{"id":5605,"date":"2025-10-11T20:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/?page_id=5605"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:59:59","slug":"hreyfihamladir-a-samfelagsmidlum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/fraedsla\/hreyfihamladir-a-samfelagsmidlum\/","title":{"rendered":"Individuals with mobility impairment on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5605\" class=\"elementor elementor-5605\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79d1dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a79d1dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4d828 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df4d828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f2388 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"98f2388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\\&quot; viewBox=\\&quot;0 0 320 512\\&quot; xmlns=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.w3.org\\\/2000\\\/svg\\&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=\\&quot;M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/path&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-98f2388\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5506\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/fraedsla\/kvikmyndir-um-hreyfihamlada\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Movies and shows about people with mobility impairments<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/fraedsla\/hreyfihamladir-a-samfelagsmidlum\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Individuals with mobility impairment on social media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5609\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/fraedsla\/ahugaverdar-sidur-um-rannsoknir-tengdar-hreyfihomlun\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Interesting sites about research related to mobility impairment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9bca69 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9bca69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24f349 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e24f349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere, we have compiled information about disabled individuals on social media, which can provide insight into their daily lives and activities.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e797868 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e797868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-block-key=\"uhrnd\"><strong>Shane Burcaw<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-block-key=\"32q8d\">Shane Burcaw is an American writer who was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. He has been an active advocate for disability rights, particularly when it comes to family life. He has about 16,800 followers on social media, runs a YouTube channel, and has written several books about his experience using a wheelchair.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/squirmyandgrubs\">Worms and Grubs<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is the name of the YouTube channel that he and his wife run.<\/p>\nDisabled individuals on social media, who can provide insight into their daily lives and activities.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d857a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2d857a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-block-key=\"aqrql\"><strong>Alex Dacy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-block-key=\"8s6id\">Alex Dacy is an American, single mother, influencer, and blogger who uses a wheelchair. She has many thousands of followers on social media. She maintains channels on TikTok and YouTube, as well as being active on Instagram under the name wheelchair_rapunzel. There, she shares her life and how she deals with various challenges in her daily life.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"b866a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@wheelchair_rapunzel\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\">wheelchair_rapunzel on TikTok<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"7q9g4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wheelchair_rapunzel\/\">wheelchair_rapunzel on Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"9dqtr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/wheelchairrapunzel\">wheelchair_rapunzel on YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9867f15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9867f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-block-key=\"5vtl3\"><strong>Katr\u00edn Bj\u00f6rk<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-block-key=\"86qml\">Katr\u00edn Bj\u00f6rk Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir is a young woman with a mobility impairment. In 2014, she had her first stroke, and the cause is a uniquely Icelandic genetic disorder. She carries a mutated gene that produces a defective protein which causes hereditary stroke. She has since had several setbacks. She is active on social media and also maintains a blog where she writes about her rehabilitation and art creation. She paints pictures with alcohol ink and other techniques.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"4qr4c\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katrinbjorkgudjons.com\/\">Katr\u00edn&#x27;s blog<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"8tilq\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/katrinbjorkgudjons\/\">Katr\u00edn Bj\u00f6rk on Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea35034 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea35034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-block-key=\"9robh\"><strong>Nikki Walsh<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-block-key=\"ds5i1\">Nikki Walsh is a personal trainer and influencer who uses a wheelchair. On her Instagram page, she simply shows how to adapt fitness exercises for people who use wheelchairs, as well as providing various practical tips:<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"d8t2q\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nikkiwalsh.adaptfit\/?igsh=ZDN0Z2ZwMW43YnUx\">Nikki Walsh on Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4 data-block-key=\"1ngqr\"><strong>Kelli &amp; Kyle<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-block-key=\"ah0o8\">Kelli and Kyle are a mother and son who live in the United States with their family. Kyle has a rare syndrome that causes motor impairment, among other issues. In their online videos, they share various helpful tips from their lives and talk about the main challenges they face in their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"425r4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-decoration-color: #1D7488; text-underline-offset: 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KelliKyle\">Kelli &amp; Kyle on YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c3536 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0c3536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/thekkingarmidstod\/vid-viljum-heyra-i-ther\/\">Do you have any suggestions or further questions? 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Shane Burcaw Shane Burcaw er bandar\u00edskur rith\u00f6fundur sem f\u00e6ddist me\u00f0 Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Hann hefur veri\u00f0 \u00f6tull bar\u00e1ttuma\u00f0ur fyrir m\u00e1lefnum fatla\u00f0ra og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar kemur a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edfi. Hann er me\u00f0 um 16800 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5491,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5605","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5605\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjalfsbjorg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5605"}],"curies":[{"name":"word per minute","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}