This is the third blog posted by us during Disability Pride Month – please also see others Acknowledgement – This is a personal experiences piece of writing, throughout this blog I will use the term disabled/disability by this I mean any condition that has a physical, emotional, psychological or learning impact on how a personContinue reading “17th July 2023 – @AbleOTUK #DisabilityPrideMonthBlogs What could the lived experience bring to the occupational therapy profession? – Rachel Booth-Gardiner @OT_rach #BeAnAbleOTUKAlly”
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@AbleOTUK #DisabilityPrideMonthBlogs – We are hosting #OTalk on Tuesday 11th July 2023 – Spotting and Challenging Ableism #BeAnAbleOTUKAlly
July is Disability Pride Month and it is nearly two years since the AbleOTUK affinity group popped into existence. Today’s #OTalk is being hosted by the group on how to spot and challenge ableism and continue to #BeAnAbleOTUKAlly Do check out our previous chats here: 18th August 2020 https://otalk.co.uk/2020/08/11/otalk-18th-august-2020-occupational-therapy-and-ableism/ 26th July 2022 These introduce theContinue reading “@AbleOTUK #DisabilityPrideMonthBlogs – We are hosting #OTalk on Tuesday 11th July 2023 – Spotting and Challenging Ableism #BeAnAbleOTUKAlly”
Disability History Month Blog – Employment, disability, health and wellbeing by @GeorgiaVineOT
Georgia Vine, Occupational Therapist and Founding Member of AbleOTUK shares her experiences of employment, disability, health and wellbeing. I’m Georgia, I’m a disabled occupational therapist who has cerebral palsy. I was so excited to qualify in 2021 and couldn’t wait to enter the working world of occupational therapy. Yet, this wasn’t as easy as itContinue reading “Disability History Month Blog – Employment, disability, health and wellbeing by @GeorgiaVineOT”
Disability History Month Blog Post by @nataliehixy #BeAnAbleOTUKally – Anyone can become disabled. Anyone, anytime.
In December 2008 I was planning my dream wedding for that July, only 7 months away. I was working full time in a job I wasn’t totally happy in, but it paid the bills. I was not expecting to be about to become permanently disabled and lose my job. I had been experiencing pain inContinue reading “Disability History Month Blog Post by @nataliehixy #BeAnAbleOTUKally – Anyone can become disabled. Anyone, anytime.”
UK Disability History month – a month in which the struggles of disabled people are remembered, and victories celebrated. 16th November – 16th December 2022
Written by Rachel Booth-Gardiner. One of the founding members of AbleOTUK Rachel Booth-Gardner explains what disability history month is and why we should celebrate it. It has taken me a long time to feel comfortable with my identity, but I would describe myself as an occupational therapist who is neurodivergent, born with Cerebral Palsy (rightContinue reading “UK Disability History month – a month in which the struggles of disabled people are remembered, and victories celebrated. 16th November – 16th December 2022“
#TeamCPOT takeover for #WorldCPDay 6th Oct 2022
Georgia and Rachel are both some of the founding members of AbleOTUK, last year in October the hosted a twitter campaign to explain ways they do occupations differently because of the impact of their cerebral palsy. This year they have sought out other occupational therapists with lived experiences of cerebral palsy, from around the world,Continue reading “#TeamCPOT takeover for #WorldCPDay 6th Oct 2022”
AbleOTUK Campaign Blog
Deaf awareness month September 2022 September was International #DeafAwarenessMonth, witch included International Week of Deaf People from 19-25 September and World Deaf Day on 27 September. Throughout the month @SusanGriffiths5 one of AbleOTUK founders shared her lived experiences on our social media platforms. Here is what she created and shared. We would love you toContinue reading “AbleOTUK Campaign Blog”
Guest Blog Post
A love letter to OT twitter – The journey to finding a supportive community. Alex an Msc (pre-reg) Student Occupational Therapist Twitter, some people love it, and others hate it. But for me twitter has been a lifeline! Hi, I’m Alex an Msc (pre-reg) Student Occupational Therapist with lived experiences of Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Autism, chronicContinue reading “Guest Blog Post”
Language and Discrimination by Natalie Hicks (@nataliehixy)
Natalie Hicks 3rd Year Occupational Therapy Student (BSc Hons) at the University of Central Lancashire and one of Able OTUK founding members – shares her thoughts in this blog post, please comment and share. Throughout the years language has been used to control and divide people, as a way to scapegoat the ‘other’. The people wouldContinue reading “Language and Discrimination by Natalie Hicks (@nataliehixy)”
Disability Pride Month 2022
July 2022 – AbleOTUK Celebrated Disability Pride Month by challenging the profession in its Allyship’s. In 2021 Allyship was need as the word of the year by Dictionary.com Allyship (ally-ship) noun ‘the status or role of a person who advocates and actively works for the inclusion of a marginalised or politicised group in all areasContinue reading “Disability Pride Month 2022”
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