[cover photo: images of each person included in this article - from left to right; Rose, Tanja, Bethany, Jessica, Caitlin and Jameisha.]
Article by Emily Bourne.
In this article I’m going to be highlighting some people with disabilities that you NEED to be following, whether it be to help to eradicate your ableism or just to know there is someone else out there who knows how you feel.
Rose is such a magnificent, strong, lovely girl. She documents every part of her journey with multiple chronic illnesses - and strives to educate able-bodied people of the struggles people with disabilities face every day.
Bethany is a Crohn’s Disease sufferer, who is proud of her bag. She encourages other people with ileostomy bags to love them, and not feel ashamed of their stomas. I have personally learnt so much about Crohn’s from her, and now you will too!
Tanja is an artist, queer icon and spoonie. She is on this list because she is such a wonderful human being, and she is a spoonie creative - support your spoonie artist friends!
Jessica is a disability advocate, known for the iconic T-shirt ‘not getting well soon’ (which you can buy here.) I love her ferocious energy, even though she is most likely feeling like poop 24/7 (big spoonie mood).
Jameisha has Lupus, and uses her social media platform to educate people on what Lupus is and issues surrounding it. One of the things I love most about her page is her IGTV videos; she gives tips to people with chronic pain, real talk on living with chronic illness and education on disabilities. She is a great inspiration for me - love her!
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Thank you for reading, and if you're part of that list - thank you for being an inspiration! ‘Amazing People’ will be a series that I will continue with different categories - one that I’ve already published is ‘AMAZING PEOPLE: QUEER EDITION’.