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After Ten Years Indoors, Freedom Begins With a Diet Soda and a Walk Outside
CW: Institutionalization & Medical Care For 10 years, Nicholas Papadopoulos’s world was contained within the walls of Room 130 at Brown Health & Rehabilitation in Georgia. Papadopoulos has cerebral palsy and lived on his own until he developed cellulitis. Cellulitis is a bacterial infection. It can begin with a small cut or irritated skin. But…
Disability Isn’t a Trend
CW: Ableism Disability has entered cultural discussions in new ways, but the idea that it is trendy or cool to be disabled is unrealistic. I have cerebral palsy, and nothing about it is trendy or cool. I’m comfortable with my disability because I’ve had to be, but it is not cool. Cerebral palsy has never…
The Trips They Can’t Take
For many people, traveling is a way to explore new places, see family and friends, or enjoy a relaxing getaway. For disabled people like Lucy Robinson, they are lucky if they can travel at all. Robinson relies on care funded by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. She says it’s difficult to get…
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