Lucy_wood

Description

Being Disabled gives you a unique and entertaining view on life and this is something I like to share with others. This blog is in not intend to create sympathy or pity,

I aim to show people that just because I’m Disabled, doesn’t mean I am any different to my able bodied peers, that we as disabled people can still have the same thoughts and feelings as so called ‘normal’ people.


MY BLOGS

  • Diary of a Gimpy Kid http://diaryofagimpykid.wordpress.com/

    The Diary of a Gimpy Kid focuses on issues surrounding Disability and how I live life as a disabled person. I try to do this with humor and a light-hearted approach to the subject, I believe Humor can help break down barriers and can help forge an understanding of sensitive issues.

    Being Disabled gives you a unique and entertaining view on life and this is something I like to share with others. This blog is in not intend to create sympathy or pity,

    I aim to show people that just because I’m Disabled, doesn’t mean I am any different to my able bodied peers, that we as disabled people can still have the same thoughts and feelings as so called ‘normal’ people.

LATEST ARTICLES ( 20 )

  • Unable = Undatable

    Here’s a question for you male readers.  Forgive me for being so direct, but there is no easy way to say this… If you were single and on the look out for a... Read more

    Posted on 03 January 2013 SOCIETY
  • I’ll Be There for You…

    It’s an age old statement that has had many social commentators talking.. Women and Men can never be ‘Just Friends’ This in my view, is to be frank rubbish.... Read more

    Posted on 01 January 2013 SOCIETY
  • 2012 in Review.

    2012 Review.

    The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.Happy New Year to all The Blogatron readers. Thank you for reading Here’s an... Read more

    Posted on 30 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • 2013.. the Year of the Yes..

    So that was 2012. Doesn’t seem like 12 months does it? Publicly it’s been a great year. We basked in a Summer of glory and showing the world how bloody good we... Read more

    Posted on 30 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • Hidden Struggles

    My Disability doesn’t really effect my life. Well, it does but I have never known any different so to me the way I carry out tasks is the way I’ve always done... Read more

    Posted on 29 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • Midnight Regret

    I hate the period of time between going to bed and nodding off to sleep. We’ve never been compatible.It gives me to much time to dwell on what I still have to d... Read more

    Posted on 28 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • UKIP Short for FASCIST

    UKIP Short FASCIST

    I posted a blog a few days ago about the way; I feel that attitudes, on the whole have changed for the better.  I also said that there will always be a pocket o... Read more

    Posted on 20 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • It’s the Thought That Counts

    It’s Thought That Counts

    Christmas is nearly here, and as I type this my Mum is wrapping presents in the other room.  I am always a very difficult to by for, not because I am a girl, bu... Read more

    Posted on 18 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • Never Underestimate…

    Never Underestimate…

    I heard a radio DJ proclaim that 2012 has been the best year for our country in modern times yesterday, ‘Not wanting to belittle the end of the wars and VE... Read more

    Posted on 15 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • Love Will Be the Resolution

    Love Will Resolution

    Christmas is always a time where I reflect on the state of my life, a lot like Birthdays the thought of a brand new 12 months lying ahead of me waiting for a... Read more

    Posted on 13 December 2012 SOCIETY
  • It’s Better to Give Than to Receive

    BBC Children in Need day is the day that the Beeb ask us for cash to fund projects for those less fortunate than others.  Of course what you have to remember... Read more

    Posted on 15 November 2012 SOCIETY
  • Dirty Reminders

    A year ago, and we all thought that Jimmy Saville was a British legend, fast forward a year and we know know the truth. He was a peadophile. Read more

    Posted on 11 November 2012 SOCIETY
  • The World’s Worst Blue Peter Presenter

    When I was a kid, all I want to be was a TV Presenter and, more to be more precise,  the first Blue Peter Presenter in a Wheelchair. Read more

    Posted on 01 November 2012 SOCIETY
  • My Comedy Heroes

    I want to tell you about my Comedy Heroes.  They’re not famous, haven’t got a Live Stand up DVD and if they walked pastyou in the street you probably wouldn’t... Read more

    Posted on 31 October 2012 SOCIETY
  • Disney Dreamin’

    Most people’s first experience of cinema and the glittering life of showbiz is that of Disney. Disney are responsible for giving Girls and boys the first... Read more

    Posted on 29 October 2012 SOCIETY
  • It’s Nice to Be Important, but It’s Much More Important to Be Nice

    I may not be as readily useful as others, but if I see an opportunity to help someone who needs it I will. It doesn’t have to be a big thing, or even some... Read more

    Posted on 16 October 2012 SOCIETY
  • Disability and The Dragon’s Den

    A report out this week says that the number of Disabled People opting to become their own boss has rocketed in recent months, with one in every seven Disabled... Read more

    Posted on 09 October 2012 SOCIETY
  • You Can Live My Dream…

    I’ve always got so sucked into TV and films it’s probably why I studied it at University.  It doesn’t matter what my ability is, telly transports me to another... Read more

    Posted on 07 October 2012 SOCIETY
  • Attack of the Spastic!

    Like any little girl, I dreamed that one day I would become a Princess, marry a Prince, live in a big house and wear magnificent dresses and have perfect hair... Read more

    Posted on 30 September 2012 SOCIETY
  • Weight of a Dead Man’s Plan.

    I going to blog about something I don’t tend to talk about in great length day to day. Partly because it’s far too painful to discuss, and it’s the thing that... Read more

    Posted on 29 September 2012 SOCIETY