‘Going to college has been an enduring ambition, but I do not feel at home there’
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Accepting my vulnerability and need of other people was an important step in my progress
Remarks like these reveal so much about non-disabled people’s perceptions
To everyone’s surprise but our own, disabled people are still fighting for the same rights that we’ve been fighting for our whole lives
Recognition of our language and advances in technology means we are no longer being silenced
The upcoming local and European elections are powerful platforms for the marginalised to make their voices heard
Why it's important to call out things that people do or say that enforce systems of prejudice
Limitations of independence are unnecessarily placed upon disabled people
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