20 things I learned in 2020
Hello friends and happy new year. We made it, 2020 is over. I know we’ve all had a rough go of it recently. I usually feel excited at the idea of a fresh start but January feels more like a scary continuation than a new …
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Why I don’t support the MDA telethon
If you’re new here, I have a type of congenital muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is, in simple terms, a category of neuromuscular diseases. I personally don’t know which exact flavor of MD I have, since I’ve never been tested beyond my initial diagnosis I got …
Are you registered to vote?
Hi friends. There is so much at stake in this upcoming election. It is quite literally, and terrifyingly, a matter of survival. For disabled people, the lgbtq+ community, BIPOC, immigrants. For that matter, given our current administrations disregard for climate change or any science at …
Why did it take a global pandemic for things to become accessible?
I keep finding myself asking one question over and over: why did it take a global pandemic for things to become accessible? Obviously, things aren’t perfect. There’s still so much work left to do and it’s not like a flip was switched making the ADA …
Lockdown life update
Hi friends! How’s lockdown treating ya? First off, I just want to say that I know that everything is awful and scary and generally terrible right now, so I’m proud of you for getting through it. I’m happy you’re still here and super grateful that …
I’m back I guess
Hi friends! *coughs* *clears cobwebs* It’s been a heck of a long time since I’ve popped in here. When quarantine started, I had a hard time writing. Everything was sad and scary and the thought of writing about anything that mattered at the time was …
My friend and I are both in wheelchairs and our disabilities are nothing alike
For today’s post, I teamed up with my friend Sarah to highlight just how different disabilities are from person to person, even between two wheelchair users. Lots of people who have limited or no experience with disability in general tend to lump all wheelchair users …
February 2020 highlights
Happy leap year day! Today is the last day of February 2020 but because it’s the 29th it feels like a bonus. And it also means that it’s time I write my highlights of the month, so hey, you’re reading this now so I actually …
11 Wheelchair accessible date ideas
In honor of Valentines Day being just a few days away, I thought I would console my sadly single self by coming up with some fun date ideas that are all wheelchair accessible! There’s this strange belief that disabled people don’t or can’t date, and …
January 2020 highlights
It always blows my mind when I see people saying they felt like January is 200 days long. For me, January always flies by scary fast. Maybe because my birthday is at the end of the month or maybe just because I always get a …