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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Chloe Johnson

How TikTok is helping give the young disabled community freedom to share their voice

Lucy Edwards is on my screen and her hair is a gorgeous, burnt amber similar to my own except far shinier, smoother and altogether more put-together; it comes as no surprise when the fact it is a Pantene advertisement becomes evident (and I consider buying some).

It’s nice to see a disabled person on my screen for once, as well as seeing disability accommodations, but there’s an undercurrent of shock too. Because this is, unfortunately, not normal to see.

I know of Lucy Edwards through her fun, quick videos educating people on blindness, dispelling myths left, right and centre in her How Does A Blind Person…? series. To see her outside of this bubble of disability rights, awareness and education comes as a joyful surprise.

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