Interview with Pippa Stacey: A Freelance Writer & Blogger - Pursuing Education and Employment with a Chronic Illness
Recently, I caught up with Pippa Stacey, who you may already know from her popular blog: Life of Pippa . For awhile now I have been watching the adventures and ventures of Pippa on her YouTube channel. What always strikes me is her warmth, fun personality and sheer determination to make the world a more inclusive and accessible place. Pippa is a self-confessed tea drinking connoisseur, whose enthusiasm for onesie's would make anyone smile! Pippa was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) whilst at University and was able to continue her studies with the right adjustments. What has recently been at the forefront of my mind, as a disabled person, is how do chronically ill people access fair employment? I mean just because we don't know what our health is going to be like day to day, our energy levels can be all over the place and we can sometimes struggle with mobility - it doesn't mean that we cannot contribute in some sort of fashion to the employment sector - ...