Four lessons having a mobility disability has taught me to do what you want to do in life

16/04/2024 11 min

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Episode Synopsis

What having a mobility disability has taught me:  
 
1. Life is short, do what’s important
a. Lower backaches
b. Shoulder pain
 
2. Be innovative if you want to do you
want do.
a. Using the escalators when elevators go out of
service
b. Using an office chair with wheels to reach kitchen
counter and cook because the kitchen is not accessible.
c. Climbing the Great Wall by crawling part of the
stretch
d. Checking out the camel and Arabian desert by
ditching my wheelchair at a hostel
 
3. Don’t be shy and speak up
a. Asking for help in public places when physical
spaces are inaccessible
 
4. Be persistent
a. Accessible pool entrance

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