A young man with learning disabilities was sectioned today because his mum asked for a bit of help. He was doing ok at home, but the powers-that-be decided the situation ‘could become unsafe’. The situation wasn’t actually ‘unsafe’. It just ‘could become unsafe’. So, rather than

A reminder that eugenics - the idea that some people are more valuable than others and that society should help further that - was born in London and enthusiastically supported in the United States. The ‘intellectual’ basis for the Holocaust, T-4 and the rest.

We recently decided to leave X (formerly Twitter) and move to Bluesky. We would be delighted to find old friends there, and to make new connections. toucan-diversity.bsky.social

“We’re losing decades of our life to this illness.” An important read by Kathryn Bromwich on Long Covid: 5 Years On. theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

Speculation about benefit cuts can be deeply hard. Please remember: * reforms don’t come into effect quickly * most changes will be for new benefits applicants and change in circumstances * majority of media coverage is still speculation and you have no obligation to click

Reminder: if you are a disabled journo or activist, you have no obligation to accept any media invites in the coming days. After last week’s ableist remarks, Nick Ferrari asked me on his show tomorrow. I said I sadly couldn’t work with him- even if I have use of both of my arms.

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Three firms of solicitors working with disabled people on possible benefit cuts legal cases DPAC Disability Rights UK @PublicLawProjct Leigh Day Bhatt Murphy (inactive account follow on BlueSky) Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People disabilitynewsservice.com/three-firms-of…

There we go thinking that we can just get on a train without being told off

Companies are supposed to manage complications but a leaked DHSC briefing said: "NHS A&E units are still reporting patients attending A&E for post-operative complications following [private] cataract surgery”. #patientsafety Have you experienced private eye care? DM me.

"There is a risk that some patients may choose assisted dying because they fear their needs would not be met, by services that are currently not adequate" says Royal College of Physicians rcp.ac.uk/policy-and-cam…

We are outside Parliament, alongside DPAC, Not Dead Yet UK and other campaigners calling for MPs to vote against the Assisted Dying Bill. If they don't want to hear Disabled voices in the committee, we'll make sure they hear us from out here!

Waiting for a cab from London Bridge because Southeastern still doesn’t provide assistance on late trains. That’s £70 for the taxpayer and an after midnight trip for us. Why can’t I take a train from a London station to a London destination after 11pm, Heidi Alexander MP?

Labour spent 14 years opposing austerity only to get power and cut support for the poorest and sickest disabled people Literally what are you in power for?

This is appalling

This is a horrific story: a disabled man has stopped taking his medication in order to end his life because he can’t access NHS or social care. And yet having spoken to so many people left in the most dire conditions, I can’t imagine he’s the only one. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This is appalling!

Also autism isn't necessarily always a deficit only condition.

Today my brother visited McDonald's UK & KFC UK in Camden, asked for assistance to order as they use touch screens & he has dyslexia. Staff at both refused. In the 21st century in the capital of the UK? Really bad service & awful PR. Equality Act requires more.

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