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My life as a black, disabled teenager

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The Last Steps I Ever Took

The Last Steps I Ever Took

July 10, 2021 Posted in Personal Experience177 Comments

The story of how I ended up permanently in a wheelchair and discussing how I sometimes blame myself for not being able to walk anymore

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Fun Wheelchair Facts and Stories

Fun Wheelchair Facts and Stories

November 22, 2020July 24, 2021 Posted in Personal Experience79 Comments

A fun post where I share fifteen, short interesting wheelchair facts and personal disability stories to put a smile on your face and show you what it’s like to be a disabled teen

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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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‘My Journey’ Part 2: The Realisation that I’m Disabled

‘My Journey’ Part 2: The Realisation that I’m Disabled

May 10, 2020September 13, 2021 Posted in Personal Experience4 Comments

The continuation of my journey with a deeper dive into my school years and an exploration of my struggle with adjusting to the reality of my disability

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Going to an Able-Bodied School

Going to an Able-Bodied School

January 19, 2020August 4, 2021 Posted in In My Feelings13 Comments

My experience of being a disabled teenager at an able-bodied school

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Why I Don’t Eat in Public

Why I Don’t Eat in Public

December 8, 2019September 13, 2021 Posted in In My Feelings6 Comments

I explain my struggles with eating in public due to people staring and my disability

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