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How to support someone experiencing ableism

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
It’s been a while! There’s been a lot happening since I last blogged and I realised we’re yet to complete the current series on ableism. So here we are. If you’d like to catch up here’s the
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Life

A note to my younger disabled self… [video]

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
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What Internalised Ableism looks like for me

gem in wheelchair with arms out smiling on tube
July 16, 2023July 16, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
What is Internalised Ableism? If we’re going with the same definition I explained in my other blog. The best way to describe internalised ableism is those negative behaviours and attitudes we
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The Consequences of Ableism

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
Recently I started a series all about ableism after I experienced a pretty awful situation. If you want to catch up – find out here what I mean by ableism first of all. Now, continuing this
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Thoughts

What is ableism, anyway?

Gem smiling with cup of tea
June 21, 2023June 21, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
I’ve always felt a bit weird about the word ableism. It feels a bit of a non-word. It hurts more than what it sounds like when said aloud. When I was younger I thought it was a politically charged
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Thoughts

3 ways you can help me as a wheelchair-user on public transport

June 5, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
Travel has always been a **sitch** for me. I’ve definitely come a long way from when I was a teenager and petrified of travel. Now, I’m learning that it’s not a me problem – it’s the
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Video

We’re accessible, we only have 1 step!

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
Accessibility obviously means different things to everyone. But when I ask if somewhere is wheelchair accessible I mean, step-free for my powered wheelchair. There’s no way of bumping this up
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Life

Driving, renovating and turning 30!

May 29, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
Hello!  It’s been a while… but I have good reason for this and I’m going to get straight into it. I’ve had lots of big things and changes in my life. They’re all very exciting but also
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I’m tired of men laughing at me as a disabled woman

February 26, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
Note: for this post I’m generalising gender but please note – I’m aware that there’s so much more to gender than how I’ve stereotypically described. For the sake of the post, stick wi
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Life

Should I change my tone of voice for each social media platform?

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023
Posted by Gem Turner
I’ve worked in social media now for around 7 years and for me, tone of voice is so important. What do I mean by this? Well, simply how I put myself across on social media, language I use,
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