Showcasing our bloggers on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020

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This Thursday (3 December 2020) is a special day for disabled people worldwide as we come together to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.  

This annual event, organised by the United Nations, draws attention to the inequalities disabled people endure and pushes for a more inclusive environment to benefit all.

Amplifying our disabled members voices

To mark this special day, we asked our young disabled members to share their personal blogs with us so we could promote them more widely.

However, the response we received was so enthusiastic that we wanted to include everyone today, and not just those lucky young chicks who happen to be under 25!

Therefore, in no particular order, comes a list of blogs from some regular faces that speak to the reality of being disabled in 2020 and the fight for equality that still exists.

Members blogs

Chloe Tear – Our @Chloe_Scope kicks us off with her award-winning disability blog covering life with Cerebral palsy, visual impairment and everything in-between.

Undercover Superhero – New mum @Ami2301 shares her story of becoming disabled and the highs and lows of life with multiple impairments.

Xboxmanblog – Sees @MrAllen1976 tell us about his daily life, unlucky lottery ticket run and love for all things gaming and taekwondo.  

Hannah’s Hope – By @HDeakin is a blog covering a variety of topics that she describes as, “being about my journey, supporting others and raising awareness”.

Inclusive Living Concepts – From @Lucy411 is a blog dedicated to her passion for improving inclusion.  Lucy discusses life with Cerebral palsy and employing Personal Assistants (PAs) as-well as a host of other good stuff.  

Lorenzo – Is from @AwesomeLorenzo.  In it, Lorenzo describes navigating college-life while having undiagnosed dyspraxia and the difficulties this brought.  

Guest blogs

Besides these we have our very own Guest Blogs category filled with an array of different issues, written about by disabled people.  Give it a peek to see if you can relate.

Over to you:

• Do you have a blog we haven’t mentioned, if so give us a shout!

• Do you have any message to send to our resident bloggers?

• Would you like to take up blogging and need tips?

Let us know.

Also, remember to check out Scope’s social media accounts, on Facebook and Twitter, for more updates on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020.  

Lucy411

Thanks for the mention, keep a look out for a video post later today.

hdeakin

Thanks for the mention @Cher_Scope . Happy International day of persons with disabilities all! Also a big cheer for fellow bloggers ?

Ami2301

Thank you @Cher_Scope

WestHam06

Thank you for sharing this @Cher_Scope, we have so many really great bloggers here on the community, thank you to you all for sharing your experiences Thank you

[Deleted User]

I'll be filling in today's edition of the Xboxmanblog later if anyone wants to have a read.

Tori_Scope

What great talent we have here! I look forward to having a look through all of your blogs  

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Tori_Scope said:

What great talent we have here! I look forward to having a look through all of your blogs  

I've just done today's entry on mine  

Jennifer14Owen

Cher here is my blog https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https://jennferowen28rocketmail.wordpress.com/2020/11/13/taking-on-the-fight-on-behalf-of-people-with-irlen-syndrome/?fbclid=IwAR3qO-zPIGbCpXAnZcgPUvpV97CSjx7pR8xutyLDqYnFQ_QYBknw7mobclE&h=AT3udTmMmVIm0yKa0aU74ST2Qpu3PCcOgIGMHb6TFHEUzxYpWs06p7SRFqP5P35wk0V8cwSZdOBQhlu9U1AnxKlTOWenwfzOBJp5XYi6no9JM3vwgAeQ9ODBPQa2RTNWHRBh&__tn__=H-R&c[0]=AT2Y1uXwkOaPPltFMCx6OIiZPxPKz7iKIfHVhCzPE-l7O_roR2LJEB00W4LEtAWFsBG9QF9h1A1xFBudmgr31QzcgytVFAHMexb8cS1iksrlqC2YqUFJOOkBNAu1d7VuxEAzhFD2ssx9bBqq_Ea7FfWtBg

Lucy411

I've just updated mine and written a piece for Disability Horizons virtual Christmas experiences that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home if it's of interest https://www.facebook.com/Inclusive-Living-Concepts-104955977672270. I particularly like the virtual dog sledding

Ross_Scope

Thanks for sharing this @Lucy411  

hdeakin

Well done @Lucy411 that is great. I will have a read ?

Lucy411

hdeakin said:

Well done @Lucy411 that is great. I will have a read ?

Thanks, Hannah, hope you enjoy them.

Tonia_Says1

I have a blog (and a blog post about the subject):

International Day of People with Disabilities: Not All Disabilities Are Visible

Tori_Scope

Thanks for sharing @Tonia_Says1