“As a disabled person, I’m not helpless. Disability isn’t a plotline. I am an individual. Please stop putting me in a box.”
I often talk about how much I value storytelling. The amount of stories I've heard from disabled youth over the years have broken my heart, from accounts of bullying to depression. As someone who is passionate about activism, I believe that our stories matter and that I should use every opportunity I've been given to talk more about disabled people. I'm an ambassador for Holland Bloorview and here are some things I've done with them.