Welcome to Buttons and Ramps
Hello and welcome to Buttons and Ramps. I’m Melissa Cassidy, I’m 18 years old and this is my blog. I discuss topics surrounding disability as well as sharing my own experiences as a teenager with Cerebral Palsy. I hope you enjoy my blog as much as I enjoy writing it.
As well as this blog, I also write a column for Able Magazine which is the UK’s leading disability magazine.
Instagram: @buttonsandramps
I’m passionate about equality, diversity and representation and am proud to say that my first children’s picture book Doodle the Poodle’s Big Day Out can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/AlderBookstore/listing/1158312719/doodle-the-poodles-big-day-out?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1641936969052
Blog posts
Leaving school
As I’m writing this, tomorrow will be my last day of secondary school. It’s a very strange feeling to know that I will no longer be going to the same school with the same people every day and despite how difficult school has been on me both physically and mentally- it’s difficult not to feel…
Why we need more CP awareness
Cerebral palsy – the most common childhood disability and yet people don’t seem to know much about it. This can partially be attributed to the fact that there is a lack of disability representation in media in general but I would also argue that the depictions we do have of cerebral palsy are usually very…
My Goals for the Future
It’s officially 2024 and I thought what better way to celebrate than to share my goals for the future. I say future because I don’t expect to achieve all of these this year or even in the next few years but I want to share some of my ambitions. I think it’s also really important…
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