By Katherine Hawkes (she/her) This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_are_luna_ or listened to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vAfESFMrSMWDafJKXaC9Z?si=fc821d0b7f284e34 Signs for priority seating are often seen on public transport and mark seats that should be available for anyone who is less able to stand or walk to …
By Thapi Semeya This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_are_luna_ or listened to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vAfESFMrSMWDafJKXaC9Z?si=fc821d0b7f284e34 From a very young age, I’ve loved everything about modelling. I would also look at how the models would walk on the runaway and would just dominate the runway …
by Mehar Singh This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_are_luna_ or listened to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vAfESFMrSMWDafJKXaC9Z?si=fc821d0b7f284e34 For my piece I wanted to talk about my journey coming out of a very difficult time, mentally, and finding spirituality. When you see spirituality you probably think of …
By Sophie Mattholie (she/they) This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_are_luna_ or listened to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vAfESFMrSMWDafJKXaC9Z?si=fc821d0b7f284e34 The first few times you walk into a lecture theatre in your first year of university are intimidating enough. Doing this with your walking stick in hand, desperately …
By Daša Novysedláková This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_are_luna_ or listened to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vAfESFMrSMWDafJKXaC9Z?si=fc821d0b7f284e34 Ableism is a belief system which equates able-bodiedness to normalcy, and deems disability as innately negative, undesirable, and requiring amelioration (Campbell, 2009). As able-bodiedness is presumed in social and …
By Jas Taylor (they /them) This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_are_luna_ or listened to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vAfESFMrSMWDafJKXaC9Z?si=fc821d0b7f284e34 Recently, not much has been on my mind more than disability aids! As someone who had internalised a lot of stigma surrounding aids at the start of …
by Katrina and Ally This blog post is part of the LUNA Science Communication Series, a series where research relevant to Disabled folks is broken down for Disabled folks. Katrina shares research carried out for her dissertation on epilepsy and physical activity, and Ally reflects on how this research fits in with her lived experience. …
By Amber Daw Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3i7twTbDNj4kbnzwmrrRIl?si=2c94602ed429413a This month has had ME and Fibromyalgia Awareness Weeks, as well as Mental Health Awareness Week. It’s been a week centred around raising awareness, starting conversations and sharing experiences with all of these things, considering their complexity and the ways that they infiltrate every aspect of the lives of …
By Mehar Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lY7K3nKhAL9frv7b6Exc3?si=1be9bd7c25974929 One morning you wake up and suddenly have a lot of energy and you feel like superwoman ; you can do anything and everything today. You sit down and write your to do list running around to do all your chores, and it’s going great. Until you crash. Everything hurts, …
By Sakara Dee Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4f4qxjUjEbplo0GiGryufR?si=233d5bb22e7f49da Hello, I’m Sakara. Today I’m sharing my thoughts on and experiences with the symptom management technique, “Pacing”. I’m a 21 year old musician and freelance assistant, disabled though M.E. and other energy-limiting chronic illnesses. My relationship with “pacing” is a tumultuous one, but I’ll tell you more about that …