Social Media and Disabilities

  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 and actor. He is well-known to everyone for his numerous on-screen roles. Just to mention a few, there are Ace Ventura's Pet Detective and Larry, The Cable Guy. You recognize him from his acting and humorous roles. Nevertheless, he struggles with dyslexia. If Living With Disabilities hadn't done their study, you might not have been aware that Jim Carey had a disability. In any case, the situation is reversed and you get to know Jim Carrey as a person rather than just as the man he is daily. Despite being a well-known actor, Jim Carrey's disability does not limit his abilities. 

Can you describe what normal is now that an illustration has been provided? What "normal" is shouldn't require you to search for a definition or come up with one on your own. Whether a person has a disability or not, there is no such thing as normal. We all share the fact that we have healthy bodies in common. Furthermore, we shouldn't need to demonstrate our abilities by comparing ourselves with someone else. But it's been a long time, and it's quite exhausting. We need to be clear about ourselves once more.

We don't need to draw attention to ourselves by holding hands and marching across the world with protest posters in our hands to voice our needs. We shouldn't also air our opinions in one of the biggest stadiums on earth. However, some individuals with disabilities have made it their life's work to speak up for what they need. So, others who are in their position can also succeed. What additional means of communication exist for persons with disabilities to express themselves without setting off alarm bells in society every time one of them enters a building? Living With Disabilities inhales deeply and holds the breath for a moment before exhaling. Because people with disabilities have significantly changed the narrative in today's society. Individuals with disabilities have found social media connections to share their stories while you're holding the light switch. Whether or not you can see us, you can be certain that you can hear all we say.

And once more, people are voicing their needs while seated at a desk or standing behind a counter, tucked away like crumbs in a pot of stew. everything but the kitchen skin. As a result, social media is the one channel that society can not tell us no. Many people immediately resort to social media. We know people will quickly log in and read, therefore individuals with disabilities are wise to seize on it and establish an audience.

 How many of you genuinely pay attention to people with disabilities needs and respond to them, as opposed to simply looking at your screens like an oil and water mixture, is what Living With Disabilities wants to know. 

Let's hear from people with disabilities on what motivated them to become their own advocates and speak out for their community, whether you are reading this article or listening to Living With Disabilities on a podcasting platform. What steps did you take to make your social media account a listening platform? And who is your target market?

 Let's hear your thoughts!

  Let's have a conversation on how social media can serve as a platform for those with disabilities. Let's connect and discuss your disability on The Living With Disabilities Online Talk Show. Schedule a meeting with the host, Katrina Smith.
  
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