OneOffDave
@oneoffdave.bsky.social
Bi wheelchair user, legs optional. Emergency planning, disability issues, and occasional silliness. He/him
Today's hot take: if parents want pushchair spaces on public transport they should do what disabled people did to get our spaces
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Today's hot take: if parents want pushchair spaces on public transport they should do what disabled people did to get our spaces
My new wheelchair on it's first trip to the office
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My new wheelchair on it's first trip to the office
For some reason work has set up a big day long meeting in Liverpool. Because there's only 2 wheelchair spaces in Standard per train, the earliest train with space to get home will get me into Euston at 0016. Then it's an hour by bus home. For some reason that train takes an extra hour as well.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
For some reason work has set up a big day long meeting in Liverpool. Because there's only 2 wheelchair spaces in Standard per train, the earliest train with space to get home will get me into Euston at 0016. Then it's an hour by bus home. For some reason that train takes an extra hour as well.
Three years ago today I was in my hotel in Tokyo waiting to head to the airport to fly home and I was treated to this view of Mt Fuji
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Three years ago today I was in my hotel in Tokyo waiting to head to the airport to fly home and I was treated to this view of Mt Fuji
New wheelchair highlights
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New wheelchair highlights
Quote from a corporate post marking start of Disability History Month
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Quote from a corporate post marking start of Disability History Month
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
Paid the balance for my new wheelchair yesterday so it should be arriving soon!
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Paid the balance for my new wheelchair yesterday so it should be arriving soon!
I'd love to use independent bookshops but most of them have access like this so I can't get in. See also independent coffee shops.
This isn't a criticism of these specific businesses, just an observation of the kind of premises so many independent businesses operate out of.
This isn't a criticism of these specific businesses, just an observation of the kind of premises so many independent businesses operate out of.
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I'd love to use independent bookshops but most of them have access like this so I can't get in. See also independent coffee shops.
This isn't a criticism of these specific businesses, just an observation of the kind of premises so many independent businesses operate out of.
This isn't a criticism of these specific businesses, just an observation of the kind of premises so many independent businesses operate out of.
Where do you start with this? "LED lights don't carry red wavelengths, they just mimic red light"
November 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Where do you start with this? "LED lights don't carry red wavelengths, they just mimic red light"
Can't believe it's taken me years to get round to seeing The Lady of Shallot by Waterhouse in person. Was introduced to it when doing Tennyson for O-level last century
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Can't believe it's taken me years to get round to seeing The Lady of Shallot by Waterhouse in person. Was introduced to it when doing Tennyson for O-level last century
I can definitely recommend the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I can definitely recommend the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain
So lacking in photography inspiration at the moment. Think I need to find an accessible photo walk or similar group to do something with to restart things
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
So lacking in photography inspiration at the moment. Think I need to find an accessible photo walk or similar group to do something with to restart things
Sod pepper spray, I want Worcestershire Sauce spray so I can add it to food wherever I go
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Sod pepper spray, I want Worcestershire Sauce spray so I can add it to food wherever I go
Hearing people my age saying it's all funerals and care homes now rather than weddings and christenings. As someone with a life long disability, death has been an almost permanent presence in my life. Only about ⅓ of my peers from school are left. Most never saw 50
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hearing people my age saying it's all funerals and care homes now rather than weddings and christenings. As someone with a life long disability, death has been an almost permanent presence in my life. Only about ⅓ of my peers from school are left. Most never saw 50
Why is it that even on empty trains/tubes bipeds still take up the wheelchair space?
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Why is it that even on empty trains/tubes bipeds still take up the wheelchair space?
What would you call a Placebo tribute act?
October 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What would you call a Placebo tribute act?
Just chased my disabled freedom pass application as it's been 10 weeks since I applied (start of August). Apparently they are currently processing applications received in the first week of July! How can a straightforward application take that long?
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just chased my disabled freedom pass application as it's been 10 weeks since I applied (start of August). Apparently they are currently processing applications received in the first week of July! How can a straightforward application take that long?
I want to know who decided I should dream about triffids last night
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I want to know who decided I should dream about triffids last night
A bit of a long shot but does anyone know of a wheelchair accessible photography studio for hire in London? I'm trying to plan a couple of studio shoots but finding it hard finding anywhere to shoot
October 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A bit of a long shot but does anyone know of a wheelchair accessible photography studio for hire in London? I'm trying to plan a couple of studio shoots but finding it hard finding anywhere to shoot
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
Have a quiet on-call
Have a quiet on-call
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
Sir Gilbert Scott restoration.
Sir Gilbert Scott restoration.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
Manuscript lost in fire.
Manuscript lost in fire.
October 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
Have a quiet on-call
Have a quiet on-call
Thoughts - is a car park where people who need the accessible space can only park for 3 hours regardless of payment but people who don't can park for as long as they like discriminatory?
October 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thoughts - is a car park where people who need the accessible space can only park for 3 hours regardless of payment but people who don't can park for as long as they like discriminatory?
I love how one of the symptoms of nerve agent poisoning is listed as "involuntary fecal incontinence" which suggests the existence of "voluntary fecal incontinence"
October 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I love how one of the symptoms of nerve agent poisoning is listed as "involuntary fecal incontinence" which suggests the existence of "voluntary fecal incontinence"
Anyone got good FOI knowledge? Does a request need to be made to a specific point of contact within an organisation or any of their points of contact?
October 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Anyone got good FOI knowledge? Does a request need to be made to a specific point of contact within an organisation or any of their points of contact?
Got to track down a referral from one clinic to another that appears to have vanished. More soul-sapping disability admin
September 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Got to track down a referral from one clinic to another that appears to have vanished. More soul-sapping disability admin
Border terrier on the tube klaxon! My commute is already better
September 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Border terrier on the tube klaxon! My commute is already better