I’ve been promoting this blog a lot recently in the hope
that I can rack up more votes for the BBX. I made a poster that I sent around
to my neighbours, have tweeted non-stop about it, include a daily reminder on
here and even had an article begging for votes printed in my local paper, out
today. So, a big hello and welcome to all my new readers who have been directed
to this blog via the Herts Advertiser or the like.
Please go back and read over my past posts but if anyone is
perhaps confused why I call myself ‘Wheelchair Boy’. Basically, I am a writer
who was looking for a unique subject to blog about and the most obvious thing
distinguishing me from everyone else is my disability. The term ‘Wheelchair
Boy’ is not a name that I used to be called (however, people do refer to me by
that because of the blog) but it is more of a comment on society. How people
see me and seem to think when meeting a disabled person.
The ‘Adventures’ part of the title has sort of made a rod
for my own back (ironic because I have two supporting my spine). I set out to
write about all the interesting stories in my life but sometimes (like today),
I struggle to think what to write about and end up having to fill with trivial
posts about films. But, what I am trying to do with the posts that are related
to being a wheelchair user is educate and hopefully make people less ignorant.
Although the blog is less than a year old and I cannot
believe the amount of readers I’ve touched with my words, I am desperate for more
people to read. Travelling abroad for 10 days would be the perfect way to spread
the message and make an international audience engage in the subject. If you
want to help me make more people think about disability, hopefully like you do
now, please vote by going to http://www.bigblogexchange.org/blog/72005
Bye for now!
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