We
can’t believe 2019 is nearly here! Scope takes pride in the daily contributions
of our members in our community. Especially our Guest Bloggers, even though
most of them run their own blogs, they still share their stories and offer
incredible tips in the community. Here’s a look at our top 12 blog entries from
2018 and please feel free to comment about your thoughts and experiences. Enjoy!
January
2018:
Helen @HelenMCL talks about her experiences with sympathy from others, as a
wheelchair and walking frame user in this insightful post called: ‘Aww bless her, I thought I had it bad” -
Sympathy and Disability
February
2018:
Gloria @glomac1 who runs two lip-reading support groups, had a profound hearing loss
since the 1980’s when she was a classroom teacher. She talks about her hearing
loss journey and how it impacted her personally and professionally. ‘Teaching lipreading – my story so far’
March
2018:
Pippa @Pippa_Scope wrote an informative post on ‘The
stigma around accessible employment’, she shares why working part time
hours or working from home is not an easy way out but a necessity for her and
other people with a chronic illness.
April
2018:
They
say “traveling – it leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller”. Carrie-Anne @c@carrieannlightley who is a blogger, shares with us her travel adventures with Cerebral Palsy and using
a wheelchair: ‘Travelling the world in a
wheelchair’
May
2018:
Sam @Sam_Scope has a brilliant interview with Phil, the Access &
Operations Co-Ordinator for an event production company called Ground Control.
This post ‘Festival Fever - do you think
that festivals are accessible to you?’ investigates the pros and cons of attending
a festival with a disability.
June
2018:
Holly @HollyTucks has a fabulous post called 'Beauty,
Fashion and sight loss'. She explores the fashion and beauty world and being
visually impaired. She offers some very useful tips.
July
2018:
Ruth @Ram who talks in depth about her experiences with Cerebral Palsy and Perthes
and relying on the NHS. ‘I owe the NHS
my life’. What has been your
experience with the NHS?
August
2018:
Lucy @homeparentingandme has a post called ‘Parenting
and Chronic Illness’. She opens up about her experiences with planning
activities as a Disabled parent, raising her lovely son. Are you a disabled
parent, how has it been for you and your family?
September
2018:
Gill @PHSEexpert does a wonderful job in on our sex and relationships forum and
she works as a Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) lead in a
specialist college for young adult with complex needs. In this post she talks
about relationships, intimacy, consent and so much more in ‘Raising Expectations’.
October
2018:
Visiting
the gym might be on your ‘to do list’ for 2019 but is it accessible? @Dbai686 talks to the founders of Fitable Ian Singleton and Richard Johns in the ‘Developing inclusive gyms for all’.
November
2018:
A
group of friends and bloggers wrote a great post called 'The Importance of Changing Places | World Toilet Day 2018'. Lady
Kerry Thompson, Fi Anderson and Emma Muldoon talk candidly about the changes
that needs to happen, to make disabled toilets more accessible and suitable.
December
2018:
Emma @EmmaP24 is a blogger, writer and content advisor and she has quadriplegic
cerebral palsy and is registered blind. Emma shares hers in ‘My 5 favourite memories at Christmas’ post. What are your fondest memories at Christmas time?
Please
read the other entries from this year. We want to thank everyone who contributes
and shares their stores and experiences with us. We could not have done this
without you all. If you would like to be a guest blogger, please email community@scope.org.uk.
We wish you all a lovely Christmas and a fantastic New Year ahead, see you then!
