7 top TikTok influencers who use wheelchairs
By Shannon Kelly|2021-03-22T09:47:27-04:00March 19th, 2021|
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More likely than not, you’ve heard of the app TikTok and may even be one of the billion active monthly users. TikTok rose to fame in 2020, providing users a much needed outlet for social connection and entertainment during a time of isolation and uncertainty. The social media platform is used to make a variety of short-form videos, from genres like dance, comedy and education, that have a duration from 15 seconds to one minute.
Many people with disabilities have found success on the app and we encourage you to check out these seven wheelchair users who are changing the game on TikTok:
1. Jesstawil
?##fyp ##foryoupage ##foryou ##fack ##eminem ##needtoknow ##dramaticmoments ##lifestyle ##loveyourinsecurities ##herstory ##Paraplegic ##spinalcordinjury ##funny♬ FACK by eminem – meez
Jessica Tawil is a paraplegic from New Jersey. She started her TikTok to educate people on living with a spinal cord injury, including intimate topics like using the bathroom, autonomic dysreflexia and questions about sex. During an interview with the Daily Voice, Jessica says, “opening up about it on social media has been [...]