@dphc73
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dphc@73 retweeted
Scope@scope14 Aug 2024
An article in today’s @Telegraph associates disability benefits with rioting on Britain’s streets. We shouldn’t need to say this, but… 📢 People being too unwell to work is not to blame for recent violence.
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dphc@73 retweeted
Scope@scope10 Jan 2024
When it's 2024 and you remember there's no longer a dedicated minister for disabled people.
Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes holding a glass of wine and looking unamused.

ALT Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes holding a glass of wine and looking unamused.

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BREAKING: Railway ticket offices in England are set to be saves from closure following a government U-turn, a rail industry source has told the BBC. bbc.in/3u3SGLi

Plans to close rail ticket offices in England scrapped

The government tells train firms to ditch the controversial closures, sparking anger from rail bosses.

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dphc@73 retweeted
Scope@scope26 Sep 2023
Who’s watching the new series of @SexEducation then? 💦 We are, and we loved this scene in particular. So let's talk about the social model of disability 🧵
A screen shot of a scene from episode 7 of Sex Education on Netflix. An unnamed disabled character says: "I wish people understood that our problems come from barriers in society, not from our disabilities." In the bottom half of the image, members of the cast are clapping supportively.

ALT A screen shot of a scene from episode 7 of Sex Education on Netflix. An unnamed disabled character says: "I wish people understood that our problems come from barriers in society, not from our disabilities." In the bottom half of the image, members of the cast are clapping supportively.

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dphc@73 retweeted
Scope@scope14 Apr 2023
Disabled people should always be consulted before making changes that affect them 🤝 And we hope that Boots commits to doing this in the future.
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dphc@73 retweeted
Scope@scope15 Feb 2023
What a frustrating and inaccessible way to announce a platform update 🤦‍♀️ This is how someone using a screen-reader experiences tweets like this. Accessibility cannot continue to be an afterthought.
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Attitudes towards disability in the 80s made my life hell, but things are changing | Disability...

Darren reflects on the attitudes he faced growing up as a disabled person in the 1980s, and how things have changed.

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Hate crimes against disabled people have seen the largest increase for the second year, according to new figures. Disability-aggravated charges increased by 14% to 448 in 2020-21 following a 29% increase in 2019-20. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-5…

Disability hate crimes in Scotland see largest rise again

Racial hate crime is still the most commonly reported but there has been another steep rise in disability aggravation.

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A senior judge has ruled it is lawful for carers in specific circumstances to help clients find and pay for sex. The ruling found it would be wrong to stop them helping a 27-year-old man with mental disabilities fulfilling a natural desire: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56937149
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metro.co.uk/2021/04/12/natio…

National Rail's black and white tribute to Prince Philip didn't quite go to plan

Scope said: 'Accessibility shouldn't be an afterthought, even in a period of national mourning.'

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BBC News - Coronavirus: Why disabled people are calling for a Covid-19 inquiry bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53221435
BBC News - Coronavirus: Pandemic sees spike in learning disabled deaths bbc.co.uk/news/disability-52…
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Woman in wheelchair 'turned away from pub and told "we don't do disableds"' mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gr…

Woman in wheelchair 'turned away from pub and told "we don't do disableds"'

Comedian Andy Smart was visiting the Greene King pub with his sister Ros, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair

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dphc@73 retweeted
Scope@scope11 Dec 2015
We're very excited that @SimonCallow did the voiceover for our #LightUpXmas film! Watch here bit.ly/1RGRktL
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At last, beer for the disabled. Third one down. Hasn't cured me yet.
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@SkyNews4 Jan 2015
Ex-Whitehall Boss: I Was Urged To Hide Disease news.sky.com/story/1401681/e…
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Having a great time at the siba northern beer fest
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