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  Thank you for visiting my blog. Please read on for further information about me. I hope you gain value from the blog. If you would like me to write about my experience of a specific issue then please let me know.  I am a full-time wheelchair user and have found getting suitable jobs for my needs can be a challenge; This has always led me to feel that there is more out there and that I have much more to give to this world. I aspire to become my own boss, allowing me to write and inspire others daily. I want to show that just because I have a disability, I am more than capable and worthy of success. I enjoy Scuba Diving and can’t wait to do more; I link this into travel as well as I am also a keen traveller who always want to experience more of what this world has to offer. My dream is to inspire others through my words and my experiences. I have always enjoyed writing and find it a therapeutic process for myself but also knowing that there is somebody else benefiting from my writing f
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Follow your dreams

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Using a Hydration Pack as a wheelchair user

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Who Am I

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What is Growth Mindset and why is it important?

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Embrace you Imperfections #WeThe15

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It is rude to stare but not to treat Paralympians equal.   Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash The Paralympics is over for another three years; we have had one of the most successful Paralympics ever with numerous Paralympic and world records that have been destroyed, all after two years of not competing in competitions. The athletes of the Olympics also participated under the same conditions. Still, there is one main difference, in my opinion, which makes this Paralympics even more special than ever before, and that is everything else they have had to deal with over the past two years. We have seen some emotional scenes with athletes who achieved against all odds, not letting their disability stop them from achieving their dreams. Living through the Pandemic has disproportionately affected disabled people of all abilities and backgrounds. Paralympians are no exception; not only have Paralympians had the same restrictions as the Olympians, for example, no competitive play, but they also
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Barriers to Education

It is essential to think about what the phrase 'barriers to education' means before talking about my own education experience.  barriers can be attitudinal, organisational or practical  Although it is important to remember that sometimes there is no way to do this due to the nature of the disability and the experienced problems. As a result, each individual should be treated differently and their needs addressed in the same way. The barriers to learning faced by students with disabilities are many and complex and differ from student to student and often daily. So, for this article, I will be only writing about my own experiences and understand that this may be very different to what others may have experienced. When looking at access, you need to think about all aspects, not just physical; these include: Access means physical access as well as access to the curriculum Awareness of the needs of disabled people and the barriers they may experience Acceptance that you may need
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Why writing is important to me

Writing helps me to share my views as well as become an outlet for me on an emotional and psychological level. I am a woman with a physical disability and as a person with a disability, it can often be a challenge to have a voice in society. Writing gives me a voice that allows me to share my experiences that will hopefully in turn help others. I found it almost impossible to write for a while, but now realise this is exactly when I should have been writing the most. I am going to try and explain some of the reasons I stopped writing and then discuss why I now realise I should have continued to write all along. October 2015 my life started down a road that there was no stopping and turning around on. I had been unhappy in my marriage for some time, as the years progressed it became evident that we wanted different things. I had always said that I didn't want children, not because of my disability but just because I enjoyed my freedom, wanted to see the world and didn't see a ch
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