Tag: #disablity

The Strongest, Bravest, and Purest Souls on Earth: The Mentally and Intellectually Disabled. — Chateau Cherie

Acknowledging people with Learning Disabilities is vital to understand how communities work. We all have a role to play!

Cheriewhite

If you’re from my generation, I’m sure you remember the series from the early ’90s, “Life Goes On.” And if you remember this television series, then you automatically think of Corky Thatcher, the mentally challenged middle child of the Thatcher family, played by Chris Burke. He, in real life, has Down’s Syndrome. I’m not writing […]

The Strongest, Bravest, and Purest Souls on Earth: The Mentally and Intellectually Disabled. — Chateau Cherie

Get Online Week

This year Online Week is on from 19 – 25th October. Many local Online Centres Network members will be hosting events around the country, we will be representing North Tyneside borough as the specialist Digital Disability Support service. We will be posting further information nearer the time. Because of the current restrictions in access to our drop in services, all the events will be held virtually. If in the event we are able to deliver some elements of this years programme with a non virtual space, we will plan this into the forthcoming diary. Hope you can all join us nearer the time?

Email: office@parkviewproject.org.uk for further information

If you could have 20/20 vision would you take it? — My life my story

If there was a cure for your disability would you take it? This is a question that can provoke many numerous responses. Some people may not want a cure because their disability is a definite part of who they are. Some people may jump at the chance to be free of the unique hurdles having […]

If you could have 20/20 vision would you take it? — My life my story

Thought provoking account of a blind person

Weevl Bloggers Corner

Blogging is our focus and connecting with others with a disability is encouraged. But we do try to peer support where individuals experience difficulties that by working together can find solutions together. A consequence of our Digital Befriending Scheme is that we are able to foster happy relationships between our members thereby increase social circles of support.  Our drop in centre is usually a hive of activity but the current state of emergency dictates that all our support is online.  This situation is important, but we never loose sight of a social goals of getting people online to offline community participation.    Simon tutoring

“The BeZine” February Blog Series on Illness and Disability begins today; Why “Disabled” not “Differently Abled” — Jamie Dedes’ THE POET BY DAY Webzine

Why terminology matters!

Courtesy of Tiago Moisés under CC0 Public Domain license via PublicDomainPictures.net “My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn’t accessible.” Stella Young, was an Australian comedian, journalist and disability rights activist. She was born with osteogenesis imperfecta and used a wheelchair for most of her life. When she was […]

via “The BeZine” February Blog Series on Illness and Disability begins today; Why “Disabled” not “Differently Abled” — Jamie Dedes’ THE POET BY DAY Webzine