Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈

Wobbly legged Occupational Therapist 👩‍🦽
Interested in all things wheelchairs, building accessibility & home adaptations.

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

1. A while back I did a thread on my wheelchair and it's features. Well say hello to the new chair and my breakdown of it features.....RGK Octane FX with Spinergy LX wheels, Carbolife Gekko S pushrims and Front wheel! @RGKWheelchairs @Bettermobility

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

What fresh crap is this.....half the #BlueBadge bays erased for more standard bays at @A1RetailPark

#Disabled #DisabledParking #Wheelchair #WheelchairUser #Accessible #Accessibility

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@AutismSupport99 @flickhwilliams @RMTunion @TSSAunion Let's hope you never become a wheelchair user or you'd be 'fooked' 🙄

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@AKW_One @Kirstie_OT Certainly something I'll suggest to clients to consider

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

I love that my #Wheelchair folds so small. Saved us having to split and travel separately 😁

@RGKWheelchairs
@ToyotaUK
#OccupationalTherapist
#CommunityOccupationalTherapist
#OccupationalTherapy
#WheelchairUser

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

Happy #PrideMonth2023

#LGBTQIA+ #PrideMonth #TwoMummies

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@hdksodnrjs @hspenceruk @RachaelD_OT @theRCOT @The_HCPC @LGBTQIAOTUK What's the benefit of you calling Hannah a sinner? Language such as sinner & hate aren't necessary in respectful conversations at all. If you don't 'want' to use Hannah's pronouns, then address by name but citing religion as a reason to imply someone as a sinner just isn't ok.

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@benn_elisbenn @flickhwilliams @DesignabilityUK I don't attach, so have free reign to tip the pushchairs front wheels up slightly and mine also as needed. Its tricky on cambered paths and steep drop kerbs but is mostly manageable where I live

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@flickhwilliams @benn_elisbenn @DesignabilityUK I push my little girls pram as a manual wheelchair user. Use the pram to counteract the sideways force of single hand propelling when going in a straight line, the same as if you were pushing a shopping trolly. To turn you use the pram to pivot with/around.

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@moss_sophie @DrHannahBB @LaurenOsborneOT @MikScarlet @chairskills I agree with @LaurenOsborneOT, get an assessment first. Then chat with @RGKWheelchairs and @CycloneMobility (there are others) who'll come to you with demos to try.

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

Making herself comfy.... @RGKWheelchairs I think you have another fan of your #wheelchairs

#Wheelchair #OccupationalTherapist

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@LaurenOsborneOT @DesignabilityUK Thanks for the tag Lauren. I'd be interested to hear more about this @DesignabilityUK

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

A good resource here for new #Wheelchair users!

[Touretteshero @touretteshero]

There’s no right or wrong way to feel about using a wheelchair & how you feel about it might change from day to day. There's also lot's to learn & get used to, here are the things I'd like new wheelchair users to know: https://t.co/AyaMAo6Eje

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@touretteshero It's the standard RGK purple gloss for all the 'hard bits' and purple accents for the fabric.

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

Happy International Wheelchair Day

#InternationalWheelchairDay
#Wheelchair
#WheelchairUser
#OccupationalTherapist
#OccupationalTherapy
@AbleOTUK
@RGKWheelchairs

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

3/3 I explained that I'm showing allyship to colleagues. He abruptly told me "that's stupid, the whole thing is stupid".

This THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A COMMUNITY!

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
#SameSexCouple #TwoMummies

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

1/3 This week (a heterosexual) someone told me they get frustrated at the term #LGBTQ community because there isn't a straight one, and all it's doing is segregating the two. Also, this week, at work, an older male from an external agency told me at the end of a long t/c that he

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

2/3 thought my she/her pronouns in my email signature was unprofessional and not necessarily because he would have called me a 'girl' (GIRL!) anyway so why would I bother?

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

Shout out to @marksandspencer Stevenage store for fantastic accessibility. Cafe with accessible seating, automatic door, lift access and changing places 'style' toilet! @MandSnews #Wheelchair #WheelchairAccess #OccupationalTherapy #OccupationalTherapist

[Laura (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @Laura__OT]

@TommyShakes Off road tyres help but are expensive!