When people think about what it means to require care, especially if it’s 24 hours a day as I do, they often think of it as a ‘worst-case scenario’. For me, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Having a package of support that meets my needs gives me the independence to live and work as I choose.…

I’ve been a wheelchair user for over a decade.
I’ve lived and worked in the same area for over a decade.
Dogs have existed for over a decade.

In all this time I can’t recall a single occasion when I’ve rolled through dog poo – until this week, when it’s happened twice!…

I woke up this morning to feelings I haven’t experienced in almost three years. It’s the unique mix of tiredness, contentment, and relief that follows any largescale activity we’ve ever organised. Last night the Touretteshero team held our first big event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.…

My social media timelines are currently full of posts about the Edinburgh Fringe. It hadn’t been on my radar until recently, because for a Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) artist like me, the risks of COVID are still significant, so watching or making theatre hasn’t yet felt safe.…

As a disabled-led company with clinically extremely vulnerable people in our team, we’ve had to make some difficult decisions since the start of the pandemic. In our first public statement about it back in March 2020 we said:

“Our primary focus is to maintain the health and wellbeing of all our staff as best we can… So, for the time being we’ll be winding down all non-essential work in order to help make the next few weeks and months as simple as possible for everyone.”…

The UK is heading for a very hot weekend with record breaking temperatures expected over the next few days. Many people will head to public fountains, paddling pools or waterplay areas to cool off.

I live in South London and there are some great places for waterplay including the fountains at Southbank Centre, the new water area at Elephant Park and the refurbished paddling pool in Ruskin Park to name but a few.…

The pandemic has had many hidden impacts, from the NHS treatment backlog, or the 13,000 children who have lost a parent to COVID, to the isolation experienced by many clinically vulnerable people and their families.

Over the last few months, I’ve been increasingly aware of a very personal hidden effect of the pandemic.…

We’ve been in Germany for a couple of days. It’s our first in-person international work since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re here for Festival Theaterformen and next week we’ll be sharing a new piece called Journey To A Better World.…

Last March we launched our Practical Intervention Fund, which provided small items related to wellbeing and relaxation to deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people of all ages. It was the first time we’d run it and we provided items for over 50 people across the UK.…

I started working for Touretteshero just over a year ago. It’s been a busy and exciting time, but also an unusual one – because until a few weeks ago I’d never met any of the Touretteshero team in person! Now, though, I’m sat on the sofa in our lovely new office, where most of us work together.…