Disability News: The Year In Review
In January Geoff Holt’s Impossible Dream came true
He sailed alone across the Atlantic so blue
In February a wheelchair user became a Baroness
She’s Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympic star, no less!
In March, as we looked forward to a General Election,
Of disability policies, I published a selection
In April blind footballers kicked a cat into a tree
Everyone went mad- it was an advert on TV!
In May we lost our disabled Prime Minister
He was replaced with someone whose views are very sinister
In June we celebrated carers for a week
Without them, where would we be?
In July a policeman lost his eyesight
Because a gunman went mad, that’s just not right
In August I heard of an acid attack
Two sisters lost eyesight, and may never get it back
In September I heard the story of Beatrice Howden
She wants an electric wheelchair, but doesn’t know when
In October Nadine Dorries said we should get off Twitter
And get jobs- many were very bitter
In November the Talking Book turned 75
A wonderful invention that’s improved so many lives
In December an activist was pulled from his wheelchair
By a policeman, of all people. It’s been quite a year!
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