The Paralympics were & are amazing. They changed lives. They bought disability into living rooms. But overselling it sews division between advocacy & sports people. Division we just don't need! 'The Games that touched the soul: Sydney's Paralympics legacy' brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/the-game… Yes we ended up with some household names out of those games. Yes this has helped move society forward in the years past. But it's been these people and the work they have done thats done this. Not the games themself. Fact is these people are still fighting the same fights now.

I promised I would write more about our time at @HeronIsle from a #disability access perspective. It won't be professional, it wont cover all. It will be an insight into how it worked for us. I will unroll it at the end with Thread Reader App for those who find it easier. #inclusion starts the second you meet the 1st staff member and we certainly started off well. The first check in member took one look at my chair and said 'you will do ok on the island'. I was unsure. When you are nervous positivity makes a difference. Positivity breeds culture.