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“People say I don’t really need a wheelchair”
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“People say I don’t really need a wheelchair”

Amy, 31, a primary school teacher from Woodbridge, Suffolk, set up It’s not disabled enough, external page in May.

The idea came from talking to friends who agreed that more awareness was needed for people like Amy who used a wheelchair part-time.

Amy now uses Instagram, TikTok and a blog to share her experiences as someone who feels “stuck in the middle”.

“One time I was in my wheelchair in Woodbridge and I saw a colleague and she said ‘I’ve never seen you in a wheelchair’ and I heard her husband say ‘but she doesn’t need him, isn’t he? ‘” says Amy.

“I hear stuff like that all the time.

“Even when I was younger, some of my family who didn’t know me that well would ask me why I use a wheelchair.

“Whereas people on the other end of the spectrum often say, ‘I didn’t know you were disabled, I didn’t even notice,’ which means they sometimes lose support.”