We're recruiting #DisabledPeople who are passionate about disability rights & independence to join our Board of #Trustees!

This is a great opportunity to share your skills & experience to make a real difference in your community. Learn more: https://ruils.co.uk/about-us/our-trustees/

Finding My Best New Normal With Chronic Illness. a chronic voice .com

"If you’re #homebound or #StuckInBed, it is still possible to mix things up little by experimenting with new #hobbies. You might develop a passion for something you thought you’d never like, or unlock new facets of yourself.": buff.ly/USgNb7P

#ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #pwME #DisabledPeople

You #disabled people that are lucky enough to fit within the ludicrous parameters and GET “benefits” who make it an “I’m A Good One” flex, need to STOP IT WITH THE #ABLEISM. Stop attacking other #DisabledPeople!

Why Your Beauty Never Left You We can be our own harshest critics. Here's why your beauty never left you even with chronic illness, and your self-identity can still evolve.

"But we seldom compare ourselves to the other wonderful parts of who we were before becoming #ChronicallyIll. Why not from #beautiful, to still beautiful? Certain #characteristics that belong to us are the same, maybe even polished due to #circumstances.": buff.ly/aSGTGmK

#DisabledPeople #spoonie

Bali for travellers with disabilities Dave Smith finds there is help in Bali for visitors disabilities

“Here’s some advice on where #tourists with #disabilities can stay and how they can get around, as well as the names of some groups and businesses that can help.”: buff.ly/boeKhhJ

via @westAustralian.bsky.social
#Bali #DisabledPeople #traveling #ChronicIllness #mobility #spoonie

How To Improve Movies With Disabled Characters When there is a movie with a disabled character, I always get excited because I love to see my community being represented in the media, but often it is not done right, and I am almost always disap…

"We need more #movies to show #DisabledPeople living well & u r not going to get that if u don’t hire #disabled #writers. Non-disabled people often struggle to come up with good storylines about #disability bcos they don’t experience 1.": buff.ly/gYiOB6i

by sarahlynn358
#awareness #inclusive

Calling all Disabled people accessing PIP! Share your views & experiences to feed into the Timms review. This is very important as the outcome of this review will impact #DisabledPeople nationwide!

The Savagery of Panic Attacks & The Saving Grace of Internet Friends. a chronic voice .com

"What makes it even more interesting is that we’re all from different #countries – Singapore, UK, USA & India..So there’s 4 global #perspectives right there, and I really really love that.": buff.ly/tQ1IiIv

@lowhistamine.bsky.social @FootprintsNB
#friends #community #ChronicIllness #DisabledPeople

7 Ways to Be a Better Friend to Someone with a Chronic Illness (and 3 Things You Should Never Do)

"Don’t Take It Personally When I Have to Cancel Plans — Understand that I don’t cancel plans bcos I want to. It’s because I have to. I want to go but sometimes I just can’t & I already feel #guilty about that": buff.ly/MGTxT1G

#DisabledPeople #ChronicIllness #MondayBlogs #BeKind #friendships

How I Exercise When Fitness Is Not Accessible Exercise is important for both disabled and non-disabled people, but it is more difficult when you have a disability, and disabled people are less likely to be consistent with exercise because of t…

"I don’t like that it is recommended that everyone walk #TenThousandSteps because it leaves the #disabled community behind and makes people who can’t do that feel bad.": buff.ly/xbHCIcq

by sarahlynn358
#ChronicPain #exercise #DisabledPeople #ChronicIllness #fitness

“It’s in My Blood”: Bree Dixon — Paris Je T’aime, Even with Chronic Pain In the “It’s in My Blood” series — Bree Dixon shares her passion for travelling despite chronic pain and illness, especially with her sisters!

"Bree has an interest in #photography & combines them with her #passion for #writing on her blog. Back home, she spends..time with her beloved dogs, eating clean & also appreciates a good TV show or 2" — Learn more abt BreeDixon3 's #ChronicLife here: buff.ly/qL8g7Wo

#DisabledPeople #spoonies

How Social Media Benefits Disabled People When it comes to social media, people often say that it is toxic and that we should limit our time on it. I would agree that social media can be toxic if you are following the wrong kinds of people…

" #SocialMedia allows #DisabledPeople who don’t get a lot of #support in real-life to connect with others who validate their struggles.. when u have people that can relate to your #challenges in some way it makes you feel less #alone.": buff.ly/Fjr9drG

by sarahlynn358
#NotAlone #disability #spoonie

Myths People Often Believe When Hiring Disabled People Disabled people often have a harder time finding employment than non-disabled people because we face discrimination in job interviews that you would not experience without having a disability. The …

" #Business owners often don’t want to hire #DisabledPeople because they think we are going to demand you make your whole building #accessible, but the reality is, I am only going to ask for #accessibility that I need to do my #job.": buff.ly/GFWE2qh

by sarahlynn358
#disabled #employment #employer

How To Be An Advocate For Disabled People When You Are Not A Content Creator Disability awareness is important for disabled people because disability affects us and disabled people are always advocating for more disability inclusion. Disabled people and sometimes their fami…

" #DisabledPeople shouldn’t be the only ones calling out #inaccessibility & we need non- #disabled people to do it too because people sometimes listen to non-disabled people more..tho it should be the other way around.": buff.ly/xvkMynm

by sarahlynn358
#disability #advocate #awareness #spoonies

"Some #DisabledPeople are not able to #exercise ..because they are not physically able to do [so]..1 the best things you can do for yourself is to commit to eating healthier.. #Fitness and #nutrition go hand in hand.": buff.ly/5ddKmAg

by sarahlynn358
#ChronicIllness #spoonies #disability #exercise

Chronically Healthy, Chronically Ill Living with a chronic illness, I’ve traveled between the kingdom of health and the kingdom of sickness.

"Maybe we are all just #human, at various stages of #brokenness & the idea of the twin kingdoms of #health & sickness can be a guide for navigating those complexities.": buff.ly/vGPraGB

via @Plough.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness #humanity #disability #DisabledPeople #SelfLove

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: 16 Takeaways with Chronic Illness Man's Search for Meaning takeaways - My perspectives as a person with chronic illness, on Viktor Frankl's popular book.

"Everyone’s #life is unique and bears #purpose. There is only you standing in this very spot right now in the whole world..What is it that only you can do, right here and right now, for the better?": buff.ly/Mbgf5Ml

#MondayBlogs #DisabledPeople #ChronicIllness

What Doctors Don’t Tell You About Disability When you are diagnosed with a disability, sometimes people think that their doctor will tell them everything they need to know to live well with a disability, and I only wish that were true. Doctor…

"People are always telling #DisabledPeople that we need to #accept our differences, but that is a lot easier said than done because it’s difficult to accept the reality that people aren’t always going to want u there.": buff.ly/lhMKmKh

by sarahlynn358
#inclusion #disability #awareness #doctors

33 Things That Stop People with Chronic Illness From Leaving the House (Sans COVID-19) There are many things that stop people with chronic illness from leaving the house. They live in lockdown mode with or without COVID-19 going on.

"I don’t always leave the house because I enjoy being at my #home. I have created a safe, loving space that is very inviting and I enjoy being in. – Jennifer.”: buff.ly/wEBdn9V

#SelfCare #ChronicIllness #spoonie #ChronicPain #DisabledPeople

She is Me There are days when I wake into a stillness I don’t recognise.

"I miss her so fiercely it aches..A searing pain entwined with the belief that this is the final draft of me. I’m not #afraid of #ageing. I’m afraid of never again feeling at home in my own skin.": buff.ly/GPuXRnH

by @leighlouharper.bsky.social
#ChronicPain #DisabledPeople #SelfIdentity #spoonie

Chronic Illness Travel Guide — Tips, Tricks and Hacks. What to do in an emergency. How to manage chronic pain. And how to enjoy yourself! Read the post! www. a chronic voice .com

"With my permanent #KneeInjuries now, I also need to bring along a #WalkingStick for those extra bad days (or simply to swipe at annoying people who hv no sense of personal space, or who are glued to their phones whilst walking).": buff.ly/ZjpIhkT

#traveler #DisabledPeople #ChronicIllness #spoonie

Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed' Lucinda Ritchie, who has full mental capacity, was transferred from a hospital bed despite her refusal.

Absolutely appalling but sadly not a unique experience. Budgets are often put ahead of #DisabledPeople and what they want...choice!

Policy states that CHC should be person-centred, but this is rarely how it plays out. Standing in solidarity with Lucinda!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What Neverending Pain Reveals to You. www. a chronic voice .com

"The idea that ‘you will never #recover ’ is foreign to most people. When #illness or #pain wrecks you, you know that it will pass. This knowledge grants you some strength and comfort. But #ChronicPain has no beginning or end.": buff.ly/wC71dz9

#NEisVoid #ChronicIllness #DisabledPeople #LifeLessons

The Hidden Cost of Independence: Why a Wheelchair is More Than Just a Medical Device. By Dusty Wentworth The writings of Dusty Wentworth—exploring politics, social commentary, philosophy, and life with clarity, honour, and depth.

"We must reject the narrative that a good #wheelchair is a luxury. It is not. It is a fundamental tool for dignity, #health & #equality. The story you have just read is a daily reality for thousands.": buff.ly/hesEfc4

by Dusty1Wentworth
#advocate #DisabledPeople #MobilityAids #awareness #inclusion

“There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” - Henry Kissinger. www. a chronic voice .com

“There cannot be a #stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” – Henry Kissinger. The default mode of the #ChronicIllness life 😉 buff.ly/HqXYzit

#ChronicPain #burnout #DisabledPeople #NEisVoid #stress #StressKills

How To Improve Movies With Disabled Characters When there is a movie with a disabled character, non-disabled people often enjoy it because they don’t see the inaccuracies that are harmful to the disabled community that disabled people do.…

"A vast majority of #storylines with #disabled #characters are terrible because they either portray #DisabledPeople as inspirational, make us suicidal or are miraculously cured of an incurable #disability.": buff.ly/LgCMQK4

by sarahlynn358
#films #stigma #ChronicIllness #DynamicDisabilities

Flareability: Notes on Pain, Pacing, and Small Victories Flareability: Notes on Pain, Pacing, and Small Victories is my honest story of living with Fibromyalgia; from flare days and fibro fog to self-care hacks, pacing, and finding small moments of resil…

"The law here in the UK..says #DisabledPeople shouldn’t face #discrimination, but in reality, bias can be subtle. A patchy #sickness record, or even just mentioning #health conditions in an interview, can close doors.": buff.ly/2MaI64l

by @melanielampro.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness #ChronicPain

My Biggest Pet Peeves As A Disabled Person Everyone has things that people sometimes do that they know annoys another person, but they still do it anyway. I have a lot of things that annoy me that aren’t related to my disability in ev…

"Why do people go up to #DisabledPeople & start petting them on the head like we are their dog?..I don’t think people understand how much self-control it is taking me to not bite you.": buff.ly/Iu2pqkk

by sarahlynn358
#InvisibleIllness #DisabilityAwareness #disability #disabled #awareness

How I Learned To Accept My Stoma Disability acceptance is difficult because disability is not accepted by society and is often seen as something bad that needs to be cured. Stoma acceptance can be even more difficult because most …

" #DisabledPeople sometimes name their assistive devices like non- #disabled people name their cars because it helps them cope with their #disability.": buff.ly/wKB5Iiw

by sarahlynn358
#InvisibleIllness #StomaBag #spoonies #stoma

And #disabledpeople. also screwed over and commodified. And yes, what Jane says.