“I am just as capable as anyone else” – Jodie O'Neill's Story

I don't let my visual impairment hold me back because I am just as capable as anyone else. I love horse riding it's my favourite hobby. OurEvents CaraNews “Iamjustascapableasanyoneelse”–JodieO’Neill’sStory Browse:HomeCARALatestNews“Iamjustascapableasanyoneelse”–JodieO’Neill’sStory Thistime2monthsagoCampAbilitieswasdrawingtoaclose.TakeareadofJodie’sstory,oneofthelongstandingCampers,toseewhatbeingactivemeanstoher.ThisisherI’mInToostory. ========== HimynameisJodieONeill Iam14yearsoldandI’vejustfinishedmysecondyearinsecondaryschoolI’mlivinginLimerick.IamvisuallyimpairedandIuseacaneformobility.Ilovesocialisingwithmyfriendsandgoingforwalks.Idon’tletmyvisualimpairmentholdmebackbecauseIamjustascapableasanyoneelse. Ilovehorseridingit’smyfavouritehobby.IgotoKerrymostweekendsandthisiswhereIgohorseridingonthebeach.IfeelsuchasenseoffreedomwhenIamonahorse.Thereisnoobstaclesinmywayanditislikethehorseismyguide.IfirstbeganhorseridingwhenIwas4.I’mnotintoplayinganykindofsports.IhavegonetoCampAbilitiesthepast5yearsinarow.Iabsolutelyloveit.Itgivesmethechancetotrydifferentsportswhichareadaptedforpeoplewithavisualimpairment.IhaveformedsomegreatfriendshipswithpeoplefromcampovertheyearsandIlookforwardtospendingtheweekwiththemeachyear.CampAbilitiesgivesmetheopportunitytotrysportsIwouldnotbeabletotakepartinoutsideofcamp. “Idon’tletmyvisualimpairmentholdmebackbecauseIamjustascapableasanyoneelse” Peoplethinkbecausesomeoneisvisuallyimpaireditcouldbedangerousforthemtotrycertainactivities.Ithinkifpeopleweremoreeducatedaboutthepersonsdisabilitytherewouldbelessobstaclesintheway.Ienjoygettingoutandgoingforwalksithelpsclearmymind.Ithinkit’simportanttokeepactiveit’salsogoodforyourmentalhealth.Idon’tthinkbeingvisuallyimpairedshouldholdanyoneback.Everyonehastheirownabilitiesit’sjustfindingoutwhattheyareandwhatmakesyouhappy.   FiledUnder:CARALatestNews,ImInToo TaggedWith:Imintoo Postnavigation Previous Previouspost: ChairtotheBoardofDirectorsNext Nextpost: SIDOProfile–BrianO’Donnell CaraonSocialMedia ManageCookieConsent Weusecookiestooptimizeourwebsiteandourservice. Functional Functional Alwaysactive Thetechnicalstorageoraccessisstrictlynecessaryforthelegitimatepurposeofenablingtheuseofaspecificserviceexplicitlyrequestedbythesubscriberoruser,orforthesolepurposeofcarryingoutthetransmissionofacommunicationoveranelectroniccommunicationsnetwork. Preferences Preferences Thetechnicalstorageoraccessisnecessaryforthelegitimatepurposeofstoringpreferencesthatarenotrequestedbythesubscriberoruser. Statistics Statistics Thetechnicalstorageoraccessthatisusedexclusivelyforstatisticalpurposes. Thetechnicalstorageoraccessthatisusedexclusivelyforanonymousstatisticalpurposes.Withoutasubpoena,voluntarycomplianceonthepartofyourInternetServiceProvider,oradditionalrecordsfromathirdparty,informationstoredorretrievedforthispurposealonecannotusuallybeusedtoidentifyyou. Marketing Marketing Thetechnicalstorageoraccessisrequiredtocreateuserprofilestosendadvertising,ortotracktheuseronawebsiteoracrossseveralwebsitesforsimilarmarketingpurposes. Manageoptions Manageservices Managevendors Readmoreaboutthesepurposes Acceptcookies Functionalonly Viewpreferences Savepreferences Viewpreferences {title} {title} {title} Manageconsent