Tag: Writing

• Access assistants and screen readers: Navigating the minefield of disabled employment

  

  A personal insight into Access to Work, disability employment and workplace inclusion, exploring the realities of support workers, employment barriers, rising delays and why meaningful adjustments matter for blind and disabled professionals.

  Chris Owen

  15th May 2026

  Accessibility, Disability, Post library, Work

  Accessibility, Blind, Disability, Severely Sight Impaired, Support Worker, Work, Writing

• Musings from a Blind Man: A late-night taxi ride home

  

  I’m sat dozing in the back of a taxi, heading home after a late work event. Chester is laid on the floor next to me in the back of the comfortable MPV, exhausted after such a busy day. As we head on into the night my eyes flicker open and I attempt to gather my…

  Chris Owen

  7th Jan 2024

  Accessibility, Disability, Guide Dogs, Musings from a Blind Man, Post library, Transport, Work

  Accessibility, Blind, Blind Man with a Backpack, Disability, Guide Dogs, Severely Sight Impaired, Transport, Writing

• New beginnings…

  Sometimes it’s important to step back, take stock and realign your priorities. This is exactly what I’ve been doing over the past few months. What has become profoundly clear is that there were too many spinning plates and something was likely to spin off if things were left as they were. It is apparent since…

  Chris Owen

  30th Mar 2022

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  mental health, Social media, Writing