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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineOct 18
“Menopause symptoms can make an established disability much harder to manage” World Menopause Day takes place on 18 October – but for disabled women and people living with long-term health conditions, recognising the menopause can be complicated. Read now ➡️
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineOct 15
“We’re processing this for ourselves, while also having to educate the people around us” For many disabled and neurodivergent people, accessibility means more than removing physical barriers. (1/2)
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineOct 12
“It’s the most terrified I’ve ever felt, and it’s so difficult to describe what it’s like to anyone who hasn’t experienced it”
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineOct 8
Rather than being the ones receiving care, disabled people can make a huge difference by working in healthcare. We chat with two disabled people involved in the sector, and learn how a career in this wide-reaching industry could work for you. Read now on our website ➡️
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineOct 6
“I don’t really care what people tell me in terms of what my limitations may be” Nicolas Hamilton was born with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, used a wheelchair from age 11 to 17, and was told it was unlikely he’d ever be able to walk. (1/2)
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineOct 3
“My family say I should have a profile on LinkedIn, but I don’t really see why, and I wouldn’t know where to start” Careers specialist and founder of Evenbreak Jane Hatton answers a reader’s query about joining the professional career development platform, LinkedIn. Read now ➡️
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineOct 1
This October is ADHD Awareness Month. ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – is everywhere... Or so it seems. But the neurodivergent condition, which affects 3 to 4% of adults and around 5% of children and young people, has been chronically underdiagnosed. (1/2)
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineSep 29
“Ableist narratives can shape how we’re remembered after we’re gone” Enable columnist Samantha Renke raises awareness about a crime that’s rarely discussed. Read now through the link in our bio ➡️ PIC © NICKY JOHNSTON
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineSep 25
“The more disabled people who are visible in mainstream sport, the better” Andy Stevenson has become one of Britain’s most recognisable disabled sports broadcasters. (1/2)
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Enable Magazine@EnableMagazineSep 23
“We don’t have to live by our ears alone” When Raymond Antrobus talks about deafness, he rarely talks about what has been lost. Instead, he talks about what has been found. Read our interview with the award-winning poet, link in bio ➡️ PIC: © NEO GILDER; LILY BERTRAND-WEBB
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