When you are disabled or chronically ill, sometimes you have to go to the doctor or hospital more often than non-disabled people because sometimes you have health issues that require a surgery or two. Some disabled people spend a lot of time at the hospital, but not everyone with a disability has a lot of … Continue reading What Is In My Hospital Bag?
If you are disabled, it is likely that you have been approached by a non-disabled person and have been given some kind of unsolicited health advice. Disabled people with more visible disabilities often will be given more unsolicited health advice than someone with an invisible disability, because we don't have the privilege of being able … Continue reading Why I Don’t Like Unsolicited Health Advice
Disabled people sometimes struggle to accept their disability because we live in a society where disability is something bad that needs to be fixed. Disability acceptance isn't something only disabled people struggle with and sometimes families struggle to accept their loved one's disability more than disabled people themselves. Parents of disabled children sometimes have a … Continue reading How Parents Can Feel Less Guilty About Their Child’s Disability
Accessibility is important for disabled people because we can't function without it, but it’s not just for disabled people and everyone benefits from a more accessible world.. Everyone should care about accessibility, and it hurts disabled people when you say that accessibility is an inconvenience because it tells me that you don't care if my … Continue reading Why Should You Care About Accessibility?
When you have a physical disability, simple tasks that come easily to most people can be more challenging because you don't have as much stability as everyone else. It is frustrating to have a visible physical disability because when people see your disability, a lot of the time it is assumed you are incapable and … Continue reading What People With Physical Disabilities Wish Their Friends Understood
Disabled people sometimes need to see more doctors than non-disabled people because a lot of the time, we have very complex medical issues that require more specialized training than your primary care doctor can give you. When you have Spina Bifida, sometimes you have to see multiple doctors because you can have multiple muscle groups … Continue reading Specialists That I See As A Disabled Person
Chronic pain changes you and impacts everything you do because before doing a task people with pain have to think about how that activity is going to affect their pain levels. Some people with Spina Bifida have chronic pain, but in my experience, most people who I have met with my disability do not live … Continue reading Five Things I Took For Granted Before Pain
When you are disabled, you are constantly learning how to navigate ableist comments because non-disabled people are always saying, and most of the time I don't think it's intentional. One of the most ableist comments I have heard is, "You are so lucky, and I wish I were always on vacation." It is always funny … Continue reading Is Disability Like Being On Vacation?
If you are disabled, it is likely that you have had a conversation with a non-disabled person about cures because a lot of the time non-disabled people struggle to see how anyone could be happy with disability and think we need one. As a disabled person, I have been very vocal about my opinion on … Continue reading Am I Against Cures?
Exercise is important for your physical health and everyone who has the ability to exercise should make it part of their daily routine. Fitness is just as important for disabled people as it is for non-disabled people, but it is more difficult to find an accessible routine when you are disabled because fitness is not … Continue reading Why I Love Strength Training
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