Also I’ll never lose an opportunity to remind people that Hans Asperger was a nazi & that’s how we ended up with this distinction.
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My work colleague Jemima and her partner are crowdfunding to create a camper van families with disabled children can rent out to enjoy this type of holiday too! Please share: crowdfunder.co.uk/accessible…
I left the event feeling rather unimpressed w the candidates’ lacklustre knowledge, very frustrated,&feeling rubbish about being disabled! Probably not what I was meant to take away but that’s how I experienced it. Still glad I went so I can talk with my people abt what matters.
We are live! Our Bristol Mayoral Hustings for disabled people hosted by Bristol @SLCouncils in partnership with @BrilLiving @BDEFbites @BristolIMHN @CfDHoH and us is hearing from mayoral candidates @AlastairWatson5 @sandyhruthven, @MarvinJRees and @ScrapTheMayorLD
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This is where I got my plants from!!! (Before the shop was open because it’s my friend’s shop!)
The shop is now open! Peat-free, home-grown houseplants, delivered all over the UK.
Only small amounts of stock for now, so don't miss out! But if you want any plants that are out of stock, you can always sign up for email notifications when they become available again.
I am recruiting disabled people to interview (remotely) for my MA dissertation! It's about people's access to services, and how the way we think about ourselves and the language used can impact this. Advert here: docs.google.com/document/d/1… Please RT? :)
I am also recruiting people who work for services. Obviously these people might be disabled or not and decide to be interviewed from one or both points of view. Advert here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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TW: Suicide
“I can’t stop you. I can only advise you not to.”
“It’s all up to you!”
TW: Suicide
It's soul destroying to be told over & over to reach out for help when you're suicidal, to be faced with a wall of hostility & antagonism upon following that advice... to tell someone you want to die & hear "well that's up to you" in return.
#CrisisTeamFail
ALT It's an infographic with the title "mental health services on suicide..". There is a small picture of a person with a raincloud instead of a head. The colour scheme is blue, red and white. The graphic is divided into three boxes. The first box is captioned "to the public.." and contains the following quotes: "reach out for help!" "We're here for you" "suicide is preventable" "don't suffer alone!" "talk to us" "just ask". The next box is captioned "to suicidal people.." and contains the following quotes: "stop attention seeking" "you have capacity" "take more pills next time" "it's your choice" "if someone really wants to end their life, no-one can stop them", "if you were really suicidal you wouldn't ask for help". The next box is captioned "after a death by suicide.." and contains the following quotes: "misadventure" "we couldn't have known" "if only they had reached out" "a tragedy" "lessons will be learned" "our thoughts are with their family and friends".
well well well if this isn’t the consequences of your own actions lads 💆♂️
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Reminder to people on PIP: tis the time for the Christmas bonus, therefore there should be many brown envelopes of doom to tell people they’re getting their annual tenner.
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Read this thread right now!
An excellent article, hilighting barriers disabled people face as students & academics in HEI's & generically relevant issues such as shadow barriers (Olsen) - "unreliable personal assistance; unpredictable accessible transportation; leaking bodily fluids; and/or any other
I spend 95% of my time off camera. Not having to think about my face and whether I’m doing the correct faces is such a relief 🤷. I do go on camera for accessibility reasons & if I feel like it makes sense at that moment in time.
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Good evening. I formed my opinion on the death penalty age 9 after reading an article about a death row inmate and it was: abolish it. I had flimsy arguments back then but I still think I was right.
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Amazing opportunity for freelancers based in Wales!
PAID OPPORTUNITY for #freelancers We are looking for 10 arts freelancers to make up our Policy Panel. We want to make sure the way we run Taking Flight is fair, equitable & representative. See full details, including a BSL callout, here takingflighttheatre.org.uk/p… Closing Friday
tbt when I was in hospital the day after the accessible information standard came into play & they were awful about accessibility n I caused a ruckus and they were like “oh we haven’t appointed someone to help us comply with this” (still a nifty thing to cite, don’t get me wrong)
Hey disabled people who have had crap access in hospital experiences. Apparently the CQC want to hear from us... cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-…
I know I had correspondence with them last year about THEM regulating/enforcing Equality Act and Accessible Info Standards!
*tappety tap*
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Taking Flight is amazing and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed volunteering with them pre-plague. Donate if you can!
John knows all about giving-& not just on a Tuesday either. It might be #GivingTuesday today but he gives his time & beautiful energy every day. He's one of our 12 volunteers working with our #DeafYouthTheatre & generally being an amazing #DeafTalent role model @JohnnyJFN1995
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Be an awesome PA for an awesome person!
Needing to get emergency agency care this week has really reinforced what me & @theneliad know which is that it’s time to split her hours with someone else as my PA.
If you’re in L’pool want to get paid to fuss cats, cook me dinner, look after plants - DM me. Hours flexi, £LW
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