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Learning to Understand Needs and Abilities
LUNA Blog
Welcome to our blog! We are passionate about the importance of reading the experiences of others, and of the empowering nature of writing about your experiences! Our blog shares the experiences of disabled/chronically ill young people and their friends, looking at a huge range of topics- we have had over 50 different young people write for us, something we are super proud of! Check out what we have below! Have a scroll or search by topic.
If you would like to write for us, please just give us an email at thelunaprojectuk@gmail.com We would love to hear from you!
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Oct 16, 20225 min read
Dear Teacher - Teachers on Placement by Beth Dillon
This blog post is part of the Dear Teacher series we're doing for Education month, where members of the LUNA community share the role...
Aug 8, 20222 min read
"Would you like this seat?"
By Katherine Hawkes (she/her) This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproj...
Aug 8, 20221 min read
A commentary on: Invisible Disabilities in the Fashion Industry
By Thapi Semeya This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_ar...
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Spirituality
by Mehar Singh This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs/we_are...
Aug 8, 20222 min read
History
By Sophie Mattholie (she/they) This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunapro...
Aug 8, 20223 min read
Internalised Ableism
By Daša Novysedláková This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject/docs...
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Three unusual disability aids
By Jas Taylor (they /them) This piece is part of the We Are LUNA zine. The full zine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/thelunaproject...
Jul 26, 20227 min read
Epilepsy and Barriers to Exercise
by Katrina and Ally This blog post is part of the LUNA Science Communication Series, a series where research relevant to Disabled folks...
May 30, 20224 min read
The Never-Ending Tight Rope that is Pacing- Mental Health and Chronic Illness- A Balance
By Amber Daw Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3i7twTbDNj4kbnzwmrrRIl?si=2c94602ed429413a This month has had ME and...
May 30, 20222 min read
The Importance of Pacing with Chronic Illnesses
By Mehar Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lY7K3nKhAL9frv7b6Exc3?si=1be9bd7c25974929 One morning you wake up and suddenly...
May 30, 20226 min read
Revisiting Pacing: symptom management for chronic illness
By Sakara Dee Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4f4qxjUjEbplo0GiGryufR?si=233d5bb22e7f49da Hello, I’m Sakara. Today I’m...
Mar 30, 20224 min read
Epilepsy – More than ‘just’ seizures
By Faustine Content note: Seizures, depression and anxiety. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wUBZkAR3cXyasJFqCKBUY?si=e54f...
Mar 10, 20227 min read
The Relationship Between Epilepsy and Depression
Below is a transcript of a conversation recorded between Jamie and Ally for a piece of coursework Ally needed to do for a science...
Feb 26, 20227 min read
Chronic Pain and Camouflaging
By Nefeli Lambrou and Amber Daw This blog post is part of the LUNA Science Communication Series, a series where research relevant to...
Feb 13, 20223 min read
Honesty and Recovery - Family Communication
By Amelia Hilton (she/her) CW: eating disorders and exercise You can also listen to this here: I found talking to my family about...
Jan 28, 20226 min read
Autism Awareness in Healthcare Students
By Cameron Macalister (he/him) and Rebecca MacGregor (she/her) This blog post is the first LUNA Science Communication Series, a series...
Jan 10, 20224 min read
How I make the most of medical appointments
By Mehar Singh You can listen to this blog post by following this link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AoA8GAeaRlzrgXUlPQlSf?si=4cfae8...
Dec 31, 20214 min read
Representation Matters - What Rose winning Strictly Come Dancing Means To Me
By Beth Dillon (she/her) Listen to the blog here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cdvv7S9pI6HZ4O3C0b0c7?si=71ad6bea33de4e09 This month...
Dec 10, 20213 min read
Nature is (Genuinely) Healing
by Holly If you’ve never wondered about the link between disability and our changing planet, you’re probably not alone. In fact, if I...
Dec 10, 20212 min read
“Making the Future Accessible, Access and Inclusion in the Climate Movement”: A conversation with Ha
By Ally Lloyd (she/her) “It is hard to distill, but I think that an accessible and inclusive climate movement looks like a space where...
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