Last week I received an email from the Norfolk Care Association to say I had been nominated for the Harold Bodmer Lifetime Achievement Award. I subsequently received a letter from Norfolk County Council. Here’s an extract This achievement reflects your long-standing commitment to disability advocacy, inclusion and ensuring that the voices of people with lived experience are heard. It is also a reflection of the contribution you have made through your work with people, organis

I often have Children stare at me in curiosity. On a few occasions many years ago when I’m waiting for a bus, young children of 3-5 years old would look and ask their mum ‘what’s wrong with that man?’ More often than not the mum would tell their child of and cross the road in embarrassment! Children sometimes ask about the bump on my head, or the way I walk. And I welcome it. Curiosity is how we grow. I was born with Klippel-Feil Syndrome, which affects how my spine and neck