I don’t focus on walking again, but that doesn’t mean I’m not hopeful and it doesn’t mean I’m not moving forward! 🫶
Learning to walk again is an intensive process, and for some, it may never happen to the extent that they can walk full-time or without mobility aids or at all. And that’s okay! 🌈
Walking is a BIG upgrade for everyday tasks such as chores, navigating inaccessibility, reaching higher things like cabinets or closets, and changing clothes! But it doesn’t mean that it should be the goal for everyone, and it certainly doesn’t need to take priority over going for what we want to do with our full and vibrant lives. ♥️ Not walking is okay. Not being completely focused on it is also okay. Live your life. 🥰 🌷
#disabledcreator #motivation #disabilityadvocacy #disabledcommunity #fulltimewheelchairuser
To new wheelchair users… 💌
Today is International Wheelchair Day! ❤️🔥♿️
It may not feel like an occasion to celebrate, and you certainly don’t have to. I’ve been a full-time wheelchair user for three years, so I’d like to observe today by sharing some tidbits of what I would love to tell myself at the beginning of my journey. 🫶
1. Your disability will not stop you from trying new things!
The things you have access to or get to try may change, but one of the beautiful things about life is that we are always moving closer to finding a new favorite thing, or going to a new favorite place. You will still have the option to get out there and try something new! 🫂❤️🔥
2. There is no “right” way to feel about it 🐛
You can continue to be happy, you can grieve, you can be angry. There isn’t a formula to dealing with what we go through as wheelchair users, so feel your feelings and know that it’s enough! Being a wheelchair user is a feature of who we are, not a definition. 💫
3. Be kind to yourself and own this part of your story! 🩵
Initially, I struggled to accept that there were now two versions of me: before and after. Knowing that I am the one who lived through both and accepting both parts of me with equal weight was how I eventually owned up to who I am completely! 🪽
4. What happened to us is not as important as what’s next. 🐦🔥
Embrace all that you feel about it and all that you are and watch the world open up to you! This is a part of your story, not an ending.❤️🔥
Thank you for reading! It feels odd to say “Happy International Wheelchair Day” with all of its bittersweetness, but I’ll say it anyway: Happy International Wheelchair Day. 🐦🔥❤️🔥♿️
#fulltimewheelchairuser #internationalwheelchairday #bodyneutrality #positivity #disabledcreators
💛This took forever to make but I think it was worth it :,)
💛I get questions along the line of “How/why do you still dance?” And even though I have big feelings about it, I think the answer is simple. It’s hard for me to imagine a life completely cut off from doing what I love: dancing. 💗
💛: (for reach)
#ehlersdanlossyndrome #wheelchairuser #discoverunder20k #chronicillness #disabled #dancetrending #fallinloveagainandagain #bodyneutrality #dance
GUYS... it's real and it's happening! I can't believe this is my life now! 🥹 🤩
I went to pick up my wheel covers for my first international competition and couldn't contain my excitement! I'm planning on doing my best for how I've trained for now. Just being able to *go* to this feels like an achievement in itself for me.
EEEK I'M SO EXCITED! And I'm excited to keep y'all updated on how it goes! 👀 🩵
#wheelchairfencing #disabledathlete #disabledcreator #parasports #internationalparasports
Who doesn’t love grooving to @harrystyles ?! 🎶🪩🕺
dc: @jociscott and @marleytimko
Try this one at home and tag us in your dances!!!
#harrystyles #dancenomore #rollettesdance #wheelchairdance #disabilityawareness
If they like you, if they don’t…
YOU’LL BE OKAY! 🫂🩵
I love you all :)
#positivity #disabledjoy #fulltimewheelchairuser #disabledcreator #bodyneutrality
GUYS! I get to use a tote bag again! 🥺♥️
I uploaded a full video (OUT NOW!) on Youtube of the quick adaptations that I made to it in order to allow it to hang off of my backrest poles! I missed wearing tote bags, so if you're looking for me this week I may juuuust be doing this to *all* my old tote bags.
EEEK SO EXCITED! 🥹 Summer feels more like "mine" than ever (more on that later!)
#disabledcreator #adaptiveclothing #wheelchairuser #accessiblefashion #summerwardobehack
Many manual wheelchair users use wheelies to get over obstacles. They help us get around and move through the world!
Next time you see a manual wheelchair user pick their casters up, know that we typically understand our bodies and move through the world accordingly! We might just be using our wheelchair skills in the real world to help us be fluent in our movement in public. :)
#wheelchairuser #fulltimewheelchairuser #disabledcreator #disableddancer #disabledcreators
Wheelie good vibes on this DOUBLE DUTCH BUS (adapted version) 🤪🚌🙂↔️
dc: @mollylong21 ✨
#mollylongchoreography #rollettesdance #wheelchairdance #danceteam disabilityawareness
LEAK IT BY FLO! ❤️🔥
We’re in the era of girl groups and I’m so hereeee for it 🤭🌷
I’m fencing today in the Richmond NAC so plssss wish me luck!
#wheelchairdance #disabledcommunity #disabledcreators #fulltimewheelchairuser #adaptivedance
PINKY UP 🙌🏼 we are obsessed with the new Katseye song and dance!
dc: @katseyeworld ✨🍬🧞♀️🩷
#katseye #pinkyup #rollettesdance #wheelchairdance #disabilityawareness
