Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/4aPyvgyOuJMPGYIVXM8O7k?si=0JurC3SZSo2r8XNcKy-u2Q Disabled people are always hearing comments from non-disabled people that are either rude or ableist and it is not surprising that some disabled people struggle with accepting their disability. As a disabled person, I have heard my fair share of rude, ableist comments, and although I think sometimes people intentionally … Continue reading What Not To Say To A Disabled Person
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/60kIFCKH6rpsY9qmJoy23K?si=EovkMXIjSxWhqdImYKsbIw Disabled people want to be included, but often we aren't because not everything in life is accessible, and sometimes your disability prevents you from being able to participate in the same activities as your non-disabled friends. As a disabled person, I have accepted the fact that there are going to … Continue reading How To Support Your Disabled Friends
Listen To This Post! https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ultsebENoberW5umPVw8z?si=99raj1oMSJ2vuNxJnYN0jA July is Disability Pride Month. During the month of July, we celebrate Disability Pride Month, which is an opportunity to celebrate the history, challenges, and uniqueness of disabled people. Why do we celebrate Disability Pride Month in July? Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July because in July 1990, the … Continue reading What It Means To Have Disability Pride
Listen To This Post! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PGuyI4iL5ldV7J7n5RHqq?si=EwC3D0kaQCKppBGbycbLYg Hip replacement surgery is something that most people get when they are older, but you don't have to be old to need a hip replacement, and there are many reasons why someone may want one. I had hip replacement surgery a few years ago because I have a condition called … Continue reading How Do You Exercise After Hip Replacement Surgery?
Listen To This Post! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zRVtToU5oEnlOtYMChAh0?si=mzT1zvgSQwiunn5QOSdx6Q Disabled people often experience more discrimination than non-disabled people because disability is often wrongly portrayed in the media. People sometimes will believe things that are simply not true because they watched a TV program about a disabled person and thought that is what it is like to be disabled, which … Continue reading Disability Myths You Should Stop Believing
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6J7f6l4N75YY9LGNEB3vNO?si=iAB4rhajT8eMQlVbkyRW1g Disabled people can do some tasks in the same way that non-disabled people can because being disabled does not mean you can't do anything. As a disabled person, I have accepted the fact that there are going to be a lot of things that my disability prevents me from doing … Continue reading Five Things I Can’t Do That I Wish I Could
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ODzGSintkeU0BrPEFUwe1?si=QX0QjFckRd6yJ3WE4AegyA Disabled children usually will not have a lot of questions about their disability when they are young, but if your child has any kind of awareness, eventually, they get to an age where they wonder why they are different from everyone else. The hardest job that parents of disabled children … Continue reading How To Tell Your Disabled Children They Are Not Getting Better
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SIej6AyCnTHvI9N2VhIvU?si=F_M0kT1QSeeZfhrQEAbasA When you have a physical disability, every day tasks such as cooking are more difficult, but even though something is harder, that doesn't mean you don't have to do it, because even disabled people still have to eat. People with physical disabilities sometimes have a harder time using kitchen appliances … Continue reading How To Be Safe In The Kitchen When You Have A Physical Disability
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dFif15hG01u1RTBVyDTgW?si=OhH4ptMuQFS2_rQHrluL-g Disclaimer: In this post, I am sharing how I help my friends who are struggling with depression. I am not a mental health professional, and everything shared is to be used for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Mental illness is often invisible because not … Continue reading How To Help A Friend Struggling From Depression
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YwuPinCvARAvva88BVGFO?si=3_464N39Q8qZoDMbwhJ7BQ When you have a physical disability, assistive devices often are not a choice and are necessary for disabled people to move and have some level of independence. I live with a physical disability and have been using assistive devices my entire life because I have never had the leg muscles … Continue reading Why Should You Celebrate My Assistive Devices?
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