Every day during UK disability history month AbleOTUK tweeted resources and information to celebrate, we also join up with @Makedaisychains on Instagram, below is s summary of what we shared. AbleOTUK changed our logo thought out the month Alt text – Image of AbleOTUK logo for Disability History Month Purple background, in the center a whiteContinue reading “@AbleOTUK UK Disability History Month Twitter Campaign #UKDHM #UKDHM22 #BeAnAbleOTUKAlly”
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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“
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