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A young woman with long brunette hair is leaning against a stone wall with green landscape behind. She is wearing a black-and-white striped dress, holding a silver, glittery crutch on one side and is looking over into the distance.

Life From a New Perspective – The Accident that Changed My Life

When Ella had an accident at the age of 18, her life changed forever. Read about her new perspective on life as a disabled woman.

Ella May

December 6, 2024

Sam Cleasby is a woman of British and Indian heritage, she has dark hair and glasses and has red lipstick on, she smiles off camera

Living with Crohn’s & Colitis – The Urgent Issues Facing IBD Care

Sam Cleasby shares her journey with Ulcerative Colitis and talks about the urgent issues facing IBD care.

Georgina, Founder of Purpl

December 4, 2024

A mum with her disabled child, a young boy who is a wheelchair user for a blog by Emily Perl Kingsley called welcome to holland

Welcome To Holland – A Powerful Perspective on Parenting a Child With Disabilities

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this:

Emily Perl Kingsley

November 30, 2024

A couple in the snow, wrapped up warm, a black man is a wheelchair user and wears an orange scarf, a white woman wears a yellow scarf and is pushing the wheelchair for a post about keeping warm for disabled people

Community Stories

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Stay Warm and Safe this Winter: Tips for Disabled People

Whether you’re managing mobility challenges, energy limiting conditions, autoimmune or other conditions, here are practical tips to help you stay warm this winter.