Disability Horizons - Lifestyle
Photo of Raya Al-Jadir • Raya Al-Jadir • 18/12/2020

"If you have a disability, you’ll know that although life will throw you a number of challenges and frustrations, they can ultimately lead to learnings and even positives. As we come to the end of a very difficult 2020, our writer Raya lists 10 things living with a disability can teach you – giving you strength for a better 2021. 

Across the media, TV and films, the idea that disability is the worse thing that can happen to anyone is so often repeated. And this misconception is played out in society.

I frequently meet people who truly believe that being disabled is worse than being in prison. As a disabled person, I know this isn’t true.

Yes, there are obstacles we have to overcome, and often many more than the average non-disabled person. But it is for this very reason that disability can enrich your life rather than devalue it.

I, along with many other disabled people, have learnt so many things through living with a disability – and I’m a better person for it."

Article By Raya AlJadir

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