@GoEasyRead

Go Easy Read - clear communication for all! We make information more #accessible using clear language and images.

 Frome, England
goeasyread.co.uk
Joined September 2021
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Today marks the beginning of UK Disability History Month💥 For us, this is an opportunity to look back on our long struggle for autonomy, against paternalism and pity. How could we not start with the Disabled People's Direct Action Network (DAN)?
Image of DAN protestors blocking a bus in the road

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📢 📢An exciting opportunity to help shape our research into eating disorder support for autistic people and those with ADHD!
Wales Autism Research Centre@WARC_Cardiff12 Nov 2024
Are you autistic/have ADHD and have experience of an eating disorder? If so, please see below for an opportunity to help shape our research in this area.
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Susie Dent
@susie_dent6 Nov 2024
Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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🚨NEWS🚨 People with learning disabilities were told they wouldn’t be resuscitated or treated if they contracted COVID-19, the Covid inquiry has heard. disabilityrightsuk.org/news/…

Covid-19 Inquiry Told of Do-Not-Resuscitate Communication To People

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We know people should be involved in research that affects them and studies show there’s no good reason to exclude them. So why aren’t those funding and organising research taking note? Article Prof Chris Hatton @MMUHealthAndEd communitylivingmagazine.com/…
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NHS Ability@NHSAbility5 Nov 2024
All of us working in the NHS know we are facing big challenges. Now it's your turn to have your say and share the ideas you have for change. Help us shape the future of the NHS. To see or complete the easy read or BSL versions of the survey go to: change.nhs.uk/en-GB/pages/ac…

10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future

Sets out the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England.

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👋 Our Book Clubs are giving people a place to make friends, have fun and talk about the issues that affect their lives across England. Find one near you, or start your own for FREE thanks to @TNLComFund 👉 bit.ly/3vkqjtb
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🗓️ Join us on 12th November to find out more about a new patient and public involvement (PPI) career competencies framework which outlines the skills needed for #PPI roles and opportunities for development. Sign up for the interactive webinar: gmg-lgcgroup.zoom.us/meeting…
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If health is going to be inclusive for persons with disabilities then #HealthResearch needs to be inclusive representing opinions of people with #disabilities. Read about my @WellcomeTrust @UniversityLeeds research here: #DisabilityInclusion #HealthForAll capacityconsent.leeds.ac.uk/
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Another podcast full of disability and mental health stories has just rolled off the production line This week - why did 2,000 mental health patients in Essex die? Plus the man who's learning to move objects using only the power of his mind 🎧bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jsr0…

Access All: Disability News and Mental Health - Why did 2,000 Essex mental health patients die? -...

Relatives speak at inquiry into mental health patient deaths in Essex

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Day two of Getting Curious about Gloriously Ordinary Lives yesterday. All about Test Two and the daft and sometimes vile words that we use about people in social care (and health and education) ...anyone here non compliant? gloriouslyordinarylives.co.u…

The Five Tests for Gloriously Ordinary Lives | Gloriously Ordinary Lives — Gloriously Ordinary Lives

The Five Tests are not a checklist or a process, simply a lens through which to view any support we consider for a person or their family. Would I want this for myself or someone I love? Are we using...

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NHS Ability@NHSAbility25 Sep 2024
Gavin Harding is a Specialist Quality Senior Learning Disability Advisor at NHS England. He shares his thoughts about what co-production and inclusion mean to him and to the wider work he leads on across the programme.
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Imagine being 40 and being sent to bed at 5pm - or being 50 or 60 and not allowed in your kitchen in the evening to get yourself a drink That's the reality for many middle aged learning-disabled people as researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University discovered
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Prof Ryan@sarasiobhan2 Jul 2024
So pleased our @NIHRresearch funded @OlderAhead final project report is finally published. Let's start with the easy read version... drive.google.com/file/d/1jm4…
Two pages of the easy read version. Pic of an older person. Text: People with learning disabilities are living longer. Pic: hands with a heart hovering. Text: We know little about what support older people with learning disabilities need for a good life. Pic: drawing of a plan. Text: We know little about how families with people with learning disabilities plan ahead. Pic: people chatting. Text: The research team included people with learning disabilities, family carers and university researchers. What did we do? Pic: someone reading. Text: We read a lot of things written about older people with learning disabilities. Pic: magnifying glass. Text: We found examples of excellent support for older people with learning disabilities. Pic: someone in a window. Text: Researchers spent time hanging out with people living in these excellent homes. Pic: some cards. Text: We worked with people with learning disabilities and family carers to make cards to help people plan ahead.

ALT Two pages of the easy read version. Pic of an older person. Text: People with learning disabilities are living longer. Pic: hands with a heart hovering. Text: We know little about what support older people with learning disabilities need for a good life. Pic: drawing of a plan. Text: We know little about how families with people with learning disabilities plan ahead. Pic: people chatting. Text: The research team included people with learning disabilities, family carers and university researchers. What did we do? Pic: someone reading. Text: We read a lot of things written about older people with learning disabilities. Pic: magnifying glass. Text: We found examples of excellent support for older people with learning disabilities. Pic: someone in a window. Text: Researchers spent time hanging out with people living in these excellent homes. Pic: some cards. Text: We worked with people with learning disabilities and family carers to make cards to help people plan ahead.

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We’re excited to see our member @Rethink_ launch this powerful new campaign, taking a bold stand against the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness. Together, we can break down these barriers. #LetsRethink #MentalHealth
Rethink Mental Illness@Rethink_25 Sep 2024
Living with a mental illness can be hard. The negative attitudes of others makes it harder. That's why we're launching our new anti-stigma campaign, #LetsRethink. Download your free guide to help us end the judgement around mental illness 👉 bit.ly/4ewDkBe
Infographic by Rethink Mental Illness indicates that three in five UK adults would feel uncomfortable sharing a diagnosis of severe mental illness with colleagues. It includes stylized figures in orange and teal, with corresponding statistics in text form.

ALT Infographic by Rethink Mental Illness indicates that three in five UK adults would feel uncomfortable sharing a diagnosis of severe mental illness with colleagues. It includes stylized figures in orange and teal, with corresponding statistics in text form.

Image showing a statistic from Rethink Mental Illness, with large text "35%" indicating that percentage of UK adults would reconsider being someone's friend if they had a diagnosis of severe mental illness. The background is blue with additional details about the survey's sample size and dates.

ALT Image showing a statistic from Rethink Mental Illness, with large text "35%" indicating that percentage of UK adults would reconsider being someone's friend if they had a diagnosis of severe mental illness. The background is blue with additional details about the survey's sample size and dates.

Infographic by Rethink Mental Illness stating that nearly a third (30%) of all UK adults would be comfortable sharing a diagnosis of severe mental illness with a friend. The image includes icons of three people and speech bubbles, set against a blue background.

ALT Infographic by Rethink Mental Illness stating that nearly a third (30%) of all UK adults would be comfortable sharing a diagnosis of severe mental illness with a friend. The image includes icons of three people and speech bubbles, set against a blue background.

Promotional graphic for Rethink Mental Illness featuring the slogans 'Let’s end the judgement.' and 'Let’s Rethink Mental Illness.' set against a blue abstract background.

ALT Promotional graphic for Rethink Mental Illness featuring the slogans 'Let’s end the judgement.' and 'Let’s Rethink Mental Illness.' set against a blue abstract background.

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NHS Ability@NHSAbility23 Sep 2024
The Learning Disability & Autism Advisory group is looking for new members who are experts by experience. We want people with different experiences & backgrounds. Join us to help make the NHS work better for people with a learning disability and autism forms.office.com/e/Zp65PsRBE…
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Call for proposals for the UK 2024 Seattle Club Conference for intellectual and developmental disability research is now open! Go to tinyurl.com/326wkv6m to submit a proposal. Two themes this year - health inequalities and inclusive research.
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🧵 THREAD🧵 Autistic Communication Styles As an autistic person, my communication style might look a little different. Let’s explore how autistic people communicate and how embracing these differences leads to clearer, more meaningful conversations. #ActuallyAutistic
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‘Fighting every step is so hard' Katie, 17, is autistic and has barely been to school since she was 13. She joined @BBCNuala to discuss her experience as a child navigating England’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system, and how it has impacted her.

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This is what an autistic person's pain scale looks like, sometimes I look even -more- neutral when I'm in SEVERE pain because I can't mask or mimic NT pain expressions, or even remember to say "ow." Believe autistic people's pain.
Autistic person's pain scale. Numbers from 1-10 with a neutral face under each number. @AutSciPerson

ALT Autistic person's pain scale. Numbers from 1-10 with a neutral face under each number. @AutSciPerson

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