Category: Writing Prompts

The purple heart.

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What are your favorite emojis?

This one: πŸ’œ

That’s because purple is my favourite colour. But there are some other emojis that I really love.

There’s this one: 🩢 the grey heart.

There are two reasons I love the grey heart. The first is because my cat Ellis is grey, so I often use this emoji when posting about them. The second is because it means I can post all the colours of the Asexual Flag in emoji heart form: πŸ’œπŸ€πŸ©ΆπŸ–€. That’s the purple heart, followed by the white heart, followed by the grey heart, followed by the black heart.

I feel like here I need to take a second to inform you that for my dogs Bella and Immy I also use coloured hearts. For Bella I use the brown heart: 🀎, and for Immy I use the yellow heart: πŸ’›. And now just because I have an excuse to, I’m going to include a picture of all three of my furbabies below.

Image Description: From left to right lay on my bed is Bella, my brown with white markings caviler king charles, Ellis my grey cat with white markings, and Imogen my yellow labrador.

So back to emojis. Obviously as an aminal lover I love the dog and cat emojis: πŸ• πŸΆπŸˆπŸˆβ€β¬›οΈπŸ˜Ί. I particularly the black cat emoji and the panting dog emoji: πŸˆβ€β¬›οΈπŸΆ, as I think they are similar to Ellis and Bella. Then we can’t forget the paw print emoji: 🐾, which is just so cute.

Then I’ve got to say that I love the wheelchair emojis:πŸ‘©β€πŸ¦ΌπŸ‘©β€πŸ¦½πŸ¦ΌπŸ¦½πŸ‘¨β€πŸ¦½πŸ‘¨β€πŸ¦Ό. I love that there are different types of wheelchairs included in these emojis, and this one: πŸ‘©β€πŸ¦Ό, is similar to my wheelchair, which makes me even happier.

I also have a family member who cannot read or write, but who uses the colour of emojis as one of there ways to communicate. Which is really nice.

I think emojis are both a great tool for accessibility as well as just being a bit of fun. It’s nice they can tick both boxes.

Going to a concert

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Describe a risk you took that you do not regret.

I had a great experience at last night concert, surprisingly.

I’m not sure if I will ever get used to having a positive experience at a concert. This was lovely.

I actually got to go slightly in front of the barrier, so this was probably the only time at a concert where I’ve actually had a clear direct view of the artists on the stage.

My view is usually blocked if not by people, which is expected, then by the height of the barrier. But this time was great.

I honestly don’t think that it’s too much to expect to be able to see the artist at a show you’ve paid for. But some people seem to think it is when you’re disabled.

That said I would rather be part of the crowd than in a separate area any day of the week. Though there are rare occasions that this can have advantages, this is very dependent on the venue.

Heat.

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How do you unwind after a demanding day?

I’m that person that has my electric blanket on every day of the year. i’m not kidding on average I have to buy a new blanket twice a year and they eventually break on me, no doubt because of how much I use them.

I once gave myself the temperature because I have my electric blanket on during the hottest day of the year.

I will put my fan on with my electric blanket on before I will turn the blanket off. Heat is my best friend. And with chronic pain you have to do what works.

So when I come home from a busy day, or sometimes just relax from a busy day at home. The first thing I usually do is get under my electric blanket.

I’ve even been looking οΏΌ for usb powered electric blankets, so that I would be able to use them out of the house. Though I haven’t been able to find them that works properly yet, despite trying a few different opinions. If anyone has any ideas can they let me know please.

It’s a big part of my life.

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How do you use social media?

Many people criticise social media but I believe the criticism is firmly how some people use it, as apples to the fact it exists as at all.

I believe this because social media is a big part of how I access the world. It’s how I not only keep in contact with the people I know, but more generally the world around me.

For me social media is completely accessible, most of the time, and I recognise what a privileged position that puts me in. It means I am able to access the world of social media as if I were not disabled. Maybe that’s why I love it so much, because for me there are no barriers that exist in the real world.

So if you have a bad experience on social media, remember not to judge the platform but the individual people that were rude or mean to you. The platform can do so much good. And my blaming the platform for the actions of people you take the responsibility from people for there actions.

There’s something I love about takeaways food.

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What is your favorite restaurant?

Takeaways can actually be an accessibility tool.

A lot of people see things that make doing something easy as promoting laziness, but this just isn’t the case. I don’t believe that laziness exists and if you can do something in a way that is easier for you, you absolutely should. As someone who can’t cook, takeaways are how I cook. They’re both how I get to decide my own food, and contribute to the cooking in the house.

For me takeaways are an accessibility tool, though I love takeaways, even though I can’t always afford to have them. This can be seen as part of what is called as the disability tax, that is the extra money disabled people pay to have to live in such an inaccessible society.

For me it’s either takeaways, microwave meals or very basic oven meals. As I can not cook at all, and the person I live with has limited ability to do so. While society will tell you it’s easier and cheaper to home cook a meal, it’s not always easier (or possible) so the cheaper option isn’t always an option.

It’s also worth remembering the other areas of inaccessibility I face, such as my wheelchair or reliance on carers, that mean I don’t often go out to eat at restaurants. If I’m out I will eat, but I don’t think I’ve ever gone out to eat apart from with friends and family. So I’m answering this question from the perspective of takeaways rather than restaurants specifically, if that wasn’t obvious before.

My favourite takeaway has to be Mcdonalds I think. I like to keep it simple. But I also love a good subway. Something like Indian or Chinese is saved for special occasions like birthdays.

I’m different.

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Describe something you learned in high school.

I didn’t learn that it was the good thing people tell you it is.

As I’ve grown I’ve learned everyone is different. But sometimes I still feel a kind of different I wish I wasn’t. I’m trying to work on that, but it’s not linear.