#3elove

[marauders4evr]

This evening, post enjoying a nice Italian meal, I proceeded to Hell’s Kitchen whereupon I was lightly stabbed dozens of times with minuscule needles...

[ricardodahcor]

The (International) Day of Acceptance is a valuable social entrepreneurial awareness experiment with a heart-warming back-story. Annie Hopkins founded 3E Love to make the world a better place, also creating the International Symbol of Acceptance, which shows a wheelchair in the shape of a heart. Together, the occasion and the symbol communicate the 3E Love ethos of devotion, equality, respect and understanding, to be adopted and appreciated by people of all abilities. Disability owned and operated, 3E Love works to empower people through pride and passion, rather than charity. Taking control, following our dreams and being the best we can, regardless of physical factors, makes us what we are, and Annie’s goal to share this with as many people as possible has proved a source of inspiration all across the world. On January 20th 2009, Annie passed away due to unexpected complications during a simple medical procedure. Her memory lives on in the hearts of her friends and family, and it also lives on in the heart of the International Symbol of Acceptance. Annie’s brother, Stevie Hopkins, who helped her start 3E Love, paid tribute to his sister’s selfless efforts and vowed to keep them alive. On the first anniversary of Annie’s passing, Stevie and family founded an annual celebration of her life and work, inviting everyone to take part in a variety of ways, from drawing the symbol on your hand or cheek, to ordering buttons and T-shirts from the website, or simply changing your social media profile pictures to the logo for the day. To quote 3E Love: “Friends, tell the world you embrace who you are; a person with social rights, who has an opinion, who has interests, who has goals and who loves life; a person who is empowered to make a difference in the world and not be without a voice in society. You are not living disabled, you are living.” The Days of the Year team will be changing their Facebook profile pictures for January 20th 2014, and we hope that you’ll join us in helping to spread the word and pay tribute to a wonderful girl and her incredible philosophy. #3elove #racketoftheday #custommade #tennisracket #breakthetie (em DAHCOR) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY8gcuWgMJx/?utm_medium=tumblr

[alyfilipino]

It's #internationaldayofacceptance what does this mean? It means we accept and love people with disabilities. We accept no matter their disability, physical, mental, emotional, they have rights, opinions, interest, goals, and is capable of enjoying life. Yes! Despite being disabled we can enjoy life! It encourage the world to say yes! You care about the disabled. But let's not just let January 20th the day we embrace the disabled, let's make it everyday, pay attention to laws that are being brought to elections and vote for them to help make the lives of the disabled easier. Listen to the the disabled community opinions on politics and how to help us out! #3elove #dayofacceptance

[superaleja]

[creativemode]

A lot of people don’t know what occupational therapy is. That’s because we do so much! One thing we do is facilitate individuals to participate in meaningful activities. Here’s one example.

This is Christine: a passionate advocate for augmentative communication devices with a big heart. She loves the 3e love heart wheelchair logo, as their mission is to change the perception of disability.

Christine also loves RAD camp, a week long summer camp for adults and children with disabilities. They have a variety of classes and activities throughout the day, including art class. Some of the art projects are personalizing projects and adding that bit of individual flair.

Even though I was not participating in camp as an occupational therapist, my brain has a difficult time looking at the world through any other lens. As an OT, I look at the activity and break down the requirements needed in order to be successful. I assess the person’s abilities and find compensatory strategies or assistive devices that can help achieve the goal of creating a meaningful camp artifact that reflects her personality and highlights her ability.

Christine and I worked together to design a stencil that she could use for multiple projects. I took a piece of construction paper, covered it in clear packing tape for stability and washability, and made a wheelchair heart logo stencil. We problem-solved the rest of the task together, so that she would be the one creating the art. We used the stencil all week long to decorate art and journal projects.

I love occupational therapy because we create solutions for everyday life!

[starting--0ver]

Throwing a filter on the tired no make up look, but happy National Day Of Acceptance! Everyday is a good day to embrace differences, educate others on disabilities and inclusion, and empower our friends, family and peers with special needs!

[wcivitts]

Today is #InternationalDayOfAcceptance. This day came around to honor Annie Hopkins the founder of 3E Love. A wonderful company that Empowers, Educates, Embrace, and to achieve social acceptance of disabilities and each other. Today proudly I am will wear my 3E Love camp shirt in honor of this day. Let's all embrace our differences, educate about our differences, empower each other, and accept each other. #dayofacceptance #3elove

[bastetsbard]

At long last, I've repaired the Disabled & Proud patch I hand-embroidered--ironically torn by my 3E Love's Wheelchair Heart keychain catching in the threads of the R. Back to being a little more obviously and radically visible... Especially on the L. #criplife #spoonie #publictransport #publictransit #disability #disabilitypride #handmade #purse #wheelchairheart #3elove #embroidery #patch #purplepurse (at Evanston, Illinois)