“Yes, You Can Come In.”
Elki shares that with a more inclusive approach, access to her local playground is a powerful reminder that disabled parents belong in everyday family spaces.
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Disabled Parenting: Kids Books Featuring Disabled People
Hi, I’m Elki and I’m going to talk to you about being a disabled parent. I have a physical disability that affects my mobility and energy levels and am a part-time wheelchair user. I have one daughter (under 10), one husband and one cat. None of them are disabled, but that’s ok, I still love
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How to Hide Your Disabled People: A Lesson from City of York Council
Elki lives in York and relies on using her Blue Badge to be able to park near enough to the places she needs and wants to go. In this Member’s Voice post, Elki writes about what she sees as the dangers of reducing disability visibility in York. Disability representation and visibility are crucial to shaping
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Wait a Minute… a Wheelchair-Christmas-Rom-Com-Mashup?
Yesterday I watched the festive rom-com ‘Christmas Ever After’. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of romance films, not a fan of Christmas and certainly not a fan of the combination of the two! However, I had heard that this was a film starring an actor who uses a wheelchair, playing a part that hadn’t been
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