Showing posts with label bournemouth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bournemouth. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 May 2016

A Day Trip to London




I found myself heading into London at 6am, a time which I feel should not exist. Lucky Sheldon can do the first part of the journey to the station!


The Q6 Edge 2.0 made me more confident that I could cross London on my own. Using iLevel would help me see sighs to platforms  and to avoid  hurting people as people cant always see you when you a 3ft tall.


So as I got off the train at Waterloo, I engaged iLevel, it went down the ramp safely. I was able to see the flow of people going on direction and see the people I need in order to help me get to the right place..............
Now was the highlight of my journey, the tube. This regardless of my mode of mobility was the most nervous part of it. For this was the second time I used the tube, the first I used it as a multi-train joinery
 


But to my amazement, unlike the train service I just drove on the tube. Well squeezed on to it! Thanks to this I was not required to disengage iLevel which meant I could communicate to the others when I needed to get off!




Who have thought it me in London on the tube, where will I go next?

                                                                                               

Sunday, 14 February 2016

Q6 Edge 2.0 in the workplace



Having opportunities and keeping stimulated is the aim for most people, even when you have a disability. But how do you get across that despite being a wheelchair user you can perform all sorts of duties? Well... thanks to the Q6 Edge 2.0, I don't need to rely on colleagues to help me with anything.



Not only is the iLevel an advantage when reaching for for something high..........








................ But it's also useful when transferring in and out of my chair when I need to be on the floor with children. The Q6 Edge 2.0 seems to be closer to the floor so  getting in and  out is not an effort as it once was.








All these opportunities has won me many nominations as volunteer of the year, Although I'm sure it my personality that got me the award. But I know that the Q6 Edge 2.0 allowed me to attend these events and talk eye to eye with people.



                      

                             

The Quantum Q6 Edge 2.0

Helping me reach new limits...

 

 

Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Wessex Warries, A Day Out



I have been playing powerchair football for 5 months now. 
By nature I am a very competitive person, so naturally I love the game. But it's an expensive sport, the club own the chairs for us to use, 8 in counting. So we look for sponsorship and we've been very lucky to receive this from AFC Bournemouth.

And we got a tour of the site as well. The iLevel did surprise me how at versatile it was, It could not be useful when you’re among other wheelchair users.
 I could easily wait at the back and still see what was going on. 
This not only made me feel part of the event but it helped increased my concentration, I would normally only use one sense but now i could use two, my eye and ears.

The Q6 Edge 2.0 also allowed me to take photo's of where the players were when they speak and analyse there performance on TV. 
This was pretty awesome and if I was in my old chair, I would have been too low and missed out on this moment.

 Our purpose of being there was to have a team photo, the first time I did this my iLevel was useful due to being at the back. 
This shot I got someone to take, In which I moved forward to bridge a gap.