I have always found children's reactions to my disability refreshing. They are completely honest about their thoughts and yet have an innocence that adults do not have. I am training to be a primary school teacher, I also have Cerebral Palsy and children are always curious about my chair asking 'why are you in that?' and often finding it mad when I say I can't walk. 'Have you tried?' some will say, 'are you allergic to walking?' was one of the most memorable reactions and 'but you have shoes on' was another which inspired the title of this blog.

For years I have wanted to write about my thoughts, reflections and experiences of growing up with Cerebral Palsy and I'm excited to share them. It has taken a long time to feel confident to let people into this area of my life but I hope that people can gain an understanding of the lives of disabled people through reading my blog.

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to teach, when I was little I would play lots of teaching games with my beanie babies and even had a register for them and I have always enjoyed being with young children and seeing their development. I often wonder how much of my disability has influenced my choice of career and whether the skills needed for this job have all been developed through my disability. I feel that it has, to some extent, and this is probably one of the most positive things about being disabled as when I teach and work with children it feels like I can use it to my advantage.