Can you identify as disabled when chronically ill? Is rest radical?In this episode Jameisha and Poppy discuss the murky journey of identifying as disabled when chronically ill and experiencing a dynamic disability.Covering how to advocate for your access needs, letting yourself use mobility devices, radical resting, and managing the expectations of others when living with illness and fatigue.Jameisha spotlights the intersection of their Jamaican Caribbean British heritage, reflecting on their experience of...
Can you identify as disabled when chronically ill? Is rest radical?
In this episode Jameisha and Poppy discuss the murky journey of identifying as disabled when chronically ill and experiencing a dynamic disability.
Covering how to advocate for your access needs, letting yourself use mobility devices, radical resting, and managing the expectations of others when living with illness and fatigue.
Jameisha spotlights the intersection of their Jamaican Caribbean British heritage, reflecting on their experience of cures and perceptions of illness through this lens.
Call Me Disabled aims to give tangible takeaways and tools for everyone, disabled and non-disabled.
Jameisha Prescod (she/they) is an artist-filmmaker, producer and writer from South London. They started the instagram page, You Look Okay To Me, which has grown into a vital online space for chronic illness. It’s educated and empowered many people.
Poppy Field (she/her) is your host, a disabled and chronically ill woman from the UK. Outside of Call Me Disabled, she advocates for and specialises in accessibility, adaptive fashion, and accessible gaming/tech. Please, call us disabled.
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