Disabled Bloggers, Podcasts and Influencers To Follow
I have gathered together a collection of disabled bloggers, podcasts and influencers.
Sometimes the best blogs and podcasts are the ones that are not widely known, but have great content.
I am keen to help champion disabled and chronically ill people who are doing great work to raise awareness, and make the world a better place.
In this blog post, I have included a mixture of well-known bloggers and podcasts and not so well-known, but talented individuals below.
I hope you discover some new disabled bloggers, podcasts and influencers to follow.
Many of the disabled bloggers below also fall into the category of influencers, but I have not duplicated them below. I myself as well as Instagram am beginning to explore TikTok. You can follow me here.
Bloggers
Life on the Slow Lane– Carrie is a disability blogger, writer and campaigner from Worcestershire.
She was born with a rare form of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) – a progressive, life-limiting, muscle wasting condition. In addition she has long-covid.
Carrie raises awareness of Muscular Dystrophy, does product reviews, shares personal experiences and does feature interviews with disabled celebrities. @claimesuk
My Life Kerry’s Way– Kerry is a disability and lifestyle blogger, who is a wheelchair user with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. She is an ambassador to severral organisations, an avid changing places campaigner, often referred to as the ‘Toilet Queen’.
Not So Terrible Palsy– Georgia is an Occupational Therapist who has Cerebral Palsy. She writes about her life experience, Occupational Therapy, working and disability rights. Georgia is an author, speaker and ambassador.
A Life On Wheels– Ross is a disability and lifestyle blogger from Cornwall. His blog features a range of reviews and personal experiences, his aim is to raise awareness and showcase disabilities in a positive light.
Life of A Blind Girl– Holly has a vision impairment and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She writes about her vision impairment and lifestyle events, such as concerts and more.
My Blurred World– Elin is a disability and lifestyle blogger from Wales. She writes about her vision impairment, disability, life, concerts and fashion.
Aticcers Guide To Life– Lauren is a disability blogger who is a wheelchair user with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Tourettes. She often uses humour in educating her audience. Lauren founded ‘A little poorly Brighton’ which is a local community group for disabled and chronically ill people.
Rock For Disability– Emma shares everything about her life and disability; the ups and downs of living with cerebral palsy and being registered blind, the difficulties of relying on carers, her journey to become a freelance journalist and sharing her adventures of social and leisure activities!
Stickman Communications– Hannah Ensor the cartoonist behind Stickman Communications and Chair of the board of trustees of the Hypermobility Syndromes Association, writes the blog addressing disability related needs and life issues through simple, fun stickman cartoons; creating instant understanding of complex issues. She shares the lessons she has learnt through lived experience.
Simply Emma– Emma’s blog focuses on accessible travel and life experiences from a wheelchair user’s perspective. She combines personal stories with accessible travel guides, accomodation reviews, live event reviews, travel tips and resources.
Carrie-Ann Lightley– Carrie-Ann writes an accessible travel blog sharing accessibility reviews, disability travel guides and wheelchair travel tips. She is a wheelchair user who lives with Cerebral Palsy.
Well Eye Never– Glen is a visually impaired accessibility advocate, culture enthusiast and London explorer. He writes lots of theatre, film and TV show and museum reviews, guest blogs and more.
Gem Turner– Gem is a powerchair user with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (type 3). She blogs about disability, fashion, make up, shoes and technology. She is a public speaker and loves a bit of Instagram and TikTok.
A Girl Called Naomi– Naomi blogs about all portions of her life including disability awareness, crafting, beauty, wellbeing and product reviews. Naomi lives with various chronic illnesses including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Functional Neurological Syndrome (FND).
Luke Sam Sowden– Luke is a lifestyle blogger, writing about being visually impaired, health, beauty, food and fashion.
Martyn Sibley– Martyn is a wheelchair user with Spinal Musclar Atrophy. He is an author of ‘Everything is Possible’. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Purple Goat Agency. Martyn blogs about disability, travel and raises awareness.
Adventure Wheels– Karla and Stephen write Adventure Wheels, blogging about their travels in their caravan, and trips away in the UK and much of Europe, with Karla being a powerchair user.
Inclusive Living Concepts– Lucy writes about her experience of living as a powerchair user with Cerebral Palsy and raises awareness.
Joy In The Season– Emma is a Mum who has ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). She shares shares insightful thoughts, reflections and beautiful photos, as we move through the seasons.
Neurodiversity with Lozza– Lauren Gilbert (Lozza) is a blogger, public speaker and content creator based in Nottinghamshire. She is currently studying as University student. Lozza’s uses her lived experience of Autism, ADHD, mental health and chronic illnesses to try and make the world more inclusive and accepting for all. @LozzaGilbert
Sensitive Travel– Juliette explores travelling with environmental illness. Her conditions include ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity, electrosensitivity and anxiety.
Diary Of A Disabled Person– Dax (they/them) has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Asthma, Endometrosis and depression. They communicate social issues to their audience with humour and compassion, raising awareness and understanding.
Fraser and Friends– Fraser is a 10 year old boy. Who writes about the highs and lows of being a wheelchair user and living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Undercover Superhero– Ami is a disability and lifestyle blogger who is a Mummy to Daisy. Ami is a powerchair user, with a hearing and vision impairment, she uses her platform to share her journey and raise awareness of many different illnesses.
Chloe Tear– Chloe is a writer, speaker, activist and ambassador based in Leeds. On her blog she documents lived experience of a disabled young woman living with Cerebral Palsy and a vision impairment.
Tania Talks– Tania is a beauty, fashion, parenting and lifestyle blogger with several chronic illnesses including Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Postural orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
Life of Pippa– Pippa has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ME, she is a chronic illness, book and theatre blogger, and often writes about living and working with a limited energy condition. Pippa is an author and speaker.
Blind Girl Adventures– Sassy writes about exploring the world and her adventures as a blind girl, education, employment, healthcare and more.
Kate Stanforth– Kate is a blogger, campaigner, dancer, speaker and more. Kate is a wheelchair user with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
From Sarah Lex– Sarah Alexander is a plus-size disability, fashion, and lifestyle blogger, content creator, writer, and activist.
World in My Words– Holly is an ambulatory wheelchair user who has several chronic health conditions. Holly’s blog is about disability, accessibility, benefits, invisible illnesses and equality.
The Slow Lane– Anna writes about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and the complexities of invisible illnesses, and raising awareness.
That Blind Lads Media– Jamie writes a blog and has a podcast. It covers all aspects of disability and no topic is off bounds.
The Limping Chicken– Is a blog covering all aspects of life and challenges the deaf community incur. It is written by a team of deaf people.
Ginny Butcher– Ginny is a disability activist who works with journalists and schools, writes a disability and lifestyle blog and is a public speaker.
TourettesHero– A blog all about Tourettes and helpful tips in navigating life with Tourettes. It is written by a team of people.
Gin & Lemonade– Lorna lives in Scotland and writes a disability lifestyle and parenting blog, she shares her adventures campaigning against ableism and promotes accessibility.
Downs Side Up– Hayley writes about her now teenage daughter, Natty who has Downs Syndrome. She is an author, speaker and campaigner. Her aims are to inspire, support, educate, change and campaign.
Podcasts
Ciara’s Pink sparkle– Ciara’s podcast is about helping to raise awareness of learning disability, by bursting myths and negative stigma. She is joined by a VIP chat guest for all her episodes.
LABLEd– A podcast about disability, illness and difference with Alice Evans and Lucy Woods.
See Saw Podcast is a podcast about Disability and Life! Hosted by T & Cleaves. It was set up in 2020 with the aim of giving a different perspective on disability and vision impairement.
Access All: Disability News and Mental Health– Is a weekly podcast presented by Nikki Fox. It focus on mental health, wellbeing and disabled people. Life stories and solutions are shared.
The Lifestyle Pod– Motability run this podcast. It is hosted by Samantha Renke and Sophie-Marie Odum. They are joined by guests from the disabled community, where they discuss navigating the world as a disabled person, dating, public transport and more.
Beyond Disability– Dorset Orthopaedics runs a podcast where their patients who are prosthetic and orthotic users sit down to talk about their everyday lives.
Beyond 6 Seconds– Carolyn Kiel, podcast host talks with neurodivergent entrepreneurs, creators, advocates and more about their lives and identities. Together they shatter misconceptions, break stigma and showcase the vibrance of neurodiversity.
Rare With Flair– Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez the podcast hosts both live with the same rare condition. They have a vision impairement and share living life, having fun and much more.
The Chemical Sensitivity– Is all about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). It includes conversations with leading researchers and experts and invdividuals with MCS.
It is brought to us by Aaron Goodman, PhD, longtime journalist and communication studies researcher who lives with MCS and the producer is Raynee Novak.
Influencers
Disabled Adventurer– Nick Wilson is a veteran, suicide surviver, powerchair user speaker, campaigner and ambassador. He encourages others to get more active out in the countryside.
Isaac Harvey MBE- Isaac was born with no arms and short legs. He is the President of Wheels and Wheelchairs, a disability campaigner, speaker, ambassador, model and more. LinkedIn is his favourite social media platform.
Beth Moulam– Beth has Cerebral Palsy (CP), speech and hearing impairment. She is a retired Paralympian and current university Masters student. She mainly focuses on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Beth has used AAC for over 25 years.
Lucy Webster– Lucy is a journalist, author and disability advocate. She is a wheelchair user with Cerebral Palsy.
Wheels No Heels- Gem who is a wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury, writes and records videos highlighting accessibility. She shows living life as a disabled person, whilst she is also raising a great deal of awareness.
Dr Hannah Barham-Brown- Hannah is a GP, public speaker, campaigner, ambassador and wheelchair user with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and ADHD.
Mike Adams OBE- Mike is the founder and CEO of Purple Tuesday, a public speaker, campaigner, advocate, particularly raising awareness on LinkedIn and further afield.
Dan White- Dan has Bipolar Disorder, is an author, disability rights campaigner and campaigner for carers. He is Dad to Emily, his teenage daughter who has Spina Bifida.
Shona- Shona posts about disability and theatre. She has a love of photography and is powerchair user with Marfans Syndrome.
Amy Francis-Smith- Amy is an architect and access consultant campaigning for more accessible housing for disabled people.
Dr Shani Dhanda– Shani has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, she is a public speaker, ambassador, entrepreneur, advocate and disability specialist.
Avril Coelho- Avril has epilepsy and is a disability campaigner and white ribbon champion.
Kelly Given- Kelly is a disability advocate, with particular interest in politics she lives with Austim and ADHD.
Wheelie Good Life- Jenny Berry is a wheelchair user, disabled traveller and content creator. Sharing her life and adventures.
Amy Pohl- Amy is a former primary school teacher, who has several chronic heath illnesses including: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). She started making videos of her life, living in a care home during lockdown and now shares her life and raises awareness whilst living as a powerchair user.
Sophie Morgan– Sophie is a TV presenter, campaigner for #RightsOnFlights, author to ‘Driving Forwards’, and a wheelchair user with a Spinal cord injury.
Samantha Renke– Samantha is a teacher turned actress and model, author to ‘You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread’. She is a campaigner and public speaker who is a wheelchair user living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Summing Up
I hope you discover some new disabled bloggers, podcasts and influencers to follow. Let me know if you have enjoyed someone’s work.
Thank you to all these creators striving to make a better society and future for disabled people.
Do you think I have missed someone- I am sure I have- let me know in the comments below.
Hannah x
You may be interested in reading: Sterotypes and The Assumptions They Make
All of the above photos have been shared with me and used with permission.
