We had such a lovely time at the Naidex Disability show. It was lovely to connect with so many lovely people. Its inspired me to travel to more? Where should we go?
Alaska! Definitely go to Alaska. First and foremost it's breathtakingly beautiful and second I promise you will find lots of cool things to do that you probably wouldn't've thought would be accessible, will be!
So impressed by you on the climbing wall, 'going conventional' as it were... I've done it, and was damn proud of myself, but I used the winch yourself method that you showed a clip of somebody else doing...so how you went without that and bodily pulled yourself up is beyond me!
I don't know how I missed this! I've been searching online to see if we have anything like this expo here in my state (America), but there is not. Now I feel like I am on a mission to get one here where I live! Thank you, Gem, for bringing so much awareness to the world, you and your family are awesome!
I’m having some health issues with my joints, but we had a family trip planned for New York City. This ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxuxJwamLFanm476LC5WPeTouyyU1GXomC was perfect! It’s lightweight enough that my friend could carry it up or down stairs when we needed to. (I can walk very short distances) It was comfortable for me to sit in, I would say if you’re super tall it might be a little cramped. I’m 5’1” and the foot rests were the perfect height. This may not be the best one for long term use, you get what you pay for, but for something that fits our budget that gives me accessibility while we deal with my health this was amazing.
It was wonderful to finally meet you and be featured in this video. Although most of my disabilities are hidden, I felt very welcome at this event and part of a community. You were much braver than I would have been tackling the rock face. Hopefully, I will see you there next year. Take care 👍 ☺
It was a awesome show. We attended for the first time this year as we only found out about it via a sponsored ad on Facebook. Myself and my wife are both disabled and it was amazing to see all the equipment and aids available and upcoming that we probably would never have found out about without this show.
Wow! Loved watching this. I am able bodied but this video give`s so much insight into the power of people and technologies. I was amazed at the positivity of everyone and the wall climbing, which I won't do, just amazed me ... very cool ... Cheers
Hello Mrs Gem. Very interesting and informative. Well done on climbing the wall. I found out what went wrong with the Omniglide. I watched reviews to see if anyone had the same problem and they did. The cyclone was blocked. It has such a small dust container it needs emptying frequently. Not a problem as it is so light. Meanwhile, the dustpan and brush is still being weilded.
Gutted that I missed this event!! Loved the way you put the vlog together though - obviously not everything can be filmed but I now don’t feel quite so left out! Thank you, it was really immersive :)
Thank you for this l just found you and subbed. After watching this video l joined the sociability app and unfortunately 99.9% of the restaurants (in my area) that they recommended have no wheelchair access unless you have one that climbs stairs as in your video 🤣
This reminds me of the Spina Bifida conferences I used to go to! The National Spina Bifida Association of America sadly lost major funding to continue running the conference several years before Covid hit & I miss it SO MUCH! 💔 I need to find a way to make it to this someday! ❤️
I went to my first disabilities expo in 2013, just weeks after I got my first wheelchair. I love the expos even though they can be extremely tiring both physically and mentally because of the hustle and bustle and how long you tend to be there for. Even with the toll it takes on me, I often go 2 days out of 3 when the expo is held in Gothenburg (about an hours drive from my home) just because the expo is just so much fun and there’s so much to see, test and learn. I’m hoping they’ll be able to hold the expo next year again, there hasn’t been once since 2019 now for obvious reasons and it’s only every 2 years to begin with. I found out a few weeks ago now that I’m actually autistic (which just makes my whole life make more sense) so next time there’s an expo I will be smart and bring things with me so I can deal with the sensory overload better, like have my wireless earphones with me so I can get a break from the chattering noise, and probably a pair of sunglasses as well so I hopefully won’t get as tired from the fluorescent lights, and of course, bring something to fidget with so I have other ways than just sitting in a wheelie position in my chair. I’ll also be looking more at the sensory items at the expo and not just focus on the wheelchair stuff like I have in the past, though I did buy a fidget toy at the expo already in 2015 or 2017, when I was still only suspecting that maybe I’m on the spectrum but “it doesn’t affect me much” and oh my was I ever wrong about that! While I’m only self diagnosed, the self testing, my past and present just speak for themselves. I’m autistic as all hell, and I’m totally fine with that! It’s just been a total wake up call, but I feel so much more relaxed and at peace with myself since realizing that I am indeed autistic, and I’m slowly getting better at accommodating my autistic self instead of suppressing myself to appear “normal”
Great video! Loved you going up the climbing wall. I was intending to come this year just for a day but my body had different ideas... had a really bad flare-up on the Monday so I wasn't up to the trip. I'm definitely goig to try next year.
Unfortunately I had to miss it this year, but I was there last year. Because it was less busy that time, I was able to chat with most standholders that time. It is really a great event and I can recommend to everyone who has never been yet.
Wonderful Vid. You have a new subscriber!! Thank YOU!! This brought tears to my eyes! Seeing all the wonderful and inclusive activities and equipment is amazing! QUESTION: How do you manage your pain in a manual wheelchair? Does it make it worse? wouldn't a power chair be less painful? I ask bc I'm getting my first wheelchair and I went with powered bc of pain and the pushing causes all kinds of tension and pain. (if you don't mind answering, thank you)
I knew i should of gone to Naidex this year, miss going there. I've taken a lot of our disabled scouts rock climbing over the years even ones that can't get out of the chair due to molded support, their like "I can't do that" then saying they want to do it again afterwards.
that looks great, looks like a lot of people there who were showing quite a lot of useful things for wheelchair users. The rock climbing looked a bit scary but it looks like you enjoyed it. To be honest i have never heard of the event before, but hopefully if they have one next year i will have to persuade the other half to take me. So to ask a question was there anything that you would have found useful while there?
I’m so glad you’ve made this, I wondered if you may be there. I was due to go but caught covid. I went last year and it looks much busier this year, I think people were still a bit nervous about C-19 last year.
Eep! My friend and I went to Naidex for the first time this year, I did wonder if you were going, I would have loved to meet up, lol! Are you planning on going again in 2023? (Oh, heck, I just finished the video, and both me and my friend are in it!)
Hello Mrs Gem. I thought that you would want to know this. The wheelchair taxi company that I normally use for medical appointments behaved abominably this morning (Friday). A week ago I booked them for 7 am. Nobody turned up this morning. On phoning they said they would send the driver a message. Time was going by. I phoned again and was told they did not have drivers at that time of the morning. I said in that case why did you accept the booking. He hung up the phone. I phoned to ask again. He hung up again. I ended up cancelling with them altogether. I made it to my appointment, by myself, by bus. I am so proud of myself. The question I wanted to raise is: how many other services for disabled people behave badly? I will never use this wheelchair taxi again. I am proud that I can be independent and hopefully will be more so when I eventually have surgery. .
Not sure I understand : "para-climbing" is about being tracted up by a rope and touching the wall ? or it involves some strength/skill from the climber ?
yeah, I came to see the para-climbing and was disappointed as well. This is not what para-climbing looks like. sure, since "normal" climbing is mostly about legs, these guys have it much much harder, and for people without functioning legs it becomes basically just pulling yourself up on your hands, but still, they should at least pull themselves. Being hoisted up us not "paraclimbing". You can check Sean O'Neill for the real stuff
if you click the word more on the discription it gives you the names of the items in the video , havnt watched the vid yet but if its the stair climbing one its called Scewo and it costs $40,000
Really recommend anyone who enjoyed this to search “IFSC paraclimbing” on youtube, the world cup season just ended but all the competitions are still up on youtube. It’s such a good sport, really worth a watch. They’re still working on being added to the Paralympics, but it’s looking positive.
Please do the etiquette video. I use a mobility scooter. Sometimes things can get a bit awkward and I feel like I'm in the way or wasting people's time.
How much of YOUR time has been wasted by inaccessible roads and buildings, people who expected you to perform above your comfort level, bosses, teachers, doctors who refuse to allow remote work, reasonable accommodations, telephone appointments? You deserve to take up as much time and space as anyone else! ❤️
not disabled, but having been driver/assistant/friend to an OI couple in power chairs for years, and getting them out and about at least once a week for the last two- Meh, your not. its just as easy to call out shopping carts. stay on target and as a penguin once said "smile and wave boys, smile and waive.
You aren't wasting people's time. They're wasting yours by obstructing you or placing obstacles in your way. In my small local town the only wheelchair accessible cashpoint consistently has wheelchair access blocked by displays either side of it. Finding staff prepared to move them is a complete waste of my time and limited energy Edited to add Of course I don't advocate being rude unless people are consistently impolite
What I don't like is that the expo's don't come to america at all!! And NOT everyone can come to the UK if you all had come to the USA people like myself would have known what was available for someone in a wheelchair.
You always point out how people are inconsiderate of the disabled, and I totally agree with you on that, as I recently found myself wheelchair bound myself, but it goes both ways. The disabled also has to be aware of their actions as well, especially when safety is concerned. At :12 you did a complete 180 so fast without looking you almost hit that woman walking down the walkway. If she was just a little closer you would have hit her. She could have fell tripping over you and really hurt herself or you. I know I fractured my hip when I tripped and fell which landed me in the wheelchair. I was lucky my hip is almost healed and getting my strength back and weening myself off the wheelchair. It's more an issue of loss of confidence in myself at this point, that I'm still using it at all.
I’m sure that you mean well, but I’m not sure that it was a necessary message to disabled people. No one is exempt from being considerate. As a wheelchair user (not bound), you become very aware of your space and turning circle. There was plenty of room for someone to walk past in that open area.
We had such a lovely time at the Naidex Disability show. It was lovely to connect with so many lovely people. Its inspired me to travel to more? Where should we go?
Alaska! Definitely go to Alaska. First and foremost it's breathtakingly beautiful and second I promise you will find lots of cool things to do that you probably wouldn't've thought would be accessible, will be!
So impressed by you on the climbing wall, 'going conventional' as it were... I've done it, and was damn proud of myself, but I used the winch yourself method that you showed a clip of somebody else doing...so how you went without that and bodily pulled yourself up is beyond me!
I don't know how I missed this! I've been searching online to see if we have anything like this expo here in my state (America), but there is not. Now I feel like I am on a mission to get one here where I live!
Thank you, Gem, for bringing so much awareness to the world, you and your family are awesome!
I’m having some health issues with my joints, but we had a family trip planned for New York City. This ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxuxJwamLFanm476LC5WPeTouyyU1GXomC was perfect! It’s lightweight enough that my friend could carry it up or down stairs when we needed to. (I can walk very short distances) It was comfortable for me to sit in, I would say if you’re super tall it might be a little cramped. I’m 5’1” and the foot rests were the perfect height. This may not be the best one for long term use, you get what you pay for, but for something that fits our budget that gives me accessibility while we deal with my health this was amazing.
Do you want to be my girlfriend with me on tex so we can talk on tex
Do you want to be a baby for me
It was wonderful to finally meet you and be featured in this video. Although most of my disabilities are hidden, I felt very welcome at this event and part of a community. You were much braver than I would have been tackling the rock face. Hopefully, I will see you there next year. Take care 👍 ☺
It was so exciting to see so many wheelchair users being able to be around other users.
It really was. It’s inspired me to maybe organise something fun for us all 🤩
It was a awesome show. We attended for the first time this year as we only found out about it via a sponsored ad on Facebook. Myself and my wife are both disabled and it was amazing to see all the equipment and aids available and upcoming that we probably would never have found out about without this show.
Wow! Loved watching this. I am able bodied but this video give`s so much insight into the power of people and technologies. I was amazed at the positivity of everyone and the wall climbing, which I won't do, just amazed me ... very cool ... Cheers
Apparently I ended up in your video footage at the climbing wall 😁
Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦 for sharing all these fabulous new disability equipment, all your posts are so uplifting and educational, thanks again
This looked amazing😍❤️
Hello Mrs Gem. Very interesting and informative. Well done on climbing the wall.
I found out what went wrong with the Omniglide. I watched reviews to see if anyone had the same problem and they did. The cyclone was blocked. It has such a small dust container it needs emptying frequently. Not a problem as it is so light. Meanwhile, the dustpan and brush is still being weilded.
the camper is dream level goals tbh
The scewo bro was on the german equivalent of shark tank it's so cool
Gutted that I missed this event!! Loved the way you put the vlog together though - obviously not everything can be filmed but I now don’t feel quite so left out! Thank you, it was really immersive :)
Ahhh, that was my intention to bring it to you. I hope I managed to encapsulate the day. There was soooo much to see
Thank you for this l just found you and subbed. After watching this video l joined the sociability app and unfortunately 99.9% of the restaurants (in my area) that they recommended have no wheelchair access unless you have one that climbs stairs as in your video 🤣
Was lovely to finally meet you 👍 NAIDEX was definitely worth it, I just need to plan better next year 🤣
This reminds me of the Spina Bifida conferences I used to go to! The National Spina Bifida Association of America sadly lost major funding to continue running the conference several years before Covid hit & I miss it SO MUCH! 💔 I need to find a way to make it to this someday! ❤️
These kinds of events are so cool! Makes me want to go to one someday :)
I went to my first disabilities expo in 2013, just weeks after I got my first wheelchair. I love the expos even though they can be extremely tiring both physically and mentally because of the hustle and bustle and how long you tend to be there for. Even with the toll it takes on me, I often go 2 days out of 3 when the expo is held in Gothenburg (about an hours drive from my home) just because the expo is just so much fun and there’s so much to see, test and learn. I’m hoping they’ll be able to hold the expo next year again, there hasn’t been once since 2019 now for obvious reasons and it’s only every 2 years to begin with.
I found out a few weeks ago now that I’m actually autistic (which just makes my whole life make more sense) so next time there’s an expo I will be smart and bring things with me so I can deal with the sensory overload better, like have my wireless earphones with me so I can get a break from the chattering noise, and probably a pair of sunglasses as well so I hopefully won’t get as tired from the fluorescent lights, and of course, bring something to fidget with so I have other ways than just sitting in a wheelie position in my chair. I’ll also be looking more at the sensory items at the expo and not just focus on the wheelchair stuff like I have in the past, though I did buy a fidget toy at the expo already in 2015 or 2017, when I was still only suspecting that maybe I’m on the spectrum but “it doesn’t affect me much” and oh my was I ever wrong about that!
While I’m only self diagnosed, the self testing, my past and present just speak for themselves. I’m autistic as all hell, and I’m totally fine with that! It’s just been a total wake up call, but I feel so much more relaxed and at peace with myself since realizing that I am indeed autistic, and I’m slowly getting better at accommodating my autistic self instead of suppressing myself to appear “normal”
Great video! Loved you going up the climbing wall. I was intending to come this year just for a day but my body had different ideas... had a really bad flare-up on the Monday so I wasn't up to the trip. I'm definitely goig to try next year.
Awww Hopfully next year 😌
Fabulous video ...The times really are a changing .Wish I'd got there :)
Fantastic 👍 👍 👍
Was there anything there for hidden disabilities or is it more for physical disabilities? Looks like a good time though and defusing very cool tech 🙂.
It was so great to meet you! Thanks for trying out our stairclimbing wheelchair Scewo BRO! 🤩🎉
Loved it madam.
I like the idea of being able to attach an electric wheel to a chair.
pretty sure she did a "thing" on one like it awhile back.
@@david.ferris Yep, I saw that episode.
That looked great. I’m hoping to go to the Houston abilities expo in August or the Dallas one in December.
Unfortunately I had to miss it this year, but I was there last year. Because it was less busy that time, I was able to chat with most standholders that time. It is really a great event and I can recommend to everyone who has never been yet.
That stair climbing chair looks amazing!
Brilliant Gem
Wonderful Vid. You have a new subscriber!! Thank YOU!! This brought tears to my eyes! Seeing all the wonderful and inclusive activities and equipment is amazing! QUESTION: How do you manage your pain in a manual wheelchair? Does it make it worse? wouldn't a power chair be less painful? I ask bc I'm getting my first wheelchair and I went with powered bc of pain and the pushing causes all kinds of tension and pain. (if you don't mind answering, thank you)
I knew i should of gone to Naidex this year, miss going there. I've taken a lot of our disabled scouts rock climbing over the years even ones that can't get out of the chair due to molded support, their like "I can't do that" then saying they want to do it again afterwards.
love that, we in the Netherlands we have the Support beurs its the same
Not going to lie - I cried a bit watching you do that climbing wall - that must have been such an empowering thing to do.
that looks great, looks like a lot of people there who were showing quite a lot of useful things for wheelchair users. The rock climbing looked a bit scary but it looks like you enjoyed it. To be honest i have never heard of the event before, but hopefully if they have one next year i will have to persuade the other half to take me. So to ask a question was there anything that you would have found useful while there?
It is on every year usually 🥰
We so need this in Norway too
I’m so glad you’ve made this, I wondered if you may be there. I was due to go but caught covid.
I went last year and it looks much busier this year, I think people were still a bit nervous about C-19 last year.
Eep! My friend and I went to Naidex for the first time this year, I did wonder if you were going, I would have loved to meet up, lol! Are you planning on going again in 2023? (Oh, heck, I just finished the video, and both me and my friend are in it!)
Hello Mrs Gem. I thought that you would want to know this. The wheelchair taxi company that I normally use for medical appointments behaved abominably this morning (Friday).
A week ago I booked them for 7 am. Nobody turned up this morning. On phoning they said they would send the driver a message.
Time was going by. I phoned again and was told they did not have drivers at that time of the morning. I said in that case why did you accept the booking. He hung up the phone. I phoned to ask again. He hung up again.
I ended up cancelling with them altogether. I made it to my appointment, by myself, by bus. I am so proud of myself.
The question I wanted to raise is: how many other services for disabled people behave badly?
I will never use this wheelchair taxi again. I am proud that I can be independent and hopefully will be more so when I eventually have surgery.
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Super awesome
I need a glide & go seat lift for my YUKON TRUCK. Can you help me find one
Not sure I understand : "para-climbing" is about being tracted up by a rope and touching the wall ? or it involves some strength/skill from the climber ?
yeah, I came to see the para-climbing and was disappointed as well. This is not what para-climbing looks like.
sure, since "normal" climbing is mostly about legs, these guys have it much much harder, and for people without functioning legs it becomes basically just pulling yourself up on your hands, but still, they should at least pull themselves. Being hoisted up us not "paraclimbing".
You can check Sean O'Neill for the real stuff
What's the name of the electric wheelchair whit big front wheel and the small one on the back?
if you click the word more on the discription it gives you the names of the items in the video , havnt watched the vid yet but if its the stair climbing one its called Scewo and it costs $40,000
This looks wonderful but as someone new to all this I find the prices of everything frightening.
I'm really surprised that a disability event didn't have mask-wearing these days
That's why I didn't go. Covid rates are climbing and the government is playing circus....I mean change the leader so no attention to real life
Me too.
Downloaded Sciability app. That looks great!
Yeah such a good idea
I really desperately wanted to go but I caught covid 😔 Thank you so much for your video so I could join in 'virtually' See you next year maybe?
Have some one play with your body down that Al the way
does cyclone sell to the US or is it just the UK?
Just the uk 💙
Super
Glad you enjoyed it
what are your thoughts on ambulant wheelchair users?
Really recommend anyone who enjoyed this to search “IFSC paraclimbing” on youtube, the world cup season just ended but all the competitions are still up on youtube. It’s such a good sport, really worth a watch.
They’re still working on being added to the Paralympics, but it’s looking positive.
IMPRESSIVE
I've been practicing wheelies on a friends chair. Today I split my lip. Yep 1 month of practice & this is what happens.
Please do the etiquette video. I use a mobility scooter. Sometimes things can get a bit awkward and I feel like I'm in the way or wasting people's time.
How much of YOUR time has been wasted by inaccessible roads and buildings, people who expected you to perform above your comfort level, bosses, teachers, doctors who refuse to allow remote work, reasonable accommodations, telephone appointments? You deserve to take up as much time and space as anyone else! ❤️
@@margaretteragram9235 Thank you, Margaret! I need to keep that in mind ❤️
not disabled, but having been driver/assistant/friend to an OI couple in power chairs for years, and getting them out and about at least once a week for the last two- Meh, your not. its just as easy to call out shopping carts.
stay on target and as a penguin once said "smile and wave boys, smile and waive.
@@david.ferris Thanks David 👋🐧
You aren't wasting people's time. They're wasting yours by obstructing you or placing obstacles in your way. In my small local town the only wheelchair accessible cashpoint consistently has wheelchair access blocked by displays either side of it. Finding staff prepared to move them is a complete waste of my time and limited energy
Edited to add Of course I don't advocate being rude unless people are consistently impolite
thought the price was nuts 38 thousand ?
im gutted that i never knew about this i would have loved to have gone. just hope no one does an inventory count on the expensive wheelchairs ;)
BTW im joking about the wheelchair thing
13:38 Pepper and Abby!!!
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I am a disabled person, I need this wheelchair, will you contact me
14:00 hi pepper 👋
;-)
What I don't like is that the expo's don't come to america at all!! And NOT everyone can come to the UK if you all had come to the USA people like myself would have known what was available for someone in a wheelchair.
There are American shows like this.
When climbing the wall you have to use your legs …………..I’m joking
yeah :) but still, being hoisted up by somebody else is not "para-climbing" You can check for example Sean O'Neill for the real stuff
You always point out how people are inconsiderate of the disabled, and I totally agree with you on that, as I recently found myself wheelchair bound myself, but it goes both ways. The disabled also has to be aware of their actions as well, especially when safety is concerned. At :12 you did a complete 180 so fast without looking you almost hit that woman walking down the walkway. If she was just a little closer you would have hit her. She could have fell tripping over you and really hurt herself or you. I know I fractured my hip when I tripped and fell which landed me in the wheelchair. I was lucky my hip is almost healed and getting my strength back and weening myself off the wheelchair. It's more an issue of loss of confidence in myself at this point, that I'm still using it at all.
"the disabled"? "Wheelchair bound"? 😱🤦😤
I’m sure that you mean well, but I’m not sure that it was a necessary message to disabled people. No one is exempt from being considerate.
As a wheelchair user (not bound), you become very aware of your space and turning circle. There was plenty of room for someone to walk past in that open area.
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