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2018 was a pivotal year for me, in terms of my priorities and my direction and my experiences. But none of that compares to the next few stories I’m going to share with. Mohamad Bangura is part of the Bumbali Amputee Football Association in Makeni, Sierra Leone.
Mohamad lost his leg to shrapnel when rebels from the People’s Army raided a nearby UN convoy of Zambian soldiers and procured their payload of lethal rocket propelled grenades on the township. The shrapnel shattered the bones in his lower leg. “For a moment I thought I had died, everybody thought I had died…. they put me in a casket, as that what was available for me to be carried in and flew me to a hospital in Makeni where they resuscitated me, then to Moboka in a taxi plane, then to Laka Hospital in Freetown for emergency surgery.” “At first I felt bad…. I had lost my leg. They fitted me with my first prosthesis at Handicap International, and then I went to stay in the Amputee Camp.There were SO many people there, and for the first time I didn’t feel so bad as I could see I wasn’t alone”
He is a remarkable athlete, with a fiery disposition, a married man with two children and yet the broad outlook on “disability” in Sierra Leone remains that they are third-rate citizens. It’s hard to believe that as he effortlessly intercepts the ball lobbed at him for the photo shoot on a small dirt pitch the team practices on. He braces on his crutches and launches his leg into the air, catching the ball in mid-flight, uncowed and unbreakable.
He lands and looks at me matter of factly; “You need me to go again?” © Chris Parkes / Ir Images
#amputee #amputeefootball #makeni #sierraleone #thisisafrica #football #disability #sports #sportsphotography
I’m a wheelchair user now. Not by choice. Accidents happen. I got used to the wheels, but my environment didn’t. One of the things I noticed is that as a woman in a wheelchair you don’t get cat called. I used to experience that before, when I was walking. But now it’s different. I think people see the disabled part first and then the person. It’s not that cat calling was a good thing. It’s the desexualization because of the wheelchair that is frustrating sometimes. #girlsonwheels #lifeonwheels #perception #paralyzed #catcalling #attention #disability #diversity #ability #peternientied #attractive #acknowledge #longhair #dwarslaesie #lifeonwheels #meagainsttheworld #disabilityactivist #fashionstyle #nike #dutch #outcast #beperkt
Some days it’s rainy and crappy and you are sore, tired and don’t feel like doing anything. But those are the days that are the most important to get moving! I didn’t feel like doing anything today but I always feel better when I do. A little rain never hurt anyone ☔️but is this rain ever gonna stop!?
I absolutely love this shot walking through the streets in beautiful #cadiz with my little girl Olive Do any other amputees find walking on uneven cobbles a little tricky? I do
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#cekoon #ottobock #cadizspain #prostheticleg #disabilitypride #disabilityisdiversity #disabledandcute #disabled #disability #equality #equalityforall #amputeemodel #disabledmodel #embracediversity #amputeelife #disabledandproud #diversityandinclusion #iamable #nolimits #peoplewithdisabilities #iamadaptive #livingforme #chooseyou #truetoyou #photography #effyourbeautystandards #bodypositive #nothingcanstopme
"Лучшие люди на Земле умеют чувствовать красоту, имеют смелость рисковать и силы говорить правду. И именно эти положительные качества делают их очень уязвимыми. Именно поэтому лучшие люди часто разрушены изнутри". Согласен с Хемингуэем. Правильнее и не скажешь
#колясочник #спорт #wheelchair #wheelchairlife #disability #wheelchairuser
#me #love #sport #серпухов #мотивация #мотиватор #силадуха #спинальник #чувакнаколяске♿️ #моилюдивсегдасомной #действуй #repost #репост #лайки #инстаграм #fllowme #жизнь #житьзаново #стремление #вперед #модель #какчелентано #красавчик #мысли
Prison island
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Always wanted to be on a jetty like this! Wasn't perfect one and there was no time to explore it but did enjoy it for some time
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#wheelchair #wheelchairlife #wheelchairtravel #disability #quadraplegic #spinalcordinjury #accessible #accessibletravel #iamadaptive #wheelchairability #spinergywheels #zanzibar #tanzania #africa #exploreafrica #travelblogger #passionpassport #traveler #beautifuldestinations #zanzibarisland #tartadesign #adriatichero #jetty #view #enjoying #indianocean #chillax #seascape #eastafrica
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