assessment Worker… Continue reading Insensitive Social Services Assessment Worker— A complaint
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Getting into the restaurant seemed easy at first, but getting close to the entrance, I saw the restaurant had steps up into it. This is not a very good start to the restaurant's disability access and awareness for their customers. I was lucky that I was with my dad and he went… Continue reading Akbar’s Birmingham – Restaurant Review
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ El Borracho de Oro, Birmingham is at a great location, it is surrounded by flowers and greenery that look beautiful even on rainy days. There are steps up to the restaurant, however there is flat access to it, disabled customers just have to be mindful that the incline into the main Garden… Continue reading El Borracho de Oro, Birmingham – Restaurant Review
Star Rating: ⭐ The Genting Casino, Edgbaston has ramp access to the first set of double doors into Genting Casino, Edgbaston. A member of staff has to come and let the customers in these first set of doors and customers have to wait for those first set of doors to close before the second set open to… Continue reading Genting Casino, Edgbaston – Restaurant Review
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Creams, Broad Street, Birmingham is my favourite ice cream parlour in the city. I had been here several times with the people I spend my days with, particularly my many personal assistants. The man entrance into Creams was completely flat and it was easy for me in my electric wheelchair user to… Continue reading Creams, Broad Street, Birmingham -Restaurant Review
Star Rating:⭐⭐⭐ TGI Fridays, Hagley RD isn't far for me to walk, so I went there on foot. I walked there with my god-sister and I was delighted with her company. It didn't take us long to walk around to the restaurant and we navigated our way through parked cars and used the flat… Continue reading TGI Fridays, Birmingham – Restaurant Review
Star Rating:⭐⭐⭐ A stylish new restaurant and bar comes in Birmingham City Centre Mi Amore, Birmingham, is bright and very welcoming from the outside. The windows are wide and allow light to shine into every part of the restaurant/bar. When I came up to it, I saw the entrance was level access — though there was… Continue reading Mi Amore, Birmingham – Restaurant Review
Star Rating: A true family and chocolate filled day! Let’s start with the booking process, I would strongly advise you book through the Cadbury World website. I would make sure to pre-book all of your tickets to Cadbury World. It is a very popular tourist attraction and without pre-booking your tickets, you can… Continue reading Cadbury World Review
Following the incident and hearing outside Birmingham New Street, I decided to write a feature on it as a piece of my coursework and this is what I found out. The incident with the taxi driver outside Birmingham New Street station and the hearing which followed this, made me eager and passionate about the attitudes… Continue reading Birmingham City Council – Follow Up
It was time for me to make a stand and I was impressed on how fast Birmingham City Council responded and how seriously they took my complaint. After the incident with the driver, outside Birmingham New Street station, I felt terrible and sad, and just wanted to let it go and move on. However, I… Continue reading Birmingham City Council Taxis – The Hearing
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