In 2017, my Baking Blind project won the inaugural international Holman prize for blind people with ambition. Now another blind cook has even better ideas and seeks your support for the 2020 competition for which she is already a…
Maribel and I compared notes about living with visual impairment when we cooked together in her Melbourne homehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9OnaZzQTkI&feature=youtu.be and she gave me her top tips for surviving blindness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8dvHsuamE&feature=youtu.be Now she has published her latest book, “Blindness for Beginners”, to share…
Don’t kick yourself but rack your brain for the local person who has made a huge difference to your community and, of course, I’m keen that you don’t forget all those with disabilities who go the extra mile. Nominations…
Hear my radio interview with the British Forces Broadcasting Service today: 1800 UK time www.forces.net and follow links to BFBSUK. There are lots of us with stories about our adventures after leaving the Navy, Army or Air Force. If you want…
Help HMRC to help us One of my roles (when I’m not running my business www.disabilitydynamics.co.uk or Baking Blind www.bakingblind.com) is trying to advise HMRC on making services more accessible. They are currently looking for self-employed people or business owners who are…
I’m very honoured to be judging the “Inclusion“ category award in this prestigious BBC event. There are six other categories too. I’m sure that many of you will know someone who perfectly fits the bill. Please do take the…
If I can win, anyone can! This international prize was the key impetus behind my Baking Blind world tour www.bakingblind.com and the videos demonstrating that blindness or any other disability needn’t hold anyone back. Now is the time for anyone…
Start your New Year by celebrating someone who makes a difference to our local lives: the BBC Radio Solent Community Heroes Awards I’m honoured to have been asked to judge one of the awards (Inclusion) but also wanted lots of…
On top of my Baking Blind adventures: cooking around the world www.bakingblind.com. I’ve also been running my business, Disability Dynamics www.disabilitydynamics.co.uk since I left the Royal Navy in 1999 after losing my sight. The business has been devoted to helping…
There’s a feast of home-cooked Chinese food topped with a song from opera singer, Mei, for you to see and hear at Imagine a warm sunny day in Chongqing, China. Wide expanses of lawn and gardens surrounded by apartment…
