When you are disabled you are constantly having to put up with ableist comments made by abled people but what tops the icing on the cake is when people say that being stuck at home because of disability is easy and that we are basically...
Tag: disability advocate
Things In Life That I Don’t Like Doing But I Do Anyway
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
May 11, 2022
Good health is important for everyone but let’s face it sometimes taking care of yourself can take a lot of time and effort. Disabled people often require more maintenance than abled people and sometimes people slack because they convince themselves it’s not that important or...
How Parents Can Feel Less Guilty For Their Child’s Disability
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
April 12, 2022
Disabled people aren’t the only ones that struggle with acceptance and families do too, but more specifically parents have a real hard time with it. Parents often struggle with acceptance and in the beginning of your child’s diagnosis, you may even blame yourself for causing...
Why You Shouldn’t Call All Disabled People Inspiring
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
March 9, 2022
If you are disabled you probably have been called inspiring more times than you can count. I have nothing against people calling disabled people inspiring if you truly mean it but unfortunately most people don’t and only say when they see our disabilities. A disabled...
How Do You Spread Awareness About A Health Condition?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 30, 2021
Advocacy is important for the disabled community because it can help educate people without our conditions so disabled people face less discrimination. It also can teach others without our conditions the realities of it because you won’t get that from your doctor! Advocating is important...
Is It Easier To Get A Job When You Have An Invisible Disability?
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
September 2, 2021
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 disability...
Terminology That Affects Disabled People Negatively
posted by: My Rockin Disabled Life
August 30, 2021
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 help...
When your disabled you will face many challenges that you will have to learn to work through because they will be there whether or not you choose to accept it. Some disabilities have more developmental challenges and other people struggle more physically but whatever the...
When you have a physical disability sometimes getting a car adapted is an option but that is not always a choice for everyone. Some disabled people like myself can never drive because visual impairment issues make it difficult so the only way we can leave...
Sleep is important for your overall health and some people only occasionally have trouble sleeping but when you have chronic pain more often than not sleep troubles are a pretty regular thing because of your pain. People without chronic pain only have to worry about...