How I’m Going

Here’s my long answer to the simple question that most conversations start with.

I Am a Person, But My Identity Comes First

Person with a disability, or disabled person? Knowing which to use can be a minefield. Here’s why I always default to ‘disabled person’.

This is What Disability Looks Like

I’ve been told many times that I’m too young to be in so much pain. That I’m too young to use mobility aids. That I’m too young to be disabled. But disability doesn’t care how old you are. It doesn’t care how determined you are, how pretty you are, how much potential you have…