“He got his basic needs met. He was fed and watered almost like an animal. If anything happened beyond that, wonderful. But if it didn’t it was OK. Tony was taken care of” Phil Devine told me he worked with Tony between 2015 & 17 & felt complicit in his detention He left

even if people know their rights, many need support and advocacy to fight for their rights. many people i know are scared of their social worker and don't challenge them, because they fear their social care budget will be cut further

The care home system is failing and families are coming to us every day with harrowing stories of abuse and neglect. Every story is of system-wide abuse that numerous public bodies are complicit in. Help us shape the future of the Care Home system youtube.com/watch?v=N9Kkbm…

#Oliverscampaign Autistic Williams family has had to go to a court of protection to ask for his right to a life Williams case GLARINGLY hi lights the inequalities that autistic people & learning disabled people face in our hospital’s every day bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

#Oliverscampaign Baroness Hollins I am so excited Baroness Hollins’ amendment to the Health & Care Bill accepted to Oliver McGowan mandatory learning disability & autism training for all health and care staff. Starting 22:57. Parliamentlive.tv parliamentlive.tv/event/index/e6…

What’s it like when you’re no longer a parent to a child with learning disabilities? I’ve tried to describe the complicated emotions of seeing Elliott reach adulthood in my new piece for Community Living Magazine communitylivingmagazine.com/ian-goldsworth…

"I really believe that we need a film that talks about ableism head-on..." Ahead of her new documentary airing Josie Rones shares why tackling discrimination against disabled people in society is so important.

She is one of 1,860 adults and 235 children with learning disabilities and/or autism currently in mental health units in what some call one of the UK’s most shameful open secrets Inside the barbaric mental health units holding autistic adults and children politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

#Oliverscampaign This is who Oliver was, strong, kind, and brave. Prejudice, bias, diagnostic overshadowing, and laziness must not be tolerated any longer from health care professionals who are ignorant about #autism & or learning disabilities

They look at each other like this for almost 50 years 🥹🥰

#Oliverscampaign In 2021 Learning from Lives and Deaths - LeDeR researchers #LeDeR published the percentage of AVOIDABLE deaths in learning disabled people across the country These numbers have not improved Some of these regions are way behind in rolling out The Oliver McGowan Mandatory training Care Quality Commission

#Oliverscampaign Today at 7pm it is #WorldCandleDay where people light a candle for our children in Heaven. If you light a candle this evening please give a thought for Oliver x

#Oliverscampaign #InternationalWomensDay2025 POWERFUL women got Olivers training into law & made it what it is today THANKS Baroness Hollins Caroline Dinenage MP Gillian Keegan Maria Caulfield CBE Amanda Pritchard Dr Navina Evans @CNOEngland Philippa Spicer MBE Prof Dame Jane Lovely DBE CBE RN Claire Murdoch Baroness Keeley of Worsley (also on BlueSky)

#Oliverscampaign So many people often don't think before they speak to a grieving parent. They mean well, but honestly, comments like this definitely do not help.

#Oliverscampaign Has anything changed at all? "When you question the system, the system protects itself." The parents of a teenager with autism who died in a Bristol hospital have hit out saying doctors administered a drug they knew the 18-year-old was allergic to

#Oliverscampaign Grief is a natural response to losing a child, the greatest loss of all. We don’t stop loving or missing them or wondering if they can still see and hear us. It’s okay to grieve, to feel sadness, and to miss them every moment. That’s normal.

#Oliverscampaign Few things are more hurtful to a grieving parent than hearing, "Time heals." Ask yourself, could you ever get used to your own child not being here? People often mean well, but words like this don’t help. They leave us feeling guilty for missing our children.

#Oliverscampaign These GREEDY private care providers are making BILLIONS from the public purse to care for autistic people & people with a learning disability Almost NON are rolling out The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Care Quality Commission are you doing something about this

#OliversCampaign The death of 14-year-old Ruth, left alone by a worker using a fake ID, has been ruled unlawful by a jury inquest ca.news.yahoo.com/teenager-fatal… Before her death, Ruth wrote about the lack of therapy and unsafe staffing levels My suggestion is to shut this place down

#Oliverscampaign When Oliver went into hospital I could never have imagined that a lack of training would cost him his life That is why I campaign for better understanding of learning disability & autism Behind every statistic is a person who deserves to live thrive & be valued