Amy Howarth @Howarth_Amy_

EHU Alumni. BA and MSc. Wheelchair user. Looking to use my life experience with Cerebral Palsy to influence disability law. All views are my own. Joined January 2016

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📌 @kenqbi

6 years ago

place: “we’re wheelchair accessible!!” place:

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Amy Howarth @Howarth_Amy_

6 years ago

I thought I was the only one! September doesn’t feel the same.

Bez Lomax @BethanyRachelL

6 years ago

I thought I was the only one! September doesn’t feel the same.

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Dr Gill Loomes-Quinn @GillLoomesQuinn

6 years ago

I completely relate xx

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Me, leaving my office: I need to remember to do that. I should write it down. Nah, I’ll totally remember it. Also me: Laughs out loud at the idea that I will remember anything for more than 5 min after leaving my office. Also me: Goes back and writes it down.

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Jessica Kellgren-Fozard @JessicaOOTC

6 years ago

✨NEW VIDEO!✨ Here are 10 of the top disability misconceptions I've come across. Have you experienced these...? Please share and let me know some you've come across! Watch here: buff.ly/2N8AjOK

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Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra

6 years ago

Seeing a counselor or therapist doesn’t mean you are weak or selfish. It means you are strong and selfless enough to do what it takes to be the healthiest version of you for the people around you.

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Amy Howarth @Howarth_Amy_

6 years ago

Sadly I relate to this thread way too much. There needs to be more awareness and support. Quite possibly one of the hardest parts of disability.

Jennifer Baumbusch (she/her) @GERONursing

6 years ago

Sadly I relate to this thread way too much. There needs to be more awareness and support. Quite possibly one of the hardest parts of disability.

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Dr Gill Loomes-Quinn @GillLoomesQuinn

6 years ago

#Disability Double-Bind: "You can't access this support/service without a diagnosis" "Just because you have a diagnosis doesn't entitle you to support/services"

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Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra

6 years ago

Pondering the theme of belonging today and I keep coming back to a quote I wrote for myself earlier this year: You can’t find the courage to stand out until you know that you fit in.

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PhD Balance @PhD_Balance

6 years ago

Take a deep breath. Let it out slowly. Do that again. You can do this.

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Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra

6 years ago

Nobody is perfect, but everybody can be coachable. Our ultimate success is less determined by where we’re at right now and more determined by how much pride and ego we’re willing to give up to learn from others and get where we want to go.

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Shannon Dingle, M.A.Ed. @ShannonDingle

6 years ago

Precious friends created this: gofundme.com/f/love-for-the…

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Shannon Dingle, M.A.Ed. @ShannonDingle

6 years ago

#WhenICallMyselfDisabled I do so because it’s true, because disability and disabled are the words used in U.S. laws protecting my civil rights, and because it’s an act of resistance against those who think disabled is a bad thing.

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Catherine Hale @octoberpoppy

6 years ago

#WhenICallMyselfDisabled it means I have to fight twice as hard, and with a fraction of the energy available to non-disabled people, to have status, voice and participation as an equal citizen

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♿ Dev Ramsawakh🏳️‍⚧️ (they/he) @merkyywaters

6 years ago

#WhenICallMyselfDisabled, it's because I spent years trying to separate my disability from my myself. I hated myself, I hid my problems, and I forced myself to struggle instead of accepting who I am. When I started to called myself disabled, I accepted and loved myself.

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TheDisabilityEnthusiast @twitchyspoonie

6 years ago

"Oh you have a debilitating chronic illness that causes lots of pain and discomfort and severely reduces your activity levels.......... ................ Wow, I wish I could lay in bed all day. That's like a constant summer vacation." 🤦🏾‍♀️ #DisabledCompliments

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@[email protected] @AutSciPerson

6 years ago

Ableds, here are things that don't make you suddenly not disabled: Being young Being "pretty" Acquiring a disability Not using mobility aids one day Having a disability that varies Doing something one day & not the next Having fun/laughing Existing outside #DisabledCompliments

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Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield

6 years ago

Stranger seeing me:”Don’t give up buddy. I know it sucks to be in a wheelchair, but don’t give up. You’ll walk again.” Life as a wheelchair user is not giving up or a surrender. Wheelchairs and mobility aids are not confinement. They are opportunity.