Things haven’t really gone to plan since I started this site.  I’ve had a few medical problems that have got in the way a little!  Despite the the articles being a little thin on the ground though, the site gets a surprising amount of traffic.  I have also had a lot more correspondence with readers than I expected.  For some reason people seem to prefer emailing me directly rather than adding comments on the site but nevertheless there is obviously a need that people are hoping this site can fill.

Moving Forward

Now that I’m back on my feet, I’m very open to ideas about how to take this site forward.  One thing that I would be keen on is to increase the level of community involvement but there are a number of ways of doing this.  Of course, this also depends on the willingness of people to join in!

For this reason, I am hoping that some people will join in this discussion.  I would really like to hear more about what people think is currently missing.  There are lots of sites that try to offer the disabled community a voice and a place to talk to each other, but is something missing from these or could they do with being just a little more independent?

Ideas?

Just for starters, there are a number of ideas that could be developed further:

• Using Forum software to create a place for people to discuss……well, anything really!
• A Dig.com style site where members can share links and stories they find interesting on the net.
• Creating a site based around the Facebook model.  Each member has a “Wall” that they can develop and share with others.
• Creating a “Multi-User” Blogging system.  Anyone that’s interested can create their own site which can then be linked together into a network.
• Creating a simple “Links Library” providing links that are useful to the disabled community as a whole.
• ANY COMBINATION of the above plus YOUR ideas.

I have no vested interest here, I simply want to try and create something that the disabled community will find useful.  I think there is a general lack of support for disabled people, so maybe we just need to concentrate more on supporting each other.

Join In

Please let me know what you think would be of use to you.  If this site was ideal, what would it look like and what would it be providing for you.

Contact Me

Please get in touch and let me know your ideas about this.  If you feel comfortable, add a comment to the end of this post.  If you’re on the Home page, click the post title and scroll to the bottom of the post.  If you’d rather, you are more than welcome to use the Contact Form to contact me directly.

Either way, Please get in touch!  Something brought you to this site in the first place.  If you didn’t find what you wanted, tell me what’s missing.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Jamie.