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Tag: disability
My mistake, my bad…
I had no idea… No idea it was possible to love someone so much, regardless… When I first started to advocate for people like my daughter, I made a very big mistake. By advocating mostly on how able they can be, I was amalgamating worthiness with ability and hence relegating all those in the Down … Continue reading My mistake, my bad…
In the end, aren’t we all drifting towards disability?
Too many people still feel uncomfortable around disability. But don't feel bad, sometimes even people with a disability feel that way amongst people with a disability different to theirs. We usually feel like we are walking on eggshells, worried about offending by what we might say or not say for that matter! The fear of … Continue reading In the end, aren’t we all drifting towards disability?
The epitome of hypocrisy: wake up and smell our coffee…
You tell us, because as my daughter is busy walking through the gates of adulthood and getting a bit more savvy, she is starting to feel like a survivor amongst a world who wish the segment of population she belongs to extinct and yet that same world seems to welcome her with open arms…
#RipOnly
How about “ONLY Caucasians are more at risk” or "ONLY Red-haired are more at risk”, or “ ONLY Working-class are more at risk” or "ONLY overweight people are more at risk"?
International Women’s Day: The Plight of Women with a Learning Disability
#IWD has always been a great platform to expose some ginormous elephants in the room. This is one of them. So, let's talk about it.
To think if it hadn’t been for my arrogance, my ignorance would have nipped this in the bud…literally.
The day my arrogance saved my daughter when my ignorance might have obliterated her...
Deaf Awareness Week 2019
@kathleenhumberstone Breaking News: May 9th, 2019 by Denise Humberstone “Sign language made compulsory in all UK educational establishments from nurseries to universities, all government bodies, all work places, all media and entertainment industries starting January 2020 in honour of Deaf Awareness Week!!! The deaf community can’t believe their ears and must have had them burning … Continue reading Deaf Awareness Week 2019
The rainbows people fight over…
But one thing is for sure, I have to and will stand by you and with you if people don't like you just because of your race, creed, physical or cognitive differences, sexual orientation and gender, because that is not ok.
