24/06/2025
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐บ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ โ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐.โโ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ.
๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
โ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป?โ
โ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐?โ
โ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ?โ
I smiled and told them itโs a personal decision.
I chose not to use a prosthetic hand and thatโs okay.
Hereโs the truth:
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐ณ๐ถ๐๐-๐ฎ๐น๐น.
Some of us thrive with assistive tech like prosthetics. Others choose not to.
Both choices are valid. Both are powerful.
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ (๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ต), ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ โ๐จ๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐โ, I want to shine a light on my peers who use prosthetic hands not just as tools, but as extensions of their confidence, creativity, and independence.
You style your sleeves, you hold your babies, you type your reports, you lift your dreams and you make it look effortless.
You remind us that AT isnโt about fixing itโs about unlocking.
This yearโs global call under is about visibility, voice, and value.
Itโs about removing barriers, not just physically, but socially and economically especially in low- and middle-income communities.
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ.โ โ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐
Letโs make sure that future includes inclusive design, equitable access, and unapologetic choice in the assistive tech space.
Today, I celebrate ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ my fellow warriors with prosthetics and every person using AT to reclaim their power.โจโค๏ธ
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