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From my life as a Black Disabled teenager to an independent young adult

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Things Are Finally Getting Better

Things Are Finally Getting Better

March 24, 2024March 24, 2024 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life38 Comments

I talk about how things are finally going much better since my last update post and share about all of the different projects I’m currently working on.

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Moving to London Has Been a Nightmare

Moving to London Has Been a Nightmare

September 16, 2023September 19, 2023 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life94 Comments

A post explaining the current struggles I’ve been having with funds, benefits, and getting rejected from getting PIP since moving to England.

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How Trying to ‘Fix’ My Disability Made My Hands Worse

How Trying to ‘Fix’ My Disability Made My Hands Worse

July 22, 2023 Posted in In My Feelings122 Comments

A post explaining what happened when my doctors made my hands worse by straightening them in order to ‘fix’ them and why it was wrong.

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Tips for Dating with a Disability

Tips for Dating with a Disability

July 8, 2023 Posted in My Nugget of Wisdom for the Week37 Comments

My three main tips for dating if you have a Disability along with some of my own dating experiences

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Practising What I Preach

Practising What I Preach

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life113 Comments

I explain why I’ve been away from my blog and share some life updates

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A Day in the Life of a Disabled Teenager

A Day in the Life of a Disabled Teenager

October 4, 2020July 27, 2021 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life65 Comments

A slight peek into what my everyday life is like as a disabled teenager

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Asking the ‘BIG’ Disability Questions

Asking the ‘BIG’ Disability Questions

September 27, 2020July 27, 2021 Posted in Thinking out Loud19 Comments

Asking the ‘BIG’, uncomfortable disability questions that every disabled child thinks about but professionals and parents rarely have the answers to

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How the Kids at School React to My Disability

How the Kids at School React to My Disability

June 7, 2020September 14, 2021 Posted in Thinking out Loud30 Comments

I show what life at school is like for a disabled teenager by sorting the kids at school into six different groups based on how they treat me and my disability

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Accepting New Changes in My Life

Accepting New Changes in My Life

May 17, 2020September 14, 2021 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life24 Comments

Sharing how difficult it was to accept the new change of having a stairlift installed at my home

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FeaturedFeatured Introduction

Introduction

November 30, 2019March 23, 2024 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life98 Comments

Welcome to The Wheelchair Teen! Here you can find an introduction to my blog, information about me and my disability, and some suggestions for cool posts I think you should read. 😊

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