Author of 14 books. My latest bestsellers are THE WAR WIDOW and THE GHOSTS OF PARIS 📖 about a Nazi-hunting PI in post #WW2 40s. Holistic practitioner. Speaker.
Nov 12, 2022 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Popular culture does not prepare us for the reality of #disability and illness. Here are 7 facts and personal observations from me (ie: not applicable to everyone): 🧵
1) Illness and disability are common human experiences. ie: Not rare, and not because someone is cursed or bad
2) #ChronicIllness is defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Chronic illness is very common and effects an estimated 40% or more of the population. Again, not rare.
Nov 11, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Quick reminder: Not all #wheelchair users have paralysis.
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**Warning: The slo-mo may make the lights appear to flicker.**
Do yourself a favor and Google #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsers. It takes as long as it does to write this #ableist garbage to a wheelchair user.
Nov 6, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Engracia said in multiple interviews: “Mobility devices are an extension of our bodies. When they are damaged or destroyed, we become re-disabled. Until the airlines learn how to treat our devices with the care and respect they deserve, flying remains inaccessible.”
So few non-disabled people seem to understand that #wheelchairs are not simply interchangeable. It's not like a kitchen chair or even a car you can just go out and buy off the lot. They are customized to the disabled person's body, an extension of the person, like a prosthetic.
Apr 27, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
The #Oscars would not permit winner Anthony Hopkins, 83, to participate remotely from overseas during a deadly pandemic with a heavy death toll - particularly for people over 60? Forgive me if I feel this does not reflect well on their commitment to #accessibility.
Let me be clear: That is some #ableist garbage right there.
