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I'm blind. This morning I was walking through my local park with my pram & my white cane.
A man shouted "Woah!" in my face & grabbed my cane & my pram.
I pushed back in shock & demanded he let me go.
He refused.
Why?
Because I was going to "walk over some dirt & grass". 1/
A man shouted "Woah!" in my face & grabbed my cane & my pram.
I pushed back in shock & demanded he let me go.
He refused.
Why?
Because I was going to "walk over some dirt & grass". 1/
I had to push & pull my pram & cane away from this person's hands so that I could leave.
He had his hands on the pram with my baby in it & wouldn't let go until I started physically trying to get him off.
All because I *might* walk over some dirt & grass on a path. In a park 2/
He had his hands on the pram with my baby in it & wouldn't let go until I started physically trying to get him off.
All because I *might* walk over some dirt & grass on a path. In a park 2/
I cannot emphasise this enough.
It is completely unacceptable to touch a disabled person, their mobility aids & THEIR CHILDREN without permission.
If you think there is a hazard, communicate first.
Because personally, I don't find "dirt & grass" particularly hazardous. 3/
It is completely unacceptable to touch a disabled person, their mobility aids & THEIR CHILDREN without permission.
If you think there is a hazard, communicate first.
Because personally, I don't find "dirt & grass" particularly hazardous. 3/
Thank you so much Paul @UGuests it's been amazing to follow your thinking, insights, research and history on placemaking today.
This is @Grace_Quantock and I'm delighted to take up the baton for the final relay on the #DigitalPlacemaking fellows Twitter takeover
This is @Grace_Quantock and I'm delighted to take up the baton for the final relay on the #DigitalPlacemaking fellows Twitter takeover
#GoodAfternoonDearOnes
Today, I wish us courage tempered with compassion. We can get drunk on courage when bravery tips into bravado. May our strength be consort with softness, as needed. Onwards, together.
(I start each day @Grace_Quantock w/ a blessing, so I'm offering this)
Today, I wish us courage tempered with compassion. We can get drunk on courage when bravery tips into bravado. May our strength be consort with softness, as needed. Onwards, together.
(I start each day @Grace_Quantock w/ a blessing, so I'm offering this)
Hi, I'm @Grace_Quantock I'm a psychotherapeutic counsellor & writer, working across social care, health & human rights.
I’m an #Inclusion Fellow in #DigitalPlacemaking
I’m an #Inclusion Fellow in #DigitalPlacemaking
This afternoon the inevitable happened. I had an accident in my wheelchair, whilst walking my dog, because a walker didn’t keep a safe distance. Lots of people offered to help - which I had to refuse - because social distancing. I haven’t felt so vulnerable for a long time. 1/8
We are both ok and not hurt, but we were in an unsafe position for 10 minutes or so whilst we waited for my husband to come and help. All because someone didn’t simply step out of the way. I tried to put as much distance between us as possible 2/8
And by doing so I misjudged the kerb (the joy of #CerebralPalsy and spatial awareness). I ended up with the front half of my wheelchair in the road, my dog in the road, and the back half of my wheelchair stuck on the kerb thanks to my anti-tip wheels 3/8
I've seen the #BirdBoxChallenge all over social media lately. As someone with low vision and a blindness cane user, it worries me to see many unsafe and inaccurate videos about doing tasks with no vision. Here is a thread on safe and positive alternatives to the viral challenge
I'm not actually offended by the Bird Box Challenge itself. I like the idea of people learning about life without sight. What I don't like is that many of the activities can easily lead to injury or perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Now, let's get started with our alternatives!
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