Advertisements Listen To This Post! When you start to experience a change in your health it can be tempting to Google it and avoid going to the doctor all together. The Internet makes it easy to get medical information quickly but as a disabled person...
Category: Disability
Why The Ending Of Bones Was Painful To Watch
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
October 25, 2021
Advertisements Listen To This Post! Disability sometimes is represented in tv shows or in movies and the problem isn’t that wheelchair users are never pictured on television but ninety-nine percent of the time it’s poor representation and would never happen. I don’t generally seek out...
What It’s Like To Live With A Stoma? (Part 2)
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
October 12, 2021
Advertisements When you have Spina Bifida it is common to struggle with and to have bladder and also bowel issues because it’s all connected. There are many ways you can manage constipation and not all doctors will do the same things because they may not...
How Do You Exercise With Hydrocephalus?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
October 7, 2021
Advertisements When you are abled it can be difficult to motivate yourself to want to exercise but when you are abled it’s not physically challenging like it is for the disabled community. Many workouts routines are not accessible for disabled people and we have to...
Advertisements Happy Spina Bifida Awareness Month? Bladder issues are common when you have Spina Bifida and every doctor manages them in a different way but most peope have some sort of stoma to make it easier. I have a neurogenic bladder like most people with...
My Experience With Strength Training After Hip Replacement Surgery
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 20, 2021
Advertisements Exercise has been hard since my hip replacement surgery back in February and I really haven’t been able to do much exercise at all because my one leg doesn’t bend and there is only so much you can do that don’t involve leg movement....
How Physical Therapy Was Not Accessible
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 13, 2021
Advertisements Accessibility is important for disabled people because it’s how we function and a lot of us cannot do even basic tasks when things are not accessible. People often assume that churches and medical offices are accessible because they have a kind staff and have...
What I Wish People Understood About My Chronic Migraines
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 9, 2021
Advertisements People with chronic pain often face more stigma than some people with visible disabilities because you can’t see pain so people assume that it’s easy to manage. Living with migraines can be hard because they often are misunderstood as a bad headache even by...
Is It Easier To Get A Job When You Have Invisible Disability?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 2, 2021
Advertisements When you have an invisible disability people often assume that finding employment is easier than if you had a visible disability because you don’t have to disclose your disability like you do with a visible disability. Finding a job when you have a visible...
Terminology That Affects Disabled People Negatively
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
August 30, 2021
Advertisements Accepting a disability can be hard for some disabled people and takes many people years before they reach the point where they accept the fact they are not getting better. Language is important because the way you speak to a disabled person can either...