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InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
#Nimbus cards do not improve accessibility.
They lock us out of accessing seats that we are supposed to be able to.
Unless we’re willing to
•Pay a fee
•Have a non medic view our personal information
•Be reassessed each 3 years/each year
We've gone from hiding #disabled people away to literally hiding the accessible seats from disabled people. And @nimbusdis and @yorkbarbican are calling this progress and fair!? #disabilitydiscrimination
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
We seem to have invented an entire industry around asking disabled people to prove what they’ve already proved.
DWP letter? Not enough.
Blue Badge? Not enough.
Medical evidence? Hand it over.
OT assessment? Hand that over too.
Someone else will now assess your assessments.
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InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
Stop excusing inaccessibility for disabled people.
It’s not trivial, benign or harmless.
Inaccessibility is isolation, segregation and exclusion.
At its core, it is an attack on the freedom and humanity of disabled people.
It is harm.
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
Nimbus now has a £1.7m contract supporting decisions on Disabled Persons Railcards.
So this isn’t just an optional “access card” anymore.
A private disability-verification company is becoming embedded in national transport.
find-tender.service.gov.uk/N…
#Nimbus
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
@nimbusdis own free alternative” is misleading if #disabled people have to repeat forms, upload evidence and be reassessed venue by venue each booking they make, while £15 buys one reusable card that avoids all that Free isn’t equal if the free route is deliberately harder to use
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
#Disabled people need to know this: Rail Delivery Group has awarded @nimbusdis a £1.75m contract to decide Disabled Persons Railcard eligibility, reviewing medical/benefit evidence. This goes far beyond an access card. Where is the scrutiny of assessors, appeals and safeguards?
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
@nimbusdis Why should a #disabled person who already has official evidence, PIP, Blue Badge, medical reports or stuff, have to satisfy a private third-party assessment before a venue will provide an adjustment?
Who decided this extra gatekeeping was necessary?
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
"They wouldn't treat *insert disability here* like this!"
"They wouldn't do this to *insert disability here*"
Yes. They do. Systemic ableism impacts every single disability whether you know it or not.
Stop pretending some disabilities get treated with respect when none do.
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
this has been talked to death already but learning about bands through their live set is genuinely unmatched and i really hope more people become open to this instead of fan policing who does and doesn't 'deserve' tickets
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
I don’t know how many times I have to say this but it appears so many just don’t get it…PIP IS NOT AN OUT OF WORK BENEFIT..it helps disabled people stay in their jobs, without it they’ll be claiming UC and other benefits which come with it..stop picking on disabled people 😡
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
Accommodations aren’t special treatment.
They’re what happens when we stop pretending everyone starts from the same place.
Stop treating them like perks.
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
YES!!! you don’t? i would not last one day without listening to music. i need music all the time, every single day
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
Disabled people don't always have a carer. Any accessibility which relies on a disabled person's carer doing something for them, is probably not truly accessible. Not everyone can afford a carer, or has a partner or friend who can help.
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
Personal Independence Payment is specifically to help disabled people with the additional financial costs that come with being disabled.
Anyone attempting to link it to working status is deliberately being misleading about what it's purpose is. – at Winsford, England
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
i disagree and it's because i think live music needs to be accessible to ALL listeners. even casual listeners. even people who want to go to a concert to discover new music. even people who just enjoy live music regardless of the artist.
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
Disabled people don’t owe the world an apology
We are allowed to take up space.
Us and our mobility devices are part of the world.
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
You cannot call us disabled people “hard to employ” while refusing accessible recruitment, workplace adjustments and inclusive cultures.
The barrier is not disability… the barrier is discrimination.
#DisabilityJustice
InvincibleWomanOnWheels retweeted
I don't know who needs to hear this, but the wheelchair space on a bus is a WHEELCHAIR space. It's not a 'wheelchair and buggy' space. If there's no one in a wheelchair on your bus, you can have your buggy there, but the moment a wheelchair user gets on, pack it up and MOVE.