#misc: disability

[lockwood-fic-recs]

Your Eyes Are Tired (But Keep 'Em Open)

by WaitingForMyHogwartsLetter on ao3

Rating: T | Category: Gen | Relationship: Lockwood&George

Anthony Lockwood would never say he enjoyed being in pain. Half the time it was bearable and the other half it made his life miserable. But it was constant. Even when it varied in intensity, even if he had the fortune for it to fade to a dull ache for a little while, it was still there.

When everything and everyone else left, he still had the pain to remind him he was still alive. For a while, it was the only thing he could rely on to do that.

It never occurred to him that not everyone had to live like this.

[Part One of the Anthony Lockwood Has Fibromyalgia series]

[dempseyswift]

What's it like having a disability at uni?

This is a super broad topic, and so obviously my experience is probably going to be completely different to someone else's. But for me I just don't let it define me. Every university has a disability coordinator, so make sure you know who they are and where to find them if you have any problems, and make sure all of your lecturers and classmates know about your disability and of any ways that they can support you. If you go in with the attitude that you're no different from anyone else then they won't treat you any differently, everyone I have met has been super supportive and understanding if there's ever been anything that I couldn't do (I SUCKED at editing sound on film and making my radio interviews sound good for obvious reasons). But honestly, other than those few things that I couldn't do very well, I don't feel like my disability has held me back or stopped me from doing anything that I wanted to do. I don't know if this has been helpful at all, but just try not to worry about it! It'll be a lot easier to adjust to than you think!