Raising awareness of, and supporting, young people with long-term health conditions
by Holly If you’ve never wondered about the link between disability and our changing planet, you’re probably not alone. In fact, if I hadn’t become ill, I don’t know that it’s something that would ever have occurred to me which feels odd, given how I now take any available opportunity to bash my climate activist … Continue reading Nature is (Genuinely) Healing
By Ally “It is hard to distill, but I think that an accessible and inclusive climate movement looks like a space where care, listening and communication are built into every aspect of organising.” Being able to visualise a fully accessible and inclusive climate movement is an incredible thing. Today I was lucky enough to have … Continue reading “Making the Future Accessible, Access and Inclusion in the Climate Movement”: A conversation with Hannah
By Joe Tanner Hi, my name is Joe, I’m a 25-year-old from Leeds, I live in Beijing and I’m dyspraxic. When asked to write a post about living my life with dyspraxia, I found it quite difficult to plan out what I was going to say. How can I write a post about being ‘different’ … Continue reading Reflections on a Life with Dyspraxia- Changing The Narrative
This is a conversation between Charlene, who has experience of the My Sighted Guide service run by Guide Dogs, and Ally from The LUNA Project. Charlene has been blind from birth. Her experiences with education started way back when she went to boarding school for visually impaired people to learn braille when she had just … Continue reading In Conversation with Charlene: studying, independence, and the My Sighted Guide Service.
What I wish I knew from a young age and what I wish others knew by Matthew (they/them) Individuals with autism, better known as ASD (or Autism Spectrum Disorder) may not want to communicate by use of speech or may be unable. This can be due to being in shutdown, being in an overwhelming situation … Continue reading Autism and Communication
by Regan (she/her) “the quality of being easily reached, entered, or used by people who have a disability” My name is Regan I’m 21 and would like to talk about the importance of accessibility to me on my journey living with Multiple Sclerosis. To me, accessibility means independence, it means freedom. Initially, when I was … Continue reading Accessibility and Me
Image Description: A rainbow back ground with the title 'Imposter Syndrome: Bisexuality, Cerebral Palsy and Avoiding Labels by Izzy Mackellar' in an off-colour white text box. In the bottom left corner is a picture of Izzy in blue clothing. I would never openly say ‘I am disabled’ nor would I openly say ‘I am part … Continue reading Imposter Syndrome: Bisexuality, Cerebral Palsy and Avoiding Labels
By Ally, Beth, and Ross A note in June 2021: The need for accessibility is a common undercurrent in the lives of disabled people and something that never leaves conversations surrounding disability. Two of our earliest blog posts (published October 2019) were on this very topic, and much of what we talked about then still … Continue reading Accessibility: Thoughts Two Years On…
By Ayah Wafi Hey, I’m Ayah Wafi, I am 23 years old and consider myself a British Iraqi. Iraqis come from various ethnic and religious groups such as Arab, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians and many more who are from Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Yazidi, Mandaean, and many more religious backgrounds. I come from a majority Iraqi … Continue reading Growing up as a British Iraqi with IgE-mediated food allergies
By Saadiya (she/her) @theinvisiblecrisispod + @saadiyayu A major part of living with a chronic illness is learning how to advocate for your health. This can be a daunting and exhausting experience, especially when dealing with healthcare professionals with years of medical knowledge behind them. However, there are still many instances of doctors not taking patients' … Continue reading 5 Simple Ways to Advocate for Your Health
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