The Power of Sharing Your Story
The Power of Sharing Your Story
At Making Space, we believe stories are tools for connection, catalysts for change, and blueprints for building a more inclusive world.
Every time someone shares their experience, whether it’s navigating the job market, managing dynamic disabilities at work, celebrating a win, or overcoming a challenge they're challenging stigma and increasing much-needed representation.
Why Your Story Matters
Too often, Disabled people are spoken about instead of being heard. By sharing your story, you define your narrative, not a headline, not a statistic, not someone else’s assumption.
Your lived experience holds insight, power, and perspective. What you’ve navigated could help someone else feel seen. What you’ve learned could help someone else take their next step. Your voice could be the reason someone keeps going.
Whether you're a job seeker, a freelancer, a founder, or an advocate, your journey matters, and your words can shift culture and open doors for others.
What to Share on Making Space
You don’t have to have it all figured out to share your story. Some of the most powerful posts are:
- A moment of pride: landing a job, advocating for yourself, launching a project
- A hard truth: navigating inaccessible systems, burnout, or being overlooked
- A helpful tip: managing flare-ups at work, advocating in interviews, or balancing school and disability
- A reflection: how your perspective has evolved, what you wish others understood, or what support looks like
Your story doesn’t have to be polished, it just has to be yours.
How to Share
Complete this short form. You can write about anything from your work journey to advice for your younger self. You can even record a video, create a visual, or drop in a resource that’s helped you along the way. (And don’t worry, we’ll always chat with you first before anything gets shared publicly. Your comfort and consent come first).
And if you’re not ready to post, that’s okay. Start by reading others’ stories or reaching out to someone who inspires you. This is a community, and we grow stronger together.
You never know who needs your story today. And you never know what kind of change your voice might unlock. Let’s keep Making Space, one story at a time.
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Too often, Disabled people are spoken about instead of being heard. By sharing your story, you define your narrative, not a headline, not a statistic, not someone else’s assumption. Your lived experience holds insight, power, and perspective. What you’ve navigated could help someone else feel seen. What you’ve learned could help someone else take their next step. Your voice could be the reason someone keeps going. Whether you're a job seeker, a freelancer, a founder, or an advocate, your journey matters, and your words can shift culture and open doors for others.
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