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British Paraclimbing Silver Medalist🥈
@easportingchamps 2026/7
Trustee @uk.paraclimbing.collective
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@uk.paraclimbing.collective comps are always such a joy 🔆 A wonderful event organised by some top class people - a proper celebration of paraclimbing. And after not being able to compete last year, it was great to go along a push my body a little bit again! Three people stood on a podium at an indoor climbing competition. Mary is in the 1st place position.
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inspire league started on sunday, got some photos with my new teammates! :) 🏀 photography by the amazing @floalalade 📸 cheeky team photograph by @izenekocoaching 🫶
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I think a lot of us can be guilty of putting pressure on ourselves to be good at a sport. @chronically_candid_ and I spoke about this a lot, that actually, we do sport because we enjoy it! And it’s important to always remember that. #DisabilitySport #AdaptiveSport #ParaSport #AdaptiveAthlete #ParaAthlete
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🎙️🎙️ GUEST REVEAL 🎙️🎙️ @chronically_candid_ is the next guest on @theparasportpod ! Molly and I discuss all about paraclimbing and we learn about the different adaptations available to climbers as well as how classification works. EPISODE 6 OUT FRIDAY #DisabilitySport #AdaptiveSport #ParaSport #AdaptiveAthlete #ParaAthlete
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That’s a wrap for @naidex_show 2026! 🙌🎬 Thank you so much to everyone who came to our biggest Sociability Naidex Afterparty yet! It was incredible to see so many of you there, all of the familiar faces and new ones too. 🎉 Whether you come with friends or on your own, seeing people make new connections, build friendships, and come back to more of our events is exactly why we do this! Being able to share that sense of community in person means so much to us. We’ve grown a lot over the past few years, and it’s incredible to see that reflected in moments like this.💙 We’ve got lots of exciting things coming up this year, from new app updates to plenty more Community Days. Want to join a Sociability Community event? Keep an eye out for the full calendar dropping on our socials and website very soon 👀 We can’t wait to see you all again soon! 👋 #SociabilityNaidex #Naidex #DisabilityCommunity #AccessibleEvents #InclusionMatters
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Had a fantastic weekend in London. Saw my first West End musical, took two fantastic classes at the Royal Ballet School for Let's Dance day. Met up with lots of friends and had lots of yummy food. All this because the trains were inaccessible! A line of 6 wheelchair users in ballet class smiling at the camera. Below is a picture of Hercules at the theatre and a picture of some street decorations.
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🟠 GRIT PARACLIMBING FEST 🟣 P2 Adults Comp 🥳 In the afternoon, it was time for our adults comp and we had 40 entrants, in a total of 7 categories, climbing twice each 🤩 This meant we had around 100 climbs scheduled throughout the day and needed around 200 belays! We had a real mix of abilities and impairments, everything from international medalists to first timers on the ropes. Our routesetting team did a fantastic job of ensuring that every route had multiple successful outcomes, and everyone felt suitable challenged. There was fantastic grit and fight from all 💪🏻 A big congratulations to all our climbers, podium shots to follow next... A big thanks to the event sponsors @climb.care @lifealignedchiro to the setters @gavinsymonds @blochobbit to @270climbing for hosting this monumental day and to all our legendary volunteers for helping to make it happen ❤️ 📸 @inner_pieces_music @_shotbykez @reachcharityuk @accesstoclimb @access_sportuk @nicasclimbing
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As the year comes to an end you will see a lot of positive end of year round ups of achievements, and as a chronically ill person you may feel a bit defeatist. But I ask you to remember what you've really achieved. You did the greatest and bravest thing of all You've fought to live each day When sometimes the odds have been against you. You took it day by day And you survived. Without realising you've probably had some small but big wins too, and they deserve to be celebrated. YOU deserve to be celebrated. I decided as a last minute call out to ask the community what they felt they had either achieved or was proud of this year. I think it's important to try to recognise that within ourselves. Without tipping into toxic positivity, I just want my fellow chronic illness friends to realise how much strength it takes each day to keep going when you are in such immense pain and struggling with so many symptoms. I really hope this year brought you some glimmers amongst the storm and I hope the next coming year brings some break throughs in research, medical validation but most of all some peace for us all. If you would like to share, I'd love for you to comment something you are proud of or have achieved this year, no matter how small you think it is, celebrate that! Thank you to all the contributors in the comments. Thank you to @dougieslifewithmecfs for being a pair of second eyes, and @natalietrosh for being a cheerleader, when I probably took on too much & @apaperhaven for image help! I hope this brings a smile to your face and helps you recognise some glimmers within your year. Our chronic illness isn't going anywhere but we can hope for a better year ahead... Happy new year friends, be kind to yourself. As where there is life, there is hope. Lots of love Lucy x #Acces ID: a montage of different photos of people within the community, alongside their achievements this year. The overall point of the reel is showing that no matter how small an achievement is, it should be celebrated. End of ID Music used: Birdy- Keeping your head up Natasha bedingfield - Unwritten. #EndOfYearWrapUp #ChronicIllnessAwareness #Glimmers #EndOf2025
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On Friday 28th of November, the V&A Museum hosted the 'Radical Kinship' Friday Late; a night celebrating disabled, blind, deaf and neurodivergent creatives. Amongst the featured creatives was Deaf Rave. Through powerful DJ sets, sign performers, sign rappers, singers, @woojer vests, and an accessible dancefloor, it enabled people to experience so much joy! @deafrave curates accessible live events for Deaf and Disabled communities in the UK and worldwide. It creates multisensory spaces where rhythm is felt, seen, and shared - uniting people through a collective passion for sound in all its forms. People involved in Deaf Rave (not all are shown in the video): Sophie Mattes @sophiemattes Matthew Taylor @mcgeezerthedeafmc Jefferson Stone @djjeff078 Jayden Reid @realvib3s Sign Music @signmusic Geeraii @geeraii444 Debz @debsiedee Troi Lee @empathyoflife A huge congratulations to @k_vo_yo , @carriechan_net , @faunsiatucker and @katya8263718 , for creating this fantastic event! I'd love to see more disabled artists, performers and culture represented across all the V&A Lates. I'd also love to work with the @vamuseum on making something like that happen. The 'Radical Kinship' Friday Late was linked to the Design and Disability Exhibition which is on at the V&A Museum South Kensington until the 15th of February. It's a really interesting exhibition curated by @nat_d_kane ; showcasing the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and Neurodivergent people to design history and contemporary culture. Video description: The text overlaid over the video reads, “Deaf Rave at the V&A Museum”. The video is a montage of video footage from the Friday Late night that shows the Deaf Rave area within the Victoria and Albert Museum. Sophia and her friend, Molly, are wheelchair users dancing on the dancefloor. Sophie Mattes and Matthew Taylor are sign performing in BSL. Members of the public are dancing. Sophia and Molly try on Woojer vests to feel the music. #AccessibleNightlife #AccessibleLondon #WheelchairAccessibleLondon
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✨ Summer 2025 - my summer of opportunity ✨ The last few months have been so completely full of new and exciting experiences that I've taken to calling it my summer of opportunity. I've danced at the Royal Ballet School and was a guest of honour at their summer show, I've flown aeroplanes, got a new car and taken it on many impromptu gallivants with my favourite (and only) sister, made new friendships, done a long pain management course, placed in riding competitions, started taking local ballet classes with one teacher and am exploring opportunities with another, and to top it all off I spent a lovely day at the zoo with Molly on Friday.  It's all been carefully scheduled to minimise flares and there have certainly been tough moments, but Izzy a year ago could not have imagined that she would have had a single one of these opportunities, let alone experience all that I have in a single summer! I am so grateful to everyone who helped all of these opportunities become a reality - you know who you are. Now to rest and return to my regular routine! My body certainly needs a break but here's to the next adventure. #babewithamobilityaid #wheelielife A collage of photos of Izzy in a car, on a horse, with ice-cream, doing ballet, with a plane and at the zoo. In the middle of the photos is a purple square with white writing saying summer 2025.
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Did you know there are 8 million+ people with a long-term health condition (LTHC) that restricts their ability to work? This doesn’t mean that we don’t want to work, or that we’re not trying hard enough - it means that there are very real barriers we face. Our focus should be on breaking down these barriers, rather than placing prejudice and blame on individuals.   It’s time to #ChangeTheNarrative.   You tell us more disabled people should be employed, but propose cuts to Access To Work so we don’t have the adjustments we need to do our jobs. You tell us you’ll improve employment support, but threaten the social support that we rely on to live. You tell us we belong in work, but the lack of nuance in these discussions is hurting millions of us already. Some people with LTHCs aren’t well enough to work, but there are many of us who are actively seeking accessible opportunities.   We have talents and skills that make us an asset to the workforce, but there are many barriers we face. And until we tackle those barriers, nothing can change.   So, instead of further sanctioning disabled people, here’s what we want to see instead: - More flexible working options, including remote and reduced-hours roles, so we can manage our conditions and retain our quality of life. - Training on energy limiting conditions for employers, to help them understand the barriers we face and how to combat them. - Nuance in the conversation about who can or cannot work, and recognising that LTHCs affect everybody differently. - Improved protection of workplace adjustments and Access To Work so people are not left without the support they require. - Investment in organisations and lived experience experts who provide meaningful solutions for this community.   Penalising disabled people and reducing their social support won’t make the world of work more inclusive. Now is the time to listen to our voices and work *with* us to change this narrative for good. At Astriid, we provide bespoke training to employers, organisations and recruiters, and share information and resources for individuals seeking work. Ready to join us? Find out more on our website, linked in our bio!
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Wonderful photos of Molly, Kate, Izzy and others at @royalballetschool. Lots of people to thank… @shonalouise_photography @_shonalouise_ @katestanforth @katestanforthdance @izzyswheelieworld @therachaelhunt #wheelchairdance @wheelchairdancers
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