by Regan Kelly (she/her) “the quality of being easily reached, entered, or used by people who have a disability” My name is Regan I’m 21 and would like to talk about the importance of accessibility to me on my journey living with Multiple Sclerosis. To me, accessibility means independence, it means freedom. Initially, when I …
By Ally, Beth, and Ross A note in June 2021: The need for accessibility is a common undercurrent in the lives of disabled people and something that never leaves conversations surrounding disability. Two of our earliest blog posts (published October 2019) were on this very topic, and much of what we talked about then still …
Updated: Jan 19, 2022 By Aisling O’Connell Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3oCXRTKEM8s9x8YC4625lH?si=1ebdce3ec57445c5 Hello hello! As this is my first post for The LUNA Project (scary but mostly exciting) I’ll begin with a little intro about myself. My name is Aisling, I’ve recently turned 21 and I grew up in Greater London. I’m about to enter my fourth …
By Beth Dillon (she/her), Ross Tanner (he/they), and Ally Lloyd (she/her) Hospital stays are a seemingly inevitable part of having a long term health condition, and can be difficult for lots of different reasons. There’s the isolation, stress, worry, missing out on things and the fact that you usually feel completely rubbish. We are writing …
By Ally Lloyd (she/her) The loneliness that came with epilepsy is one of the things that has taken me most by surprise and that I have found the hardest to manage. I feel we all know the difference between emotionally and physically alone, but it feels an important difference to emphasise. Especially because I would …
By Mirren Buchanan (she/her) Hi! I’m Mirren, I’m 19 years old and I’m a Gaelic student at the University of Glasgow. I suffer from seizures, usually a few times a day, and while my doctors believe they’re caused by epilepsy they are still not sure. It’s been a year and a half since I was …
By Laura McCafferty (she/they) I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) at the age of 16 after falling ill with my first flare. UC is a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and is an inflammatory condition that causes ulcers, which can bleed and produce mucus, to form in the large intestine. It is currently …
By Ross Tanner Hello! To finish off this month’s topic of socialising I (Ross) decided to do something a little different and ‘interview’ Ally and Beth. I asked them 4(ish) questions and they asked me a couple questions at the end, trying to gain a greater perspective on the issue. I’ve tried to highlight a …
By Beth Dillon Socialising is a minefield for all young people; but as set out in our first post, its particularly tricky with a chronic illness or disability. However, with chronic illness and disability other challenges present themselves. For instance, for some people looking at bright screens may be difficult however friendship ‘group chats’, planning …
By Ally Lloyd (she/her) Everyone knows socialising is important in maintaining friendships. In primary school your parents would encourage you to invite someone round and then they would return it and build the friendship, in high school going on those first trips shopping into town with friends was a bonding experience, and by the time …