This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by Gemma Turner who has a condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (type 3) aka Brittle Bones, and has broken over 300 bones in her body.
Gemma’s parents were a great help in her starting work in the media industry. She writes a blog where she shares her daily experiences and frustrations about the things disabled people regularly face. Gem has created a relatable platform for disabled people and is an advocate for disability inclusion.
In this episode you will hear:
Why Gemma doesn’t always go into detail about her disability
Gem’s journey to getting her own independence
Why Gem struggled getting into the workforce
How to normalise being disabled
The pressures people in the disabled community face
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About This Show:
Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.
The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational.
Disabled & Proud does exactly what is says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform for society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”.
As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!
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