❓📣Who are the academics and researchers living with energy limiting conditions working in social sciences, Disability Studies, medical humanities or related fields? I know there are many of you out there! Please reply if this is you And RT to get the word out 🙏

Journalists reporting on #SickNoteSunak and all that garbage would do well to learn from this excellent piece by Jo Hunt (activism, also @JoElizaHunt for papers) and report on the fundamentals of what’s really going on here! Channel 4 News ITV Granada Reports BBC News (UK) The News Agents BBC Radio 4

‘conditions that could be framed as psychological or psychosocial in nature, and thus amenable to psychosocial interventions, could be exempted from welfare provision and health insurance pay-outs.’ #ME ⁦Jo Hunt (activism, also @JoElizaHunt for papers)⁩ Brilliant piece on #BPS 👇 healthcarehubris.com/post/summary-s…

Sunak’s misleading sick note numbers The PM implied that 1.35 million were off work because of depression or anxiety. That’s not true More than 1 million of them – had depression or anxiety as a secondary condition, rather than the reason for which they were signed off Link ⬇️

Fortunate to be working with excellent people with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis / #ChronicFatigueSyndrome and Jessica Runacres, PhD Daniel Herron Jo Hunt (activism, also @JoElizaHunt for papers)

Britain is sicker and poorer than it used to be. Sunak’s response? Attack disabled people | Frances Ryan | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

BREAKING: UN committee finds thats the UK government has "failed to take all appropriate measures to address grave and systematic violations" of the human rights of disabled people. me for Canary #CRDP24 thecanary.co/global/world-a…

“Disability cuts: Work isn’t the pull Sunak thinks it is”. A response in Freedom Press to recent welfare reform announcements & some context around the current world of work. Disabled people contribute - waged or not. Please RT #WorkIsntWorking freedomnews.org.uk/2024/05/10/dis…

#NoToAS Liz Carr documentary Better off Dead? Airs on BBC1 9pm Tomorrow Tuesday 14th May 2024 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Connecting people & connecting struggles. #SolidarityInAction

The #MECFS Research Roadmap Report has been published. It is a a cross-sectional, multidisciplinary discussion of current ME/CFS research, organized by the NIH. ninds.nih.gov/sites/default/…

Last night we had a brilliant Festival of Debate Citizen Network on hosted by Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre What is Health? Jack Czauderna (my hero) explained what the Peckham Experiment can teach us about the link between community and health. Emma Latimer 💙

How could the same facility that rushes people to the ER to save their lives actively kill someone just down the hall?  This is beyond psychologizing physical illness, it seems like these medical staff do not see the humanity in Severe ME/CFS patients; As if we are so sick and

#FundDisabilitySupport #HandsOffWhaikaha Please show solidarity to disabled New Zealand activists as they ramp up resistance against the New Zealand Government against cuts to disability support We are totally with disabled allies in New Zealand RT dpac.uk.net/2024/05/464030/

When you get #MECFS you also typically suffer a catastrophic loss of trust in the healthcare system. The safety net you thought was there doesn't exist and you keep on falling and falling. #wato

Three things to do: Make sure you're registered to vote gov.uk/register-to-vo… If you're going to be away or travelling on 4th july get a postal vote gov.uk/apply-postal-v… Check you have the right ID or get photo ID gov.uk/apply-for-phot… LETS GET THESE FUCKERS OUT

This has been in the stacks for a while, but with a few updates, it's ready to go. Explore with us the intersection of the brain retraining methods such as the Lightning Process, the Gupta Program and the Biopsychosocial model applied to ME and Long Cvd. open.substack.com/pub/longcovida…

It’s doggie booster day! My service dogs wear a PM2.5 valved masks inside their airflow muzzles. I have Common Variable Immune Deficiency, putting me at high risk of hospitalization and death from even minor infections.