No one should have to live their life with a disability if a surefire treatment is available. There's a freedom in being able-bodied.

BBC article: Changing the lives of Senegalese people disabled by clubfoot.

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Article on the BBC website.

Rett syndrome: My sister and I have never spoken
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12. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?Hmmm, if I knew it'd have no effect on my life at all ( Read more... )

21 Do you see yourself as a pterodactyl or a lawnmower?
A lawnmower. I get pushed around by others.

22 If you could quantum leap into any other person who would you leap into and what would you change in their life?
Hahahaha! I'd quantum leap into whoever made the decision to target those receiving care and let them see life from this side.

11 What's the most benign fairground or playground ride that has properly scared you?Hmmm. This was 2005 when I was having falls and found it really hard to get up. I hadn't been given a diagnosis then ( Read more... )

Holly is in Australia. She's part of a campaign to allow legal euthanasia. Holly has Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. She and her partner have decided to document her days.

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Scientists Have Made Their First Attempt at Gene Editing Inside a Human Patient.

This is amazing.
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Day 225. Describe someone who you would consider a hero.Christopher Reeve, the man of steel. Not because he played the role of Superman but because, when he had that horrendous accident, he refused to give up. I don't doubt that there were times when all he felt was despair with the added belief that he was completely useless. I don't doubt he ( Read more... )

'A lack of toilets led me to choose surgery'The article under the cut shows one of the problems physically disabled people face when going out ( Read more... )

As many of you know, I'm disabled. I have a form of muscular dystrophy that affects my limbs. So, there are times I have to buy disability items to make things easier.

What's the difference between the spoons in the first picture and the spoon in the second?
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