Living With Disabilites

   First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about strength in having a disability. The question of whether persons with disabilities have strength is sometimes overlooked when discussing how to manage a disability or even a condition. What does strength with a disability look like and how can individuals with disabilities find strength?  This question will be answered in a lecture format and is quite simple.  Society examines the strength and gives it a Merriam-Webster definition word for word. Why not put down the dictionary and watch a disability documentary to hear from someone who has a disability? You will comprehend things much better if you watch a documentary in which a person with a disability is acting out their part. You ought

   First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities.   Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about Social Media and Disabilities. How People with disabilities use multiple platforms to speak their voice on living with their disabilities. What's the problem with individuals with disabilities speaking out on social media?  If your goal is to better understand persons with disabilities, you should know that most of them are not accepted in society for who they truly are. It is obvious that we are erasing or, better yet, altogether eliminating the word "normal" from our vocabulary. Can you confirm what normal is? You would need to take out paper and a pen and conduct some in-depth study at this point.     Here's an illustration: Humorist Jim Carrey is a comedian an

   First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to finish talking about understanding epilepsy. If you are a first-time reader, Living With Disabilities recommends reading Understanding Epilepsy before reading this article. And if you have been with Living With Disabilities from day one, please continue following through with this article.  What is the cause of epilepsy ? According to the Mayo Clinic, some patients' epilepsy is unknown. and in other patients, epilepsy is detected by many factors. As well as:    A genetic component . Some forms of epilepsy run in families and are classified by the sort of seizure you have or the area of the brain that is affected. There most likely is a genetic component in these circumstances.  Analyzers have c

  First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities.   Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about Understanding Epilepsy. What is epilepsy ? A neurological condition of the brain that is characterized by different seizure patterns. The nerve cells' activity is disruptive, causing seizures. A genetic condition or an acquired brain injury, such as a stroke or trauma, can cause seizures. A person has strange behavior, symptoms, and sensations during a seizure, which can occasionally cause unconsciousness. Between seizures, there are few symptoms. Medication is typically used to treat epilepsy, though occasionally surgery, gadgets, or dietary changes are also used. What are the symptoms of Epilepsy ?   Temporary confusion. staring spell. Stiff muscles. uncontrollably jerking movement