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SpecialEffect - Gaming with a Disability

From a very young age I remember being interested in video games and playing them. When we were young, me and my siblings would play Sonic the Hedgehog and Alex Kidd on the Sega Master System II, and then Super Mario Kart (my favourite!) on the Super Nintendo. This was back when controllers were much simpler to use and had less buttons to press, and I had a bit more movement in my arms than I do now.
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Arthrogryposis and me

As you can probably tell, I am no writer. I don't even remember why I started this blog, and I haven't wrote in it for a few years, but I thought it was about time that I wrote at least something! So maybe I'll start again, this time by writing a few things about myself: 30 years ago I was born with a rare disability called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC). Basically, this means that my joints are extremely stiff and my muscles are weaker than average, the muscles also pull the joints into curved positions. This condition is something that happens to the baby whilst it is developing inside the womb. There isn't really a known cause, but one of the theories is that there just isn't enough space inside the womb for the baby to move around, so the limbs don't develop properly. Some people only have their upper limbs affected, others only their lower limbs, and then people like me where it affects all four of their limbs. Most people who have AMC are abl

Aerobility - British Disabled Flying Association

A while ago I was looking at a website called  Accessible Britain  for some inspiration for new activities I could try that were accessible for both me and my electric wheelchair. I came across an article written by someone who had flown a light aircraft with  Aerobility  from Lasham Airport (Aerobility have since moved to  Blackbushe Airport  from Lasham and also work from Tatenhill in the Midlands and Prestwick in Scotland). I read the article and looked at Aerobility's website and decided that this was something that I wanted to try.