Dax

I am the founder and co-chair of a disability staff network at the university where I work in clinical trials, as well as being the author of Diary of a Disabled Person and engaging in other writing projects. I am non-binary and bisexual, and live in Leeds with my husband. Follow on TikTok @WheelerDax

Lifestyle

How to be a good ally to disabled people

06/07/2022

A man in a wheelchair with black hair, a black T-shirt and a tracheostomy with three friends around him all in a pub smiling and cheering with their drinks

Disability blogger, Dax Everritt, shares a post on how to be a good ally to disabled people and help make…

Assistive Tech & Products

Disabled gaming: the representation of disability in Mass Effect

27/09/2021

A gamer viewed from behind playing a video game on a television in a dimly lit room

Read one disabled gamer's view on the representation of disability in the video game trilogy Mass Effect.

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