About Me - Georgia Vine

A close up of Georgia, a white female laughing, you can see the top of her book in her hands.

My name is Georgia, pronouns she/hers, I am an occupational therapist working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Occupational Therapy at The University of Huddersfield. My passions aside from activism and occupational therapy are reading, theatre, and music, including gigs and festivals!

I was 18 years old and had just started my training to become an occupational therapist when I started Not So Terrible Palsy had been guest blogging and started to get more involved in the disabled online community and disabled advocacy.

“Her blog discusses important topics and uniquely from two different perspectives from first-hand experience of living with a disability as well as a professionals viewpoint.”
CP Teens UK, 2020

Georgia a white woman, stood with her glassed on, brown hair, black dress with white marks on. At a stand at conference the stand says OT with a black O and a green T then say Occupational Therapy Show. The lighting in pink.

In 2021 I qualified with a First Class Degree in BSc Occupational Therapy with Hons. I was also named as a Rising Star on the Shaw Trust #DisabilityPower100 in 2021.

As a founding member of AbleOTUK, I strive to work with others to disrupt the profession and recognise intersectionality whilst working with occupational therapists from around the globe.

I am the author of ‘Occupational Therapy Disability Activism and Me’ which challenges ableism in healthcare. You can order and find out more here.

I am currently within my first year of my PhD at the University of Huddersfield exploring the lived experience of disability on placement. Yet, again I don’t think I’d be here without my blog and am really looking forward to where this next adventure takes me.