Four lessons having a mobility disability has taught me to do what you want to do in life

What having a mobility disability has taught me:  

 

1. Life is short, do what’s important

a. Lower backaches

b. Shoulder pain

 

2. Be innovative if you want to do you want do.

a. Using the escalators when elevators go out of service

b. Using an office chair with wheels to reach kitchen counter and cook because the kitchen is not accessible.

c. Climbing the Great Wall by crawling part of the stretch

d. Checking out the camel and Arabian desert by ditching my wheelchair at a hostel

 

3. Don’t be shy and speak up

a. Asking for help in public places when physical spaces are inaccessible

 

4. Be persistent

a. Accessible pool entrance