When you live with chronic pain, it often feels lonely because most people do not have chronic pain and think that you can cure yourself by taking your medication, eating healthy, and exercising more, but that is only true for some people. Chronic pain affects everything you do and changes you because you are not … Continue reading Five Things Chronic Pain Takes From You
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Accessibility Features Everyone Benefits From
When you are disabled, accessibility is important to you because you can't navigate the world when there are too many barriers. Non-disabled people sometimes think that accessibility only benefits disabled people and that they don't have to care about it because they aren't disabled. Everyone should care about accessibility because the disability community is the … Continue reading Accessibility Features Everyone Benefits From
What No One Tells You About Disability Acceptance
When you are disabled, one of the hardest things that a disabled person has to learn is to accept is the reality that they are never going to get better. Disability acceptance is hard because we live in a world surrounded by inaccessibility and ableism where disability something bad that needs to be fixed. Some … Continue reading What No One Tells You About Disability Acceptance
Realities Of Living With A Physical Disability
When you have a physical disability, the simplest task that comes easy to most people is hard because you have limitations that someone without a physical disability wouldn't have. You are constantly learning new ways to navigate inaccessibility because we live in an inaccessible world that is not designed for disabled people, and barriers are … Continue reading Realities Of Living With A Physical Disability
Harmful Comments Non-Disabled People Need To Stop Saying To Disabled People
Disabled people are constantly learning new ways to navigate ableist comments because we hear them constantly, and most of the time, I don't think it's intentional. Most people don't know understand what ableism is and say things to disabled people with good intentions without realizing how harm that comment was. I am able to ignore … Continue reading Harmful Comments Non-Disabled People Need To Stop Saying To Disabled People
How I Do Different Tasks
When you are physically disabled, everyday tasks that come easily to most people can be difficult because your physical disability sometimes prevents you from being able to do certain tasks. Non-disabled people sometimes think that disabled people can't do anything for themself and need help with everything, but that could not be more wrong, and … Continue reading How I Do Different Tasks
Reminders For Bad Pain Days
When you live with chronic pain, you are in pain all the time and don't get a break from it, but not every day is going to be a bad day. You have good days when your pain is bearable and bad days when getting up to go to the bathroom feels like it should … Continue reading Reminders For Bad Pain Days
Things I Have To Think About When Traveling With A Disability
Traveling is fun, but when you are disabled, it can be a little more stressful because you have to think about things a non-disabled person wouldn't have to consider. Non-disabled people have a lot to think about when they are traveling, but not nearly as much as a disabled person would because they don't have … Continue reading Things I Have To Think About When Traveling With A Disability
How To Help A Physically Disabled Person
When you have a physical disability, you often require more help than a non-disabled person would because there are some things your disability prevents you from being able to do independently. Every disabled person requires different levels of assistance, and it depends on what disability you have because some disabled people need more help than … Continue reading How To Help A Physically Disabled Person
Realities Of Living With Chronic Pain That Isn’t Talked About Enough
When you live with chronic pain, sometimes it can feel like no one gets it because most people do not have chronic pain and have no idea what it's like. It can be difficult for people without chronic pain to understand pain that they cannot see, and sometimes people don't believe your pain is real … Continue reading Realities Of Living With Chronic Pain That Isn’t Talked About Enough