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Supporting disabled adults and families through our online wellbeing community & programme and supporting professionals working with disabled people through training and supervision Spokz People provide psychological and emotional services for disabled people, their partners and families and training and support for health professionals working with disabled clients and families.

Recently, X has been flooded with reactions after an American influencer revealed that his wife chose to terminate a pre...
08/06/2026

Recently, X has been flooded with reactions after an American influencer revealed that his wife chose to terminate a pregnancy after prenatal testing showed their child would be born with Down syndrome.

In response, many people tried to make the case that disabled lives are worth living by sharing photos of successful people with Down syndrome: models, athletes, comedians, motivational speakers, and other public figures.

But I think we need to examine the message we're sending.

Disabled people should not have to be exceptional, famous, inspirational, or professionally successful to have their lives valued. A person's worth is not determined by their achievements, media visibility, or ability to inspire others.

Likewise, many people responded by sharing stories of relatives with Down syndrome who are always smiling, loving, and happy. While these stories may be genuine, they can also reinforce another harmful stereotype: that Down syndrome is somehow a "happy disability."

People with Down syndrome experience the full range of human emotions. They can feel joy, frustration, sadness, anger, loneliness, grief, and pain, just like anyone else. Presenting them as perpetually happy risks erasing their struggles and denying them the complexity we afford to non-disabled people.

It can also unintentionally invalidate carers and family members. Caring for a disabled relative can be deeply rewarding, but it can also be exhausting, emotionally difficult, and sometimes isolating. Pretending disability is always easy or joyful leaves little room for honest conversations about the support that disabled people and their families often need.

Two things can be true at once:

1️⃣ Disabled lives are equal in value to non-disabled lives, regardless of achievement, independence, or public success.

2️⃣ Disability can involve real challenges, difficult emotions, and significant caring responsibilities that should not be ignored or romanticised.

Respecting disabled people means recognising their full humanity and not turning them into either tragedy stories or inspiration stories.

🖼️ image description : a light blue background teal bold font in caps stating : "Respect all disabled people not just the ones that inspire you."

Connection can be so elusive for autistic people.On one hand, a lot of autistic people crave connection but they often f...
30/05/2026

Connection can be so elusive for autistic people.

On one hand, a lot of autistic people crave connection but they often feel like they just don't quite "get it".

As if we had received an invitation to a party but hadn't received the instructions regarding the dress code.

You attend the party but once you arrive, you KNOW you've missed something. People giggle, throw jabs or avoid you and you remain confused as to why you were invited since you're clearly unwelcome. You walk away feeling defeated and thinking that you might not get an invitation in the future.

This is why it's key for autistic people to meet like-minded people who will either tell them upfront what the dress-code is or accept them as they are.

🖼️ Image description : a darkened image featuring a close up picture of the face of influencer Neurodiversify. She is a blonde Caucasian woman with straight hair. She is most likely in her mid twenties. She is wearing pearl earrings and black oval sunglasses. Her lips are slightly parted.

The cream caption layered over her face says " connection can be SO HARD for autistic people"

This evening, we are meeting for another virtual session with a therapist with lived experienceWe will discuss feeling s...
27/05/2026

This evening, we are meeting for another virtual session with a therapist with lived experience

We will discuss feeling stuck.

You know, that sinking feeling when nothing seems to help. 🫠

You might feel stuck because you are waiting for services to support you and make decisions that could affect your future.

You could also feel stuck because you see others just achieve things you wish you had.

During this session, we will discuss what makes us feel stuck and reframe milestones that fit YOUR LIFE!

If you're interested in joining us, please check our website : https://spokzpeople.org.uk/

Our memberships are £5/month and you get 1 free month off !

🖼️ Picture description : We see the shadow of a person with short hair on a concrete floor as well as part of their wheelchair on the left side of the picture.

©️Dasha Kodinets

Representation in drawings, TV shows, films are very important for disabled people AND non-disabled people.But this repr...
17/05/2026

Representation in drawings, TV shows, films are very important for disabled people AND non-disabled people.

But this representation mustn't be "performative". The goal is to include us in entertainment because we also exist around you.

It's also a good thing to use entertainment to show non-disabled people that disabled people are all individuals with our own preferences, personal circumstances, lives etc and that it is unfair to only view us via our disability.

Our disability is an important part of our identity but that's not all there is to us.

🖼️ Image description : A white background featuring a manga character. She is a young Caucasian girl with wide expressive green eyes and a closed-mouth smile.

She has dark blonde hair and is standing upright. Her left hand is resting on her hip and her right one is reaching her knee.

She has two prosthetic legs. She is wearing a white tank top, grey sweatpants and grey sports shoes. Her hair is tied up into long pigtails that reach her underarm by yellow elastics with two yellow baubbles (we can only see one elastic on the right)
She has a fringe that hides her slightly visible eyebrows.

- DISABILITY AND RELIGION - Religion is a very personal experience for a lot of disabled people.Some find comfort in the...
10/05/2026

- DISABILITY AND RELIGION -

Religion is a very personal experience for a lot of disabled people.

Some find comfort in their faith and a great community on their way. ✨

But for a lot of us, religion can come with harmful ideas.

Our lives are valuable and we don't need to be "cured" of our disability through prayer or divine intervention.

It can be very upsetting when we hear from people that our body is a punishment and that we should be relieved of it.

Yes, we'd love less joint pain but why can't our faith be about healing our souls in the spiritual sense instead of "curing" our disability?

A lot of people in our community agree that our disability is part of our identity and not some kind of negative add-on that will be removed in the afterlife.

Here are a few religious excerpts from different religions that AFFIRM that we have full value as we are and that our disability does not demand a cure :

Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV):
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." - Christianity ✝️

Quran 2:286:
"Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity." - Islam ☪️

Bhagavad Gita 2:22 :
"Just as a person puts on new garments after discarding old ones, the soul accepts new material bodies after giving up the old ones." - Buddhism ☸️ (This approximate passage means that what is the most important part of us is our souls and that we are one regardless of our disability)

🖼️ Image description : 3 Catholic nuns with down syndrome are in the left side of the picture. They are Caucasian and are wearing thick white head coverings, a long-sleeved white blouse and a navy blue dress. The second one has dark rectangular glasses.
The 2 first ones have silver necklaces.
The third one is looking towards the right side of the picture and is holding a small pile of books.
They are all smiling.
The background is a sunny garden with green bushes, a green lawn and some green trees.

We've reached 754 followers on Facebook. It may not seem like a lot, especially to those who are big content creators.Bu...
04/05/2026

We've reached 754 followers on Facebook. It may not seem like a lot, especially to those who are big content creators.

But to us it means EVERYTHING. 🏆🎖️

We are not a business or content creators : We are a small online non-profit that wants to create a space where disabled people and chronically ill individuals can meet up, chat and talk about what's on their mind.

We make sure the therapists who host our sessions have lived experience and keep this space safe and keep the vibe friendly.

Every time you tell a disabled friend about us and what we do, you're saving them a tonne of time looking for a therapist who might not understand what they go through.

You're saving them money, because our subscription is only £5/month and it gives them access to 4 weekly peer support groups with a therapist who gets it AND so many cool modules that will help them think about topics that are often taboo, such as s*x and disability, receiving care and many more.

Spokz People was created to provide us all with accessible mental health support.

We're creating our own accessible system because that's what we believe in🔥

Please check out our website and tag your friends in this post if you think they should get a FREE month of our sessions :
https://spokzpeople.org.uk/

🖼️ image description : A 1930s style logo featuring a cream background.
In the centre, a cartoon ish red apple with arms and legs is running. It is sticking its pink tongue out. It has white gloves and shoes.

It is inside a green outlined circle.
Inside the circle, we can read in red caps " Accessibility is inclusion".
©️Picket Club

It's okay to need mobility aid! You're not too young, you're not too lazy, you're not too strong, you're not "giving up ...
29/04/2026

It's okay to need mobility aid!

You're not too young, you're not too lazy, you're not too strong, you're not "giving up on yourself".

We need to throw out all these silly ableist ideas out the window 🪟

There is no reason not to use something that supports you (literally!).

And yes, it's fun to decorate our mobility aid 🤭

🖼️ Picture description: A black foldable cane, that is folded up.
It is creatively decorated and has a pink bedazzled keychain, with a golden sun with a purple centre as a charm.

We can see colourful bedazzled straps and pearls adorning the cane.

It is set against a grey background
©️Walking Pretty.

This is how being disabled often feels when we're trying to access art, education or sports.We can be priced-out or just...
23/04/2026

This is how being disabled often feels when we're trying to access art, education or sports.

We can be priced-out or just not allowed access to things in virtue of how certain activities are designed.

Just remember that being non-disabled is temporary. If you are non-disabled, it is more likely than not that you too will be erased from activities you loved, just because someone didn't think of your existence

🖼️ image description : Art by Cornwall-based artist AJ Higgins.

We can see an exhibit that is divided in 2 sides : On the left, we can see 3 non-disabled individuals taking pictures of an art installation on the ceiling featuring a red rectangle, 2 egg-like sculptures and a yellow piece.

From left to right, we can see a blonde Caucasian man with a long-sleeved green jumper, orange pants and white shoes staring at the installation with his hands in his back. A brown woman with long curly dark hair in a red T-shirt and blue shorts snapping a picture of the art with her grey phone. A Caucasian woman with a ginger ponytail looking up at the installation, with her hands in the pockets of her light blue dungarees. She is wearing a green T-shirt.

The picture is divided by a bright yellow wall with a blue sign that says "Come in" but the way in is a cut-out of a person standing upright. This implies that disabled people cannot come in.

There are many geometrical shapes plastered on the yellow wall.

On the right side, we can see a Caucasian disabled man. He looks sad as he stares at the wall.
He is using a blue wheelchair and is wearing a red cap, light blue jeans, a long-sleeved green sweater and red shoes.

The security guard in the background is a brown man with dark hair, a short-sleeved white blue shirt and long navy pants.
He has a lanyard and has his hand up to his mouth, signaling confusion as to what to do.

16/04/2026

If you are a disabled person, I bet you had that one PA or social worker you struggled with (actually maybe a few!)

Maybe you can share Spokz People's module "What it's like to receive care" with them. This will help professionals understand what it's like to be you and to go beyond the basic training they're taught.

This can really help improve their relationship with you and view you beyond how our ableist society teaches them about disabled individuals.

List to available modules for professionals 📝
: https://spokzpeople.org.uk/pro-courses/

🖼️ Video description: Our founder Mel is a Caucasian woman with shoulder length curly dark brown hair.
She is wearing dark rectangular glasses and is sporting a boat neck turquoise jumper.
The sun is behind her.

Today is the second part of Kim Clayden's self compassion workshop that we are hosting at Spokz People.For disabled and ...
15/04/2026

Today is the second part of Kim Clayden's self compassion workshop that we are hosting at Spokz People.

For disabled and chronically ill people, it can be so hard to show ourselves compassion.

We'll be mad at ourselves for forgetting to do a simple chore, for taking a longer nap than anticipated, for "inconveniencing" people with our needs.

But these are things we can unlearn.
We are worthy to be on this planet and to live in this society.

We do not need to be perfect beings in order to deserve a seat at the table and to request that the food on it be accessible 😉!

🖼️ image description : Art by Rana The Artist.
A bold digital design featuring a Caucasian woman with bright pink hair and thick pink eyebrows. There is an orange flower in her hair. She appears to be sleeping and has a bright purple blanket covering her body. It is pulled up to her ear. She is resting her face on the blanket, which is covering part of her arm, which is bent and resting on a pink pillow on a matching pink fitted sheet.

The background is cyan coloured and features 5 naive-style butter yellow stars, scattered across the top part of the background and 3 wide pink hearts. The squiggly writing says " My disabled life is worthy". We notice tiny hearts as dots on every "i" letter and in every gap in the letters. "My" and "Life" are royal blue, "disabled" and "is" are purple and "worthy" is pink.

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Truro

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 1pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm

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+441543399760

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