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Sometimes (very rarely), I don’t have enough to say to warrant a whole blog.  I know; this puzzles me, too. 
However, as there are pieces of information I wish for you guys/gals to have, I’ve created this page for exactly that!

Information like:

  • Disability-related events 
  • Awareness Days
  • Announcements

And so on.  It is worth bookmarking this page to keep up-to-date with everything happening.

My Campaign - Aerosol Deodorants

I used Right Guard deodorant for a long time until the bottle top design changed. The right guard bottle on the left in the image is the new style sprayer. The old design is similar to the Sure XXL bottle on the right. I was able to rest my whole palm on the top to spray.

However, with the new design, I can no longer do this. The top has plastic that encases the nozzle with an opening to rest one finger on the sprayer. This now makes it impossible for me to use, as I don’t have the strength to press down with one finger.

Resting my palm on the top of the Nivea deodorant (middle bottle) is usable, as the blue section is raised past the sides of the can. But this deodorant caused me to react, and I came out with an itchy rash.

I can also use Sure XXL and Right Guard XXL, but it appears they are no longer being sold, as I cannot find them anywhere.

I can’t use the Dove bottle, as the pad is not higher than the can, which is the case with the Nivea. This means that when I rest my palm to press, nothing happens.

Five different styles of deodorant bottles
Female wrapped in a bath towel spraying on deodorant

Sign My Petition

I’m hoping you will help me in my plight and sign my petition today, you can see I need all the help I can get. I hate the thought of big companies with their millions of profit sitting back and ignoring their legal responsibility (under the Equality Act 2010) to make “reasonable adjustments”.

Let’s hold them accountable and get this petition moving. 

The link to sign is:  https://chng.it/tvbynF4fkz

2025 Event Dates For Your Diary

The Ultimate Event for the Disability Community is the gateway to a world of invaluable support, resources, and inspiration.

19th & 20th March 2025 at the NEC Birmingham

Formally known as Motability’s The Big Event

Birmingham 16/17th May 2025
Harrogate 1/2nd August 2025
Northern Ireland 19/20th September 2025

Arthrogryposis awareness day with footprints either side

Arthrogryposis has its own awareness day, on which everyone involved wears blue in support of this rare disability.

This year’s awareness day:  30th June 2025 

2025 Awareness Days For Your Diary

If any date has a website, please click on the awareness date title, and you will be taken to that website.

May 2025

June 2025

July 2025

August 2025

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