I Hate The Words 'handicapped'

I Had A Paper Round And Every Night I Would Put The Dinner On Before Mum Came Home From Work. I Was Capable Because I Had To Be.

There’s An Important Difference And Distinction Between The Objective Medical Fact Of My Being An Amputee And The Subjective Societal Opinion Of Whether Or Not I’m Disabled. Truthfully, The Only Real And Consistent Disability I’ve Had To Confront Is The World Ever Thinking That I Could Be Described By Those Definitions.

It's An Objective Fact That I Am A Double Amputee, But It's Very Subjective Opinion As To Whether That Makes Me Disabled.

I'm Not An Advocate For Disability Issues. Human Issues Are What Interest Me. You Can't Possibly Speak For A Diverse Group Of People. I Don't Know What It's Like To Be An Arm Amputee, Or Have Even One Flesh-and-bone Leg, Or To Have Cerebral Palsy.

We All Bullet Point Our Triumphs, But I Am Who I Am Because Of Everything You Don't See On My Cv. The Stuff That Doesn't Work Out Teaches You How To Trust Your Instincts And Adapt.